hodgepodge

n. 大杂烩；混煮；一团糟

vt. 使混乱

英文词源

hodgepodge (n.): also hodge podge, hodge-podge, early 15c., hogpoch, alteration of hotchpotch (late 14c.) "a kind of stew," especially "one made with goose, herbs, spices, wine, and other ingredients," earlier an Anglo-French legal term (late 13c.) meaning "collection of property in a common 'pot' before dividing it equally," from Old French hochepot "stew, soup," first element from hocher "to shake," from a Germanic source (such as Middle High German hotzen "shake").

1. The region became a hodgepodge of languages and dialects, some from the east, some from the south and some from other countries entirely.: 这个地区成为语言和方言的大杂烩，有些来自东部，有些来自南部，而有些完全是来自别的国家。

2. This box is a hodgepodge of books, old toys and things.: 这个箱子里,书、旧玩具及其他物品混杂在一起.

3. Fang Hung - chien wished he could have said, No wonder your honorable work is such a hodgepodge.: 方鸿渐恨不能说: “怪不得阁下的大作也是那样斑驳陆离.

4. In short, it's a bit of hodgepodge, full of stark contrasts.: 简而言之, 有点儿像大杂烩, 反差强烈.

5. But this kind of exhibition is easyly to be made into hodgepodge.: 但是这种展览也容易做成大杂烩.