checkerboard
/ˈtʃekəbɔːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃekərbɔːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈche-kər-ˌbȯrd/ (ame, mw)
checkerboard — 名詞
- checkerboardsingular
- checkerboardsplural
1. a flat square board marked with rows of alternating dark and light squares, used
棋盤
有黑白相間方格、用來下西洋跳棋的板子
a flat square board marked with rows of alternating dark and light squares, used for the game of checkers (draughts) and similar games
Theo set up the red pieces on the checkerboard before their match.
Theo 在比賽前把紅色棋子擺上棋盤。
Jun studied the checkerboard, then jumped his red piece over two of Yuki's black ones.
Jun 盯著棋盤看了一陣，然後用自己的紅棋跳過 Yuki 的兩顆黑棋。
A dusty checkerboard sat on the shelf beside the chess set.
一塊佈滿灰塵的棋盤擱在西洋棋組旁邊的架子上。
Amara showed her younger brother how to move pieces diagonally across the checkerboard.
Amara 教弟弟如何在棋盤上沿對角線移動棋子。
The checkerboard slipped from Kwame's hands and the pieces scattered.
棋盤從 Kwame 手中滑落，棋子散了一地。
- game board
a broader term for any board used in tabletop games
- draughtboard
British English equivalent, used specifically for draughts
用法筆記
This is the most literal sense. A standard checkerboard has 64 squares (8 rows of 8), though sizes can vary for different game variants.
常見錯誤
2. a pattern of alternating dark and light squares that looks like the surface of a
棋盤圖案；深淺方格紋
像棋盤一樣由深淺色方塊交替組成的圖案
a pattern of alternating dark and light squares that looks like the surface of a board used for checkers
The kitchen floor tiles formed a black-and-white checkerboard pattern.
廚房的地磚拼出了黑白相間的棋盤圖案。
collocation: checkerboard pattern
Imani chose a scarf with a bold red-and-cream checkerboard design.
Imani 選了一條有大膽紅米色方格紋的圍巾。
The flag at the finish line had a checkerboard of black and white squares.
終點線的旗幟上有黑白方塊組成的棋盤圖案。
The jockey wore a silk shirt with a red-and-white checkerboard design across the chest.
那位騎師穿著一件胸前有紅白棋盤格紋的絲質襯衫。
Elena painted a checkerboard motif across the top of the wooden chest.
Elena 在木箱頂部畫上了棋盤格紋的圖案。
- grid pattern
more general; a grid does not need alternating colours
- chequered pattern
British spelling variant, used for the same alternating-square design
- tartan
a similar criss-cross pattern but specifically associated with woven fabric
3. a situation or area where parts that are very different from each other sit side
交錯拼湊
由不同特徵的部分交錯組成的區域或事物
a situation or area where parts that are very different from each other sit side by side, just as dark and light squares do on a checkerboard
After the rezoning, the city became a checkerboard of wealthy high-rises and neglected housing blocks.
重新分區後，這座城市變成了豪華大樓與破舊住宅區相間交錯的景象。
Raj surveyed the committee and saw a checkerboard of reform-minded members seated beside old-guard traditionalists.
Raj 環顧委員會，看到改革派與守舊派成員像棋盤上的黑白格一般壁壘分明地坐在一起。
The region was a checkerboard of forests, farms, and small towns.
這個地區的森林、農田和小鎮像棋盤格子般彼此穿插交錯。
Mei stared at her calendar — the week was a checkerboard of back-to-back client calls and empty afternoon slots.
Mei 盯著行事曆——這週的行程滿是接連不斷的客戶電話與空蕩的下午時段，像棋盤一樣黑白分明。
Grandma's quilt was a checkerboard of faded blue denim and bright floral cotton squares.
奶奶的被子以褪色牛仔藍布和鮮艷印花棉布相間排列，像一面棋盤。
- uniform whole
something with no variation, contrast, or distinct parts
用法筆記
This is a metaphorical extension. It describes anything where strongly contrasting elements sit side by side, recalling the visual contrast of a checkerboard's alternating squares.