chequer

chequer
( checker)
noun
  1. (chequers)a pattern of squares, typically alternately coloured
    (尤指双色的)格子图案
    a geometric shape bordered by chequers.
    由格子图案作边的几何形。
    [as modifier]a chequer design.
    格子花样。
  2. (checkers)[treated as sing.](N. Amer.)the game of draughts
    (北美)国际跳棋
    ■(checker)a piece used in this game
    国际跳棋棋子
verb
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be chequered)divide into or mark with an arrangement of squares of a different colour or character
    分割成(不同颜色或特性的)方块;以(不同颜色或特性的方块)标出
    a great plain chequered with corn and green mosses.
    被玉米地和绿色苔藓分割成一块块的大平原。
语源
  1. Middle English: from exchequer. The original sense 'chessboard' gave rise to chequered meaning 'marked like a chessboard'; hence sense 1 (early 16th cent.)
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