Thick patchy fog and irresponsible driving were to blame.

浓重的分布不均的雾和不负责任的驾驶应受到责难。

The grass was dry and patchy.

草都干了，东一片西一片的。

It was a patchy performance.

那是一场素质不齐的演出。

The evidence is patchy.

这个证据不很可靠。

To compound its low status in the medical hierarchy, travel medicine has to rely on statistics that are patchy at best.

为了加重其在医疗体系中的低下地位，旅游医学不得不依赖充其量零零碎碎的统计数据。

The mobile phone industry plans to introduce a universal charger as part of a drive to improve its previously patchy environmental record.

手机制造业计划推出一款通用充电器，这将作为驱使自己改善先前的不环保记录的一部分。

The CT manifestations of spinal tuberculosis were: mottling, patchy, caved or faveolate bone destructions.

脊柱结核的 CT 表现为：斑片、斑点状、洞穴状或蜂窝状骨质破坏。

And the program is very patchy.

并且该程序是非常不完整。

The translation is patchy in places too.

许多地方的翻译也是凑合了事。

In poor countries, Internet use is still patchy.

在穷国，互联网的使用情况参差不齐。

The signs of improvement are patchy, however.

然而，这些好转的迹象并不平衡。

On civilians, Professor Pinker’s case is more patchy.

平民死亡人数上，平克教授的案例更能说明问题。

Although surveillance to detect cases has improved, it remains patchy.

虽然已改进监测以发现病例，但仍然是不完整的。

The authors have Numbers, sometimes patchy, for just 38 countries.

作者拥有的数据并不多，尽管不时添添补补，现在仅有38个国家的数据。

When it emerges, it's patchy and streaky and my knees are two satsumas.

当古铜色显现后，我的肤色变得斑斑驳驳，膝盖就像是两个无核小蜜桔。

The data on these differences are patchy, the study’s authors acknowledge.

该项研究的作者承认这些区别的数据是零落分散的。

Figures from other big firms are patchy, since they are private partnerships.

从其他大公司得到的数据都不太完整，因为他们都是私人合伙企业。

Although the FCPA was enacted in 1977, enforcement was patchy until recently.

尽管海外营私舞弊法案于1977年通过，但是直到最近其实施道路可谓历尽坎坷。

But that is unlikely to happen while mobile-internet connectivity remains patchy.

但是，在手机和互联网还不能完美连接的情况下，这不太可能发生的。

Surveys about attitudes to marriage are patchy and subject to a lot of reservations.

对婚姻态度的调查杂乱无章并受很多限制。

This dust-driven cooling, though, is patchy—and in some places it may not even be helpful.

这种由尘埃产生的降温尽管显得很不调和——在有些地方也可能甚至是无益的。

This dust-driven cooling, though, is patchy-and in some places it may not even be helpful.

此沙尘降温法虽感觉有东拼西凑甚至在一些地区可能起不到什么作用。

For weeks data on the American economy had been patchy, indicating a spluttering recovery.

美国经济的几周数据不尽完美，显示出一个不均衡的回暖。

For years America was the only country that took this seriously, and even its record was patchy.

多年来，美国是唯一一个对此持严肃态度的国家，甚至连美国的记录都不完整。

Progress is patchy, or too slow, or entirely stalled, as is the case with maternal mortality.

进展过于零碎，过于缓慢，或完全受阻。孕产妇死亡率就是一个很好的例子。

HALF a year since the Arabs began to shake off their oppressive slumber, the picture is patchy.

半年来，自从阿拉伯人开始摆脱他们受压制的噩梦，情形有好有坏。

And although wireless broadband connectivity is widespread, it can still be patchy and unreliable.

尽管无线宽带已经广泛普及，但仍然不够稳定和完善。