chequered

1. ADJ If a person or organization has had a chequered career or history, they have had a varied past with both good and bad periods. 順利挫折交錯(cuò)的[usu ADJ n]

Zenker, for his part, regarded Raeder's chequered political career as a distinct liability for a future chief of the navy. 辛尅，對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)，認(rèn)爲(wèi)雷德起起伏伏的政治生涯是未來(lái)?yè)?dān)任海軍長(zhǎng)官的一個(gè)明顯負(fù)累。

2. ADJ Something that is chequered has a pattern with squares of two or more different colours. 方格的[ADJ n]

...red chequered tablecloths. ...紅色方格桌佈。