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| 1 | the action of gently touching someone or something several times with a flat hand 轻拍 | Nina gave the dog a friendly pat on the head. 尼娜友好地轻轻拍了拍狗的脑袋。 | |
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| 2 | a small flat piece of butter 小块黄油 |
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| - | a pat on the back informal
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| praise for having done something good |
| 赞扬；表扬 |
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| Lee deserves a pat on the back for being so honest. 李那么诚实，值得表扬。 |
| Give yourselves a pat on the back. You’ ve done very well. 自我表扬一下吧，你们做得很出色。 |
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