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| 1 | an area that is different from what surrounds it （与周围部分不同的）块，斑 |
| Icy patches are likely on some roads. 有些路面可能会有结冰的地方。 |
| The male has a distinctive white patch on its tail. 公的尾巴上有一处明显的白斑。 |
| There were damp patches on the ceiling. 天花板上有几处潮湿的地方。 |
| +of We sat down in a patch of shade. 我们坐在一片阴凉处。 |
| | 1a | a place on someone’ s head where hair no longer grows, or a surface that has some parts missing , for example an area of grass or a carpet （头顶或草地、地毯等上面）光秃秃的一块 | |
| | 1b | in some parts only 个别地；部分地 | | The play was good in patches. 这部戏有些部分还不错。 | |
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| 2 | a piece of ground , especially one where you grow fruit or vegetables, or where a particular plant grows 一块地；（尤指）田地，菜地 |
| the vegetable patch 菜地 |
| a patch of nettles/grass/scrub 荨麻地/草地/低矮丛林地 |
| The ‘lawn’ was just a tiny patch of grass. “草坪”只是很小的一片草地。 |
| | 2a | an area that someone thinks of as belonging to them , for example because they live or work there . AMERICAN usuallyturf 领地；属地；管辖地 | | Some officers claim that there are no drugs on their patch. 有些官员声称他们的管辖区内没有毒品。 | |
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| 3 | a piece of cloth that you sew over a hole in clothes , or over a part where holes might form 补丁；补片 |
| She wore a sweater with patches on the elbows. 她穿着一件肘部打补丁的毛线衫。 |
| | 3a | a small piece of cloth with a design on it that you sew onto clothes for decoration （衣服上带图案的）饰片 | | She had sewn colourful patches on her jeans. 她往牛仔裤上缝了一些色彩斑斓的饰片。 | |
| | 3b | a cover that you wear over an injured eye （保护受伤眼睛的）护眼罩 | | an eye patch 一片护眼罩 | |
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| 4 | computing a piece of software that you add to a computer program in order to improve it or remove a fault （用来改进程序或校正错误的）程序补丁 |
| You can download this patch from our website. 你可以从我们的网站下载这个程序补丁。 |
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| 5 | a nicotine patch |
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| - | (go through) a bad/sticky/difficult/rough patch
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| to experience a period of time in your life that is difficult or unpleasant |
| （经历）一段难熬的日子 |
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| All marriages have their sticky patches. 任何一桩婚姻都有难熬的时候。 |
| Small businesses are going through a bit of a bad patch just now. 小企业刚刚经历了一段有点艰难的日子。 |
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| - | not a patch on sth BRITISH informal
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| much less good than something |
| 远比不上某物；远不如某物好 |
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| The film isn’ t a patch on the book. 电影远不如原书好看。 |
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