patchBrE/pætʃ/NAmE/pætʃ/noun➤smallarea小块asmallareaofsth, especiallyonewhichisdifferentfromtheareaaroundit色斑;斑点;(与周围不同的)小块,小片◆ablackdogwithawhitepatchonitsback背上有一块白斑的黑狗◆abaldpatchonthetopofhishead他头顶的秃块◆damppatchesonthewall墙上的片片湿渍◆patchesofdensefog团团浓雾patchdot ⬥ mark ⬥ spot
These are all words for a small part on a surface that is a different colour from the rest.以上各词均指斑点、色斑。
patch an area of sth, especially one which is different from the area around it指色斑、斑点、(与周围不同的)小块、小片:◆a white dog with a black patch on its head头上有一块黑斑的白狗◆patches of dense fog团团浓雾
dot a small round mark on sth, especially one that is printed指点、小点、小圆点,尤指印出来的点:◆The letters 'i' and 'j' have dots over them.字母 i 和 j 上面都有一点。◆The island is a small green dot on the map.这个岛在地图上是一个小绿点。
mark a noticeable area of colour on the body of a person or animal指人或动物身上的斑、记号、色斑:◆The horse had a white mark on its head.这匹马头上有块白斑。
spot a small round area that is a different colour or feels different from the surface it is on指斑点:◆Which has spots, a leopard or a tiger?有斑点的是豹还是虎?
Patterns
a patch/dot/mark/spot on sth
with patches/dots/marks/spots
a blue/black/red, etc. patch/dot/mark/spot
➤pieceofmaterial小片材料asmallpieceofmaterialthatisusedtocoveraholeinsthortomakeaweakareastronger, orasdecoration补丁;补块◆Isewedpatchesonthekneesofmyjeans. 我在我的牛仔裤膝部打了补丁。apieceofmaterialthatyouwearoveraneye, usuallybecausetheeyeisdamaged眼罩◆Hehadablackpatchoveroneeye. 他一只眼戴着黑眼罩。➡ see alsoeyepatch(NAmE) (BrEbadge) apieceofmaterialthatyousewontoclothesaspartofauniform(制服上的)标记,标识apieceofmaterialthatpeoplecanwearontheirskintohelpthemtostopsmoking戒烟贴片◆nicotinepatches尼古丁戒烟贴片➤piece/areaofland地块
asmallpieceofland, especiallyoneusedforgrowingvegetablesorfruit小块土地;(尤指)菜地,果园◆avegetablepatch一块菜地(BrE, informal) anareathatsbworksin, knowswellorcomesfrom工作地;熟悉的地区;家乡◆Heknowseveryhouseinhispatch. 他熟悉他那地区的每一座房子。◆Shehashadalotofsuccessinherhomepatch. 她在自己的家乡地区真是成绩斐然。➤difficulttime艰难时刻(informal, especiallyBrE) aperiodoftimeofthetypementioned, usuallyadifficultorunhappyone一段(艰难)岁月;一段(痛苦)日子◆togothroughabad/difficult/stickypatch经历艰难/困难/不幸的时期➡ see alsopurple patch➤incomputing计算机技术asmallpieceofcode(= instructionsthatacomputercanunderstand)whichcanbeaddedtoacomputerprogramtoimproveitortocorrectafault修补(程序);补丁◆Followtheinstructionsbelowtodownloadandinstallthepatch. 按照下面的说明下载并安装修补程序。●benotaˈpatchonsb/sth(informal, especiallyBrE) tobemuchlessgood, attractive, etc. thansb/sthelse远不如;远比…逊色
patchBrE/pætʃ/NAmE/pætʃ/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theypatchBrE/pætʃ/NAmE/pætʃ/present simple - he / she / itpatchesBrE/ˈpætʃɪz/NAmE/ˈpætʃɪz/past simplepatchedBrE/pætʃt/NAmE/pætʃt/past participlepatchedBrE/pætʃt/NAmE/pætʃt/ -ing formpatchingBrE/ˈpætʃɪŋ/NAmE/ˈpætʃɪŋ/~sth (withsth)tocoveraholeorawornplace, especiallyinclothes, withapieceofclothorothermaterial打补丁;缝补;修补SYNmend◆patchedjeans带补丁的牛仔裤◆topatchaholeintheroof修补屋顶的漏洞●ˌpatchsb/sthˈthrough (tosb/sth)toconnecttelephoneorelectronicequipmenttemporarily(临时把电话、电子设备)接通,连通◆ShewaspatchedthroughtoLondononthesatellitelink. 她经卫星线路与伦敦接通了。●ˌpatchsth↔toˈgethertomakesthfromseveraldifferentparts, especiallyinaquickcarelessway拼凑;草草拼合◆Theyhopetobeabletopatchtogetheratemporarysettlement. 他们希望能快速搭好一个临时安置区。●ˌpatchsth/sb↔ˈup(ratherinformal) torepairsth, especiallyinatemporarywaybyaddinganewpieceofmaterialorapatch修理;(尤指)临时修补◆Justtopatchtheboatupwillcost£10 000. 小船简单地修一下就得花 1 万英镑。totreatsb'sinjuries, especiallyquicklyortemporarily临时包扎(伤口);仓促处理(损伤)◆Thedoctorwillsoonpatchyouup. 大夫很快就会给你处理好的。totrytostoparguingwithsbandbefriendsagain言归于好◆They'vemanagedtopatchuptheirdifferences. 他们终于弥合了分歧。◆Haveyoutriedpatchingthingsupwithher? 你有没有试试跟她和好?toagreeonsth, especiallyafterlongdiscussionsandeventhoughtheagreementisnotexactlywhateveryonewants勉强同意◆Theymanagedtopatchupadeal. 他们勉强达成交易。