| [/pætʃ; pætʃ/] n 用法:
1 piece of material placed over a hole or a damaged or worn place to cover or strengthen it 补丁; 补片; 补块:
a jacket with leather patches on the elbows 肘部有皮补丁的外套 *
She sewed a patch onto the knee of the trousers. 她在裤子的膝部打了个补丁. *
a patch on the inner tube of a tyre 车轮内胎上的补丁. 用法:
2 pad worn over an injured eye to protect it （保护受伤的眼睛的）眼罩:
He wears a black patch over his right eye. 他右眼上戴著黑色的眼罩. 用法:
3 part of a surface that is different in colour, texture, etc from the surrounding area （与周围颜色、 材料等不同的）斑, 块:
a black dog with a white patch on its neck 脖子上有块白斑的黑狗 *
a worn patch on the elbow of a sweater 毛衣肘部的磨损处 *
damp patches on a wall 墙上一块块的潮斑. 用法:
4 ~ (of sth) small area of sth 小块; 小片:
patches of fog, ice, sunlight 片片的雾、 块块的冰、 斑斑的阳光 *
patches of blue in a cloudy sky 云海中露出的几块蓝天 *
The ground is wet in patches. 地上湿处片片. 用法:
5 small piece of land, esp one used for growing vegetables 小块土地（尤指种菜用的）:
a `cabbage, an `onion, a po`tato, etc patch 洋白菜、 洋葱、 马铃薯等菜地. 用法:
6 (Brit infml) area in which sb (esp a policeman) works or which he knows well 地区, 地段（尤指警察巡视的）:
He knows every house in his patch. 他熟悉自己管辖区中每所房子. 用法:
7 (idm 习语) (go through, hit, strike, etc) a bad `patch (be in, reach, etc) a particularly difficult or unhappy period of time （处於、 遭遇等）困难、 不幸或倒霉的时期:
Their marriage has been going through a bad patch. 他们的婚姻正处在困难时期. *
Our firm has just struck a bad patch. 我公司刚遭厄运. not be a patch on sb/sth (infml) not be nearly as good as sb/sth 远不如某人[某事物]:
Her latest novel isn't a patch on her others. 她这部新小说比以前所写的差得远. patch 2
[/pætʃ; pætʃ/] v 用法:
1 (a) [Tn] cover (a hole or a worn place) with a patch 在（有洞或磨损处）打补丁:
patch a hole in a pair of trousers 在裤子上的洞上打补丁.
(b) [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) mend (a garment) by covering a hole or worn place with a patch 补（衣服）:
patch up an old pair of jeans 补一条旧牛仔裤 *
The elbows of your jersey are worn I'll need to patch them. 你的套头毛衣的肘部磨坏了--我得给补一补. 用法:
2 [Tn] (of material) be used as a patch for (sth) （指材料）被用作（某物）的补丁、 补片. 用法:
3 (phr v) patch sth up (a) repair sth, esp quickly or temporarily 修理某物; （尤指）迅速或临时修补:
The wrecked car was patched up and resold. 撞坏的汽车草草修理一下就卖掉了.
(b) settle or resolve (a quarrel, dispute, etc) 调停, 解决（纷争、 争执等）:
They patched up their differences. 他们解决了彼此间的分歧. |