atch
n
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
6 (Brit infml 口) 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.
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 口) 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 v
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.
2 [Tn] (of material) be used as a patch for (sth) (指材料)被用作(某物)的补丁、 补片.
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.
🎯 考研助记
片持(谐音):持有小片 布块 怕(p)被抓住(catch)打 补丁
🔁 扩展释义
*[pætʃ]n. 片, 补缀, 碎片, 斑, 傻瓜vt. 补缀, 掩饰, 拼凑, 平息【计】 修补; 拼凑【医】 斑相关词组: make a patch against strike a bad patch patch sth up be not a patch on
🏥 医学释义
补片,罩
🌿 同词根单词
matchn. 比赛;对手;相配的人(或物);火柴;
vt. 相同;适应;使较量;使等同于;
vt.& vi. 使相配,使相称;
hatchvt.& vi. 孵化;孵出,破壳而出;
vt. 秘密策划,(尤指)密谋;使(小鸟、小鱼、小虫等)孵出;
n. (船甲板或飞机底部装货物的)舱口;开口;(飞机或宇宙飞船的)舱门;(尤指厨房和餐厅之间供传递食物的)两室之间的小窗口;
clutchvt. 抓紧;紧握;抓住;抓取;
vi. 试图抓住;踩离合器;
adj. 紧要关头的;没有手提带的;
n. 紧抓;控制;离合器;紧要关头;
ditchn. 沟渠;壕沟;
vt. 摆脱,抛弃;在…上掘沟;把…开入沟里;使(火车)出轨;
vi. 使(飞机)在海上紧急降落,(在海上)迫降;开沟;