2over a hole 在破洞上DCC a small piece of material that is sewn on something to cover a hole in it 补片,补丁
a jacket with leather patches at the elbows
肘部有皮革补丁的短上衣
3for growing STH 用于种植某物DLGAREA a small area of ground for growing fruit or vegetables 〔用于种水果或蔬菜的〕小块土地
a strawberry patch
一小块草莓地
4.computer 计算机 a small computer program that is added to software to solve problems 〔软件的〕补丁程序
5eye 眼睛MDPROTECT a piece of material that you wear over your eye to protect it when it has been hurt 眼罩
He had a black patch over one eye.
他一只眼戴着黑眼罩。
6.decoration 装饰DCCDECORATEAmerican EnglishAmE a small piece of cloth with words or pictures on it that you can sew onto clothes 〔缝在衣服上带有文字或图画的〕缀饰,徽章SYN British English badge
7a bad/difficult/sticky/rough patchinformalDIFFICULTPERIOD OF TIME a period of time when you are having a lot of difficulty 艰难的时期
Gemma’s going through a bad patch right now.
杰玛眼下过得很艰难。
Examples from the Corpus
a bad/difficult/sticky/rough patch• Ruefully, she recalled her pleasure at the way the book, after a difficult patch, had begun to develop.• Having hita bad patch, financially, I decided I must try for some paid work with my knittingmachine.• Sometimes I am a realpowerpack of efficiency; then I hit a bad patch.• Talk about hitting a bad patch.• Every team goes through a bad patch.• The Royal Family is certainly going through a rough patch.• Even when they knew he was going through a bad patch they would continue to deliverdangerous back-passes to him.• Evode has gone through a sticky patch.
8somebody’s patchBritish EnglishBrE informalLIVE SOMEWHERE an area that someone knows very well because they work or live there 某人了如指掌的地区SYN turf
Policemen know what’s going on in their home patch.
警察了解自己辖区的情况。
Examples from the Corpus
home patch• Bénéteau went to town in their usualimpressive way; it is, after all, their home patch.
9not be a patch on somebody/somethingBritish EnglishBrE informalWORSE to be much less attractive, good etc than something or someone else 远不如某人/某物,比某人/某物差得远
The second film isn’t a patch on the first.
第二部电影比第一部差远了。
nCOLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + patch
a small/large etc patch
Some of the hills still had small patches of snow.
a white/black/red etc patch
The bird has a large black patch on each side of its neck.
a damp/wet patch
There were damp patches on the ceilings.
a bald patch
He stroked the bald patch on the back of his head .
a dark patch
She noticed two dark patches on the sleeve of his shirt.
a clear patch
Clear patches of brilliant blue sky appeared briefly through the white storm clouds.
a bright patch
Poppies and daisies provided bright patches of colour along the edge of the field.
icy patches (=on a road)
Some icy patches are likely on roads as temperatures drop tonight.
fog patches
There'll be a widespread frost with mist and one or two fog patches
bald patch• It was thin and ragged, and foldedforward to hide a growing bald patch.• My hair falls out at the slightesttouch, sometimes leaving little bald patches.• If you crick your neck you might spot the odd bald patch, too!• Same-shaped bald patch, same fringe of white hair.• I noticed a small bald patch on the crown of his head.• More so than the bald patch at the back of his head.• But this can just meanpatchy regrowth, with bald patches, not the whole leg of hair disappearing.
1.DCCto repair a hole in something by putting a piece of something else over it 修补;缝补
2patch something ↔ togetherphrasal verbphr vMAKEto make something quickly or carelessly from a number of different pieces or ideas 〔用碎料〕仓促拼制;〔把不同的观点〕草草拼凑
patch up• Colin and Dawn fell in love when Dawn tried to help them patch things up.• They are responsible of the errorscommitted and they are the ones who must patch things up.• We followed a dirt road through Chianti vineyards, waving to stubbly-faced farmers in corduroytrousersfestooned with patches.• They patched him up, and he dozed through the night.• Simply making the effort to talk about how to patch things up could turn you into a humanrelationswinner.• What can I do to patch things up for them?• A few days later the few unevenpatches were shaped up with a second mowing, with the greatest of ease.• Eventually, we patched things up with some pumpkinpie.
patch up ... differences• And the couple are now taking an early-break break from their civicduties to patch up their differences.• But the pair, openly hostile by the end of last year, will patch up their mutual differences.• Phil Coleman ... patched up his differences with Steve Dowman at Wivenhoe.
1material over a hole蓋住洞的布VERB + PATCH | PREPOSITIONVERB + PATCH➤have有補丁◇Her jeans have patches all over them.她的牛仔褲上滿是補丁。➤sew on/onto打補丁◇She wore a jacket with bright patches sewn onto it.她穿了一件夾克,點綴着一些顏色鮮豔的補丁。PREPOSITION➤patch on⋯上的補丁◇dancers with patches on their costumes服裝上打着補丁的舞蹈演員patch
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2part of a surface that is different表面上不同的部份ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤irregular不規則的地方▸➤clear, coloured/colored, dark透明斑;色斑;黑斑▸➤damp, wet潮斑;濕斑➤dry乾斑➤sweat汗漬▸➤icy結冰的地方◇icy patches on the roads路上結冰的地方➤bald光禿禿的小塊◇He has a small bald patch on the crown of his head.他頭頂上有一小塊斑禿。➤rough粗糙的小塊PREPOSITION➤in patches在有些地方◇The velvet curtains were faded in patches.天鵝絨窗簾有些地方褪色了。➤patch of一塊⋯◇There were some patches of clear blue sky.天空中有幾處晴朗蔚藍的地方。➤patch on⋯上的小塊◇A large damp patch had appeared on the ceiling.天花板上出現了一大塊潮斑。PHRASES➤a patch of colour/color一片色彩◇Flowers provide bright patches of colour / color.鮮花帶來了一片片豔麗的色彩。patch
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3piece of land地塊ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤isolated偏僻的小塊地◇an isolated patch of forest一小塊偏僻的林地➤grassy一塊草地➤bare一塊裸地▸➤berry, cabbage, potato, pumpkin, strawberry, vegetable一小塊漿果地/捲心菜地/馬鈴薯地/南瓜地/草莓地/蔬菜地➤briar (oftenfigurative, especially NAmE) 荊棘叢;困境◇The track passes through dense weeds and briar patches.軌道穿過茂密的雜草和荊棘叢。◇This led Nixon into a political briar patch (= painful situation difficult to escape).這導致尼克松陷入痛苦而又難以擺脫的政治困局。PREPOSITION➤in a/the patch在小塊地裏◇I spent Sunday working in my vegetable patch.星期天我在我的小塊菜地裏忙活。➤on a/the patch在小塊地上◇located on a small patch of flat ground位於一小塊平地上PREPOSITION➤patch of一小塊⋯地◇We found a nice patch of grass to sit on.我們找了一小塊草地坐下來。patch
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4 (informal) period of time一段時間ADJECTIVE | VERB + PATCH | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bad, difficult, rocky, rough, soft, sticky (BrE) 走霉運的/困難的/不順的/艱難的/疲弱的/不幸的時期▸➤purple (BrE) 巔峰時期◇The team has hit a purple patch, with nine wins from their last ten games.球隊在過去 10 場比賽中贏了 9 場,到達了巔峰期。VERB + PATCH➤go through, have, hit經歷⋯時期;遭遇⋯時期◇Their business hit a sticky patch last year.他們的生意去年遭遇了一段艱難時期。PREPOSITION➤patch of (especially BrE) ⋯的時期◇I was going through a patch of poor health.我那段時間健康狀況不佳。patch
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5 (NAmE) piece of material sewn onto clothes or uniform臂章;標識VERB + PATCH | PREPOSITIONVERB + PATCH➤sport, wear炫耀地戴着/戴着臂章◇He wears a patch from his employer, Verizon.他戴着一塊雇主弗萊森公司的臂章。➤sew on, stitch on把臂章縫在⋯上◇It has a UPS patch sewn on the right shoulder.右肩處縫有一塊 UPS 肩章。PREPOSITION➤patch on⋯上的臂章◇Students were wearing American flag patches on their sleeves.學生們在袖子上戴着繪有美國國旗的臂章。patch
noun⁶
6solution to a computing problem(計算機的)修補程序,安全補丁ADJECTIVE | VERB + PATCHADJECTIVE➤security安全修補程序VERB + PATCH➤apply, deploy使用/利用修補程序➤download, install下載/安裝修補程序➤issue, release發佈補丁
patch verb ⇨repairpatch noun ⇨patch (a white dog with black patches)⇨garden2 (the vegetable patch)⇨time2 (go through a rough patch)patch
noun
patch ♦︎ dot ♦︎ mark ♦︎ spotThese are all words for a small part on sth that is a different colour from the rest.这些词均表示色斑、斑点。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a patch / dot / mark / spot on sth◆with patches / dots / marks / spots◆a blue / black / red, etc. patch / dot / mark / spot■patch [countable] an area of sth, especially one which is different from the area around it(尤指与周围不同的)小块,小片◆a white dog with a black patch on its back背上有块黑斑的白狗◆He had a bald patch on the top of his head.他头顶秃了一块。◆There were damp patches on the wall.墙上有片片湿渍。◆patches of dense fog团团浓雾■dot [countable] a small round mark on sth, especially one that is printed(尤指印出的)点,小点,小圆点◆The letters 'i' and 'j' have dots over them.字母i和j上面都有一点。◆The graphics are printed at 500 dots per inch.插图按每英寸500个点的密度打印。◆She was wearing a yellow skirt with red polka dots on it.她穿着一件黄底红点的裙子。◆The island is a small green dot on the map.该岛在地图上是一个小绿点。◆Two helicopters appeared as black dots on the horizon.两架直升机像两个小黑点儿,出现在地平线上。■mark [countable] a noticeable area of colour on the body of a person or animal(人或动物身上的)斑点,记号,色斑◆The horse had a white mark on its head.这匹马头上有块白斑。◆Do you have any distinguishing marks(= marks on your body that help to prove your identity)?你身上有什么标记吗?■spot [countable] a small round area that is a different colour or feels different from the surface it is on斑点◆The male bird has a red spot on its beak.雄鸟喙上有个红点。◆ (BrE) She was wearing a white dress with red spots.她穿着一件白底红点的连衣裙。