6VERB 补缀;修补 If you patch something that has a hole in it, you mend it by fastening a patch over the hole. 补缀;修补
He and Walker patched the barn roof. [VERB noun]
他和沃克补好了谷仓顶。
One of the mechanics took off the damaged tyre, and took it back to the station to be patched. [VERB noun]
其中一个机修工卸下坏轮胎,把它带回维修站修补。
...their patched clothes. [VERB-ed]
他们打着补丁的衣服
7N-COUNT 补丁 A patch is a piece of computer program code written as a temporary solution for dealing with a virus in computer software and distributed by the makers of the original program. 补丁 [computing]
Older machines will need a software patch to be loaded to correct the date.
老些的机器需要下载软件补丁来修改日期。
8PHRASE 一段艰难时期 If you have or go through a bad patch or a rough patch, you have a lot of problems for a time. 一段艰难时期 [mainly British]
His marriage was going through a bad patch.
他的婚姻当时麻烦不断。
The company I work for went through a rough patch.
我所在的公司经历了一段困难时期。
9PHRASE 比不上;远不及 If you say that someone or something is not a patch on another person or thing, you mean that they are not as good as that person or thing. 比不上;远不及 [British, informal]
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
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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
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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。