patch
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A patch on a surface is a part of it that is different in appearance from the area around it. (與周圍不同的) 塊; 片
...the bald patch on the top of his head. …他頭頂上那塊禿斑。
There was a small patch of blue in the grey clouds. 烏云中透著一小塊藍天。
2. N-COUNT A patch of land is a small area of land where a particular plant or crop grows. 小塊田地
...a patch of land covered in forest. …一塊長著樹林的田地。
...the little vegetable patch in her backyard. …在她后院的小塊菜地。
3. N-COUNT A patch is a piece of material that you use to cover a hole in something. 補丁
...jackets with patches on the elbows. …肘部打著補丁的夾克。
4. N-COUNT A patch is a small piece of material that you wear to cover an injured eye. (保護受傷眼睛的) 眼罩
She went to the hospital and found him lying down with a patch over his eye. 她去醫(yī)院看見他躺著，眼睛上蒙著眼罩。
5. V-T If you patch something that has a hole in it, you repair it by fastening a patch over the hole. 打補丁
He and Walker patched the barn roof. 他和沃克修補了那個谷倉的頂。
One of the mechanics took off the damaged tyre, and took it back to the station to be patched. 其中一個機械師取下受損輪胎，把它拿到站里修補。
6. N-COUNT A patch is a piece of computer program code written as a temporary solution for dealing with a computer virus and distributed by the makers of the original program. (對付計算機病毒的) 補丁[計算機]
Older machines will need a software patch to correct the date. 舊的機器需要軟件補丁來修正日期。
7. PHRASE If you have or go through a rough patch, you have a lot of problems for a time. 一段艱難時期
His marriage was going through a rough patch. 他的婚姻正處于一段艱難時期。
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patch /p?t?/ (patching,patched,patches)
劍橋詞典
- Is that a patch of damp on the wall ?
- He skidded on a patch of ice .
- For a moment I thought you had a patch of grey hairs , but it's just a trick of the light .
- Freezing fog and icy patches are expected to cause problems for motorists tonight .
- I get scaly patches on my scalp .
patch noun [C] (AREA)
a small area that is different in some way from the area that surrounds it（與周圍不同的）斑，小塊
Our dog has a black patch on his back. 我們的狗背上有塊黑斑。
The hotel walls were covered in damp patches. 旅館的墻壁上滿是濕漬。
There were lots of icy patches on the road this morning . 今天早上路上有好多地方結了冰。
This story is good in patches (= some parts are good), but I wouldn't really recommend it. 這部小說有些部分寫得不錯，但我不是很想推薦它。
UK informal
a local area within which someone works
工作地
He's been working as a policeman on the same patch for 20 years . 他已經在同一個管區(qū)當了20年的警察。
例句
patch noun [C] (PIECE OF MATERIAL)
a small piece of material sewn or stuck over something to cover it補丁，補片
I'll have to sew a patch onto these jeans - they're ripped at the knee . 我得給這條牛仔褲打個補丁——膝蓋處撕破了。
a small piece of material that can be stuck to the skin , from which particular substances can be absorbed into the body
膏藥，貼布
Some people wear nicotine patches to help them give up smoking . 有些人貼尼古丁戒煙貼片來幫助自己戒煙。
an eyepatch
眼罩
patch noun [C] (COMPUTER)
a small computer program that can be added to an existing program in order to make the existing program work as it should
（用來完善已有程序的）程序補丁
I downloaded a patch from their website . 我從他們的網站上下載了一個程序補丁。
比較
plug-in
習語
go through a bad/difficult/rough/sticky patchnot be a patch on sth 返回 patch