1a patch (of sth) a part of a surface that is different in some way from the area around it (与周围表面不同的)一块:
Drive carefully. There are patches of ice on the roads.小心驾驶。路上有几处结着冰。 a bald patch头上秃顶的一块
2 a piece of material that you use to cover a hole in clothes, etc 补钉;补丁:
I sewed patches on the knees of my jeans.我在牛仔裤的膝部打了几个补丁。
3 a small piece of material that you wear over one eye, usually because the eye is damaged 眼罩
4 a small piece of land, especially for growing vegetables or fruit 一小块地(尤指用来种蔬果的):
a vegetable patch一块菜地
go through a bad patch (especially Brit 尤为英) (informal 非正式) to experience a difficult or unhappy period of time 经历一段艰难或不快乐的时间
not a patch on sb/sth (especially Brit 尤为英) (informal 非正式) not nearly as good as sb/sth 比不上;远不如:
Her new book isn't a patch on her others.她的新书不如她其余的作品好。
patch²
/pætʃ ||; pætʃ/verb
[T] to cover a hole in clothes, etc with a piece of material in order to repair it 打补丁;补缀:
patched jeans补过的牛仔裤patch sth up
1 to repair sth, especially in a temporary way by adding a new piece of material 修补
2 to stop arguing with sb and to be friends again 和解:
Have you tried to patch things up with her?你有没有想要跟她和解?
patch1/pætʃ; pætʃ/n [C] 1 a small area of something 小块﹔斑: +of a patch of grass 一小片草地a black cat with white patches 一只有白色斑点的黑猫icy patches on the road 路上结冰的地方He wore a hat to cover his bald patch . 他戴了顶帽子﹐把秃掉的那一块遮盖起来。2 a small piece of material that you use to cover a hole in your clothes 补丁﹐补片: old trousers with patches on the knees 膝盖上有补丁的旧裤子3 a small area of land where you grow fruit or vegetables〔种水果或蔬菜的〕小块土地: a vegetable patch 一小块菜地4 a small piece of material that you use to cover one eye when it is injured〔眼睛受伤时用的〕眼罩5 a bad/rough patch informal especially BrE a difficult or unhappy time【非正式﹐尤英】艰难时期﹔倒霉时光: I’ve been going through a bad patch recently. 我最近很倒霉。6 not be a patch on sb/sth BrE informal to be much less good, attractive etc than someone or something else【英, 非正式】远不如某人/某事物﹐比不上某人/某事物: His second book isn’t a patch on his first. 他的第二本书比第一本差远了。
patch2also 又作 patch upv [T] to repair a hole in something by putting a small piece of material over it 打补丁﹔修补: a pair of old patched jeans 一条打过补丁的旧牛仔裤patch sth/sb up phr v 1 to end an argument and become friendly with someone again 与…和解[讲和]: He's patched things up with his girlfriend now. 现在他和女朋友言归于好了。2 to give quick and basic medical treatment to someone who is injured 临时包扎﹐快速处理〔损伤〕: They patched him up and sent him back to work. 他们迅速给他包扎了一下﹐就让他回去干活了。
patchpatchpatchespatchedpatchingnoun (pluralpatches)1a small piece of something that is not the same as the other parts: a black cat with a white patch on its back2a piece of cloth that you use to cover a hole in things like clothes: I sewed a patch on my jeans.