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。