patch
noun[C]
uk/pætʃ/us/pætʃ/patchnoun[C](AREA)
C2
asmallareathat is different in some way from theareathatsurroundsit:
（与周围不同的）斑，小块Ourdoghas ablackpatch on his back.我们的狗背上有块黑斑。
Thehotelwallswerecoveredindamppatches.旅馆的墙壁上满是湿渍。
There werelotsoficypatches on theroadthismorning.今天早上路上有好多地方结了冰。
Thisstoryis goodinpatches(= somepartsare good), but I wouldn't reallyrecommendit.这部小说有些部分写得不错，但我不是很想推荐它。
UKinformal
alocalareawithin which someoneworks:
工作地He's beenworkingas apolicemanon the same patch for 20years.他已经在同一个管区当了20年的警察。
- Is that a patch ofdampon thewall?
- Heskiddedon a patch ofice.
- For amomentIthoughtyou had a patch ofgreyhairs, but it's just atrickof thelight.
- Freezingfogandicypatches areexpectedtocauseproblemsformotoriststonight.
- I getscalypatches on myscalp.
Space - general words
- bay
- box
- chamber
- elbow room
- expanse
- footprint
- headroom
- non-spatial
- room
- space
- spacial
- spacing
- spacious
- spatialize
- spatially
- standing room
- subzone
- void
- way
- zone
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Geography: areas of land in general
patchnoun[C](PIECE OF MATERIAL)
C2
asmallpieceofmaterialsewnorstuckover something tocoverit:
补丁，补片I'll have tosewa patch onto thesejeans- they'rerippedat theknee.我得给这条牛仔裤打个补丁——膝盖处撕破了。
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US(UKbadge)
asmallpieceofclothwith words or apictureon it, that can besewnontoclothesto show who you are,yourrank, that you are amemberof aparticulargroupororganization, etc.:
ashirtwith a USflagpatchsewnonto therightshoulder
Hisblackjackethas a black-and-silver patchbearingthe school'sLatinmotto.
asmallpieceofmaterialthat can bestuckto theskin, from whichparticularsubstancescan beabsorbedinto thebody:
膏药，贴布Somepeoplewearnicotinepatches tohelpthem give upsmoking.有些人贴尼古丁戒烟贴片来帮助自己戒烟。
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眼罩
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dollop
- fraction
- grain
- hint
- oddments
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- skinny
- spark
- swatch
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
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Specific signs and symbols
Medical dressings, supports & devices
patchnoun[C](COMPUTER)
asmallcomputerprogramthat can beaddedto anexistingprograminorderto make theexistingprogramworkas it should:
（用来完善已有程序的）程序补丁Idownloadeda patch fromtheirwebsite.我从他们的网站上下载了一个程序补丁。
Compare
plug-innoun
Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- analytics
- cheat
- facial recognition
- facial recognition software
- femtech
- file system
- garbage collector
- infection
- installer
- planner
- software package
- spellchecker
- splash screen
- story mode
- syntactic
- syntactically
Idioms
go through a bad/difficult/rough/sticky patch
not be a patch onsomething
patch
verb
uk/pætʃ/us/pætʃ/patchverb(CONNECT)
[Tusually+ adv/prep]internet & telecomsspecialized
toconnectelectronicorphoneequipmentto asystem
接通，连接（电子设备或电话）Communications - by telephone
- 3G
- 4G
- 5G
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- area code
- autodial
- dialling tone
- Directory Enquiries
- helpline
- phone mast
- pick
- picksomeone/somethingup
- pocket dial
- prank caller
- ring
- roam
- telecoms
- telephone
- transfer
patchverb(PIECE OF MATERIAL)
C2[T]
to put a patch on something
缝补；修补Correcting and mending
- calibration
- clean(someone/something)up
- correction
- fiddle
- fiddle (around) withsomething
- fine-tune
- mess
- put/setsomeonerightidiom
- recondition
- reconstruct
- reconstruction
- rectification
- remedy
- revise
- servicing
- set/put the record straightidiom
- smoothsomethingaway
- smoothen
- sort
- tinker
patchverb(COMPUTER)
tosolveaproblemthat acomputersystemorprogramhas:
解决计算机系统或程序的某个问题Theyissuedanupdateto patch thebug.他们发布了一个更新来修补这个错误。
We need toidentifyand patch vulnerabilities ininternetsecurity.我们需要识别和修补互联网安全方面的漏洞。
Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- analytics
- cheat
- facial recognition
- facial recognition software
- femtech
- file system
- garbage collector
- infection
- installer
- planner
- software package
- spellchecker
- splash screen
- story mode
- syntactic
- syntactically
Phrasal verbs
patch intosomething
patchsomethingintosomething
patchsomeonethrough
patchsomethingtogether
patchsomethingup
patchsomeone/somethingup