单词 | pat |
释义 | pat (pæt ) Word forms: pats , patting , patted 1. verb If you pat something or someone, you tap them lightly, usually with your hand held flat. 'Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee. [VERB noun + on] The landlady patted her hair nervously. [VERB noun] Wash the lettuce and pat it dry. [VERB noun adjective] Pat is also a noun. He gave her an encouraging pat on the shoulder. [+ on] 2. countable noun A pat of butter or something else that is soft is a small lump of it. 3. adjective If you say that an answer or explanation is pat, you disapprove of it because it is too simple and sounds as if it has been prepared in advance. [disapproval] There's no pat answer to that. Despite the film's merits I felt it was too pat. Synonyms: glib, easy, ready, smooth 4. a pat on the back/pat sb on the back phrase If you give someone a pat on the back or if you pat them on the back, you show them that you think they have done well and deserve to be praised. [approval] The players deserve a pat on the back. If you do something well, give yourself a pat on the back. 5. have sth down pat/have sth off pat phrase If you have an answer or explanation down pat or off pat, you have prepared and learned it so you are ready to say it at any time. I have my story down pat. He had his answer off pat. 6. stand pat phrase [VERB inflects] If you stand pat, you refuse to change your mind about something. [mainly US] On the other side, the men stood pat and were unyielding. It makes it hard for the Fed to do anything but stand pat till the economy's direction becomes clearer. Idioms: a pat on the back congratulations or appreciation for something someone has done Any mail order shop that gives such rapid response to a customer's complaint deserves a pat on the back. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers stand pat [mainly US] to not change something or refuse to change your mind about something There are certain issues on which Britain would stand pat and insist on unanimity. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: pat answer Often they're the ones who want a pat answer for each of life's problems, even when those answers don't exist. Christianity Today With everything else you can come up with a pat answer. Times, Sunday Times It was a charabanc of pat answers and platitudes delivered with a look of pained sincerity. Times, Sunday Times It doesn't offer pat answers or magical cures. Christianity Today The authors included no ice breakers, canned youth programs, or pat answers. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 轻拍 Japanese: 軽くたたく手の平で |
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