英语词汇“a pat on the back”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

> as lemmas

a pat on the back (also head)

b. figurative. a pat on the back (also head): an expression of approval or congratulation.

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c1804 Lady Hamilton in G. Rose Diaries (1860) I. 241 Sir William..never got even a pat on the back.

1898 A. Quiller-Couch in R. L. Stevenson St. Ives 306 A word of approbation—a little pat on the back, as I may say.

1952 M. Allingham Tiger in Smoke iv. 81 He had liked the boy... The present assignment had been in the nature of a personal pat on the head for him.

1969 Listener 15 May 698/2 A pat on the back for the regional bulletin South-East.

2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 3 Dec. 94/2 Police departments are ambivalent about counseling... A cop in therapy does not get pats on the back.

extracted from patn.¹

as lemmas

单词	a pat on the back
释义	> as lemmas a pat on the back (also head) b. figurative. a pat on the back (also head): an expression of approval or congratulation. ΚΠ c1804 Lady Hamilton in G. Rose Diaries (1860) I. 241 Sir William..never got even a pat on the back. 1898 A. Quiller-Couch in R. L. Stevenson St. Ives 306 A word of approbation—a little pat on the back, as I may say. 1952 M. Allingham Tiger in Smoke iv. 81 He had liked the boy... The present assignment had been in the nature of a personal pat on the head for him. 1969 Listener 15 May 698/2 A pat on the back for the regional bulletin South-East. 2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 3 Dec. 94/2 Police departments are ambivalent about counseling... A cop in therapy does not get pats on the back. extracted from patn.¹ < as lemmas
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