单词 | patching-up |
释义 | > as lemmaspatching-up 1. The action of patch v. (in various senses); an instance of this. Also in patching-up. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > network > [noun] > ways of connecting terminals, etc. patching1445 daisy-chaining1972 the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > restoring something lost or damaged > in a makeshift manner patching1445 tinkering1753 society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [noun] > with a patch clouting1382 piecing1395 vampeying1416 patching1445 vamping1599 patchwork1712 society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [noun] > adjusting to type-height underlaying1611 patching1893 overlaying1896 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > [noun] > production or design of systems or devices > making temporary connections patching1923 1445 in H. E. Salter Churchwardens' Accts. St. Michael's Oxf. (1933) 44 (MED) Item, for the pachynge of twayn gravys, viii d. a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Bii v It is euyll patchynge of that is torne. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ii. sig. Ev An olde sack asketh muche patchyng. 1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ 184 The word [tpr] is a Metaphor taken from interbastation, patching or piecing, sewing or clapping close together. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 98 That patching and botching with Solder that appears upon all the Cast-lead Coverings. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. ii. 56 A little patching up would make it comfortable enough. 1832 G. P. R. James Henry Masterton II. x. 250 The eye detected some rather anomalous patchings and darnings. 1893 Brit. Printer 157 The less patching there is on the cylinder the less chance is there of wrinkling. 1923 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 2 123 It has been the practice to equip each line circuit..with a full complement of jacks suited to provide the maximum degree of flexibility in ‘patching’. 1977 R. Vicary Thames & Hudson Man. Adv. Lithography iv. 76 When several different transfers are used to build up an image on the same plate,..a different method must be adopted..known as patching up. 2002 Washington Post 28 Feb. (Home ed.) a1/3 Capitol Hill applauds the mayor... Notorious services—pothole patching, trash gathering, phone answering—are U-turning. < as lemmas |
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