| 单词 | patch |
| 释义 | patch n. & v. --n 1. a piece of material or metal etc. used to mend a hole or as reinforcement. 2. a pad worn to protect an injured eye. 3. a dressing etc. put over a wound. 4. a large or irregular distinguishable area on a surface. 5. colloq. a period of time in terms of its characteristic quality (went through a bad patch). 6. a piece of ground. 7. colloq. an area assigned to or patrolled by an authorized person, esp. a police officer. 8. a number of plants growing in one place (brier patch). 9. a scrap or remnant. 10. a temporary electrical connection. 11. hist. a small disc etc. of black silk attached to the face, worn esp. by women in the 17th-18th c. for adornment. 12. Mil. a piece of cloth on a uniform as the badge of a unit. --vtr. 1. (often foll. by up) repair with a patch or patches; put a patch or patches on. 2. (of material) serve as a patch to. 3. (often foll. by up) put together, esp. hastily or in a makeshift way. 4. (foll. by up) settle (a quarrel etc.) esp. hastily or temporarily. Phrases and idioms not a patch on colloq. greatly inferior to. patch cord an insulated lead with a plug at each end, for use with a patchboard. patch panel = PATCHBOARD. patch pocket one made of a piece of cloth sewn on a garment. patch test a test for allergy by applying to the skin patches containing allergenic substances. Derivatives patcher n. Etymology: ME pacche, patche, perh. var. of peche f. OF pieche dial. var. of piece PIECE |
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