patch

noun

小块 small area

1. 色斑；斑点；（与周围不同的）小块，小片
   a small area of sth, especially one which is different from the area around it
   1. a black dog with a white patch on its back
      背上有一块白斑的黑狗
   2. a bald patch on the top of his head
      他头顶的秃块
   3. damp patches on the wall
      墙上的片片湿渍
   4. patches of dense fog
      团团浓雾

小片材料 piece of material

2. 补丁；补块
   a small piece of material that is used to cover a hole in sth or to make a weak area stronger, or as decoration
   1. I sewed patches on the knees of my jeans.
      我在我的牛仔裤膝部打了个补丁。
3. 眼罩
   a piece of material that you wear over an eye, usually because the eye is damaged
4. 眼罩
   a piece of material that you wear over an eye, usually because the eye is damaged
5. 戒烟贴片
   a piece of material that people can wear on their skin to help them to stop smoking
   1. nicotine patches
      尼古丁戒烟贴片

地块 piece/area of land

6. 小块土地；（尤指）菜地，果园
   a small piece of land, especially one used for growing vegetables or fruit
   1. a vegetable patch
      菜地
7. 工作地；熟悉的地区；家乡
   an area that sb works in, knows well or comes from
   1. He knows every house in his patch.
      他熟悉他那地区的每一座房子。
   2. She has had a lot of success in her home patch .
      她在自己的家乡地区真是一帆风顺。

艰难时刻 difficult time

8. 一段（艰难）岁月；一段（痛苦）日子
   a period of time of the type mentioned, usually a difficult or unhappy one
   1. to go through a bad/difficult/sticky patch
      经历艰难 / 困难 / 不幸的时期

计算机技术 in computing

9. 修补程序；补丁
   a small piece of code (= instructions that a computer can understand) which can be added to a computer program to improve it or to correct a fault
   1. Follow the instructions below to download and install the patch.
      按照下面的说明下载并安装修补程序。

verb

1. 打补丁；缝补；修补
   to cover a hole or a worn place, especially in clothes, with a piece of cloth or other material
   1. patched jeans
      带补丁的牛仔裤
   2. to patch a hole in the roof
      修补屋顶的漏洞

1. N-COUNT （表面上）与周围不同的部分
   A patch on a surface is a part of it which is different in appearance from the area around it.
   1. ...the bald patch on the top of his head...
      他头顶上的秃斑
   2. There was a small patch of blue in the grey clouds.
      灰色的云团中透出一小片蓝天。
   3. ...two big damp patches on the carpet.
      地毯上的两大块湿迹
2. N-COUNT （种有某种植物或农作物的）小块土地
   A patch of land is a small area of land where a particular plant or crop grows.
   1. ...a patch of land covered in forest.
      一小块林地
   2. ...the little vegetable patch in her backyard.
      她家后院中的一小块菜地
   3. ...a patch of wild cornflowers.
      一小片野矢车菊
3. N-COUNT 补丁；补片
   A patch is a piece of material which you use to cover a hole in something.
   1. ...jackets with patches on the elbows.
      肘部打着补丁的夹克
   2. ...trying to fix the flat tire by putting a patch on it.
      想打上一块补丁修好漏气的轮胎
4. See also: She went to the hospital and found him lying down with a patch over his eye. eye patch
5. VERB 补缀；修补
   If you patch something that has a hole in it, you mend it by fastening a patch over the hole.
   1. He and Walker patched the barn roof...
      他和沃克补好了谷仓顶。
   2. One of the mechanics took off the damaged tyre, and took it back to the station to be patched.
      其中一个机修工卸下坏轮胎，把它带回维修站修补。
   3. ...their patched clothes.
      他们打着补丁的衣服
6. N-COUNT 补丁
   A patch is a piece of computer program code written as a temporary solution for dealing with a virus in computer software and distributed by the makers of the original program.
   1. Older machines will need a software patch to be loaded to correct the date.
      老些的机器需要下载软件补丁来修改日期。
7. PHRASE 一段艰难时期
   If you have or go through a bad patch or a rough patch, you have a lot of problems for a time.
   1. His marriage was going through a bad patch...
      他的婚姻当时麻烦不断。
   2. The company I work for went through a rough patch.
      我所在的公司经历了一段困难时期。
8. PHRASE 比不上；远不及
   If you say that someone or something is not a patch on another person or thing, you mean that they are not as good as that person or thing.
   1. He's not a patch on the rest of the Cabinet...
      他远比不上内阁的其他成员。
   2. Handsome, she thought, but not a patch on Alex.
      是帅，她想，不过比亚历克斯差远了。

1. His finger went up to touch the black patch which covered his left eye
   他伸手去触摸遮住左眼的黑眼罩。
2. They tried digging in a patch just below the cave
   他们试着在洞穴正下方的一块地上挖掘。
3. There was a small patch of blue in the grey clouds.
   灰色的云团中透出一小片蓝天。
4. She went to the hospital and found him lying down with a patch over his eye.
   她去了医院，发现他躺着，一只眼睛戴着眼罩。
5. He and Walker patched the barn roof
   他和沃克补好了谷仓顶。
6. One of the mechanics took off the damaged tyre, and took it back to the station to be patched.
   其中一个机修工卸下坏轮胎，把它带回维修站修补。
7. Older machines will need a software patch to be loaded to correct the date.
   老些的机器需要下载软件补丁来修改日期。
8. His marriage was going through a bad patch
   他的婚姻当时麻烦不断。
9. The company I work for went through a rough patch.
   我所在的公司经历了一段困难时期。
10. He's not a patch on the rest of the Cabinet
    他远比不上内阁的其他成员。
11. Handsome, she thought, but not a patch on Alex.
    是帅，她想，不过比亚历克斯差远了。
12. She has gone on holiday with her husband to try to patch up their marriage
    她和她丈夫一起去度假了，以期弥合他们婚姻的裂隙。
13. They managed to patch it up.
    他们终于和好了。
14. We can patch up those holes
    我们可以修补这些破洞。
15. All of a sudden she seemed to want to make peace and patch up our quarrel.
    突然她似乎想要和好，结束我们之间的争吵。
16. In the last 10 minutes Tranmere struck a purple patch which culminated in their goal.
    最后10分钟，特兰米尔队时来运转，终于收获了进球。
17. The plane had plowed a path through a patch of forest before coming to rest in a field.
    飞机猛冲过一片森林，在一片田野中停了下来。
18. Her research was going through a sticky patch.
    她的研究工作正处于一个艰难的阶段。
19. There was a patch of waste land behind the church
    教堂的后面有一块荒地。
20. Don't tie [ put on] your shoes in a melon patch or adjust your hat under a plum tree--avoid being suspected.; Don't do anything to arouse suspicion.
    瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠。
21. Try to patch things up between them, will you?
    你去给他们说和说和。
22. They've had a quarrel. you'd better try and patch things up between them.
    他们吵架了，你最好去劝解一下。
23. We always have to patch up for his carelessness.
    他这个人做事，总要别人替他打补丁。
24. The dog has a bald patch on its back.
    这条狗的背上有一块地方不长毛。
25. For this article, we combine the coLinux and openMosix patch for the2.4.26 Linux kernel.
    对本文而言，我们组合使用了coLinux和用于2.4.26Linux内核的openMosix补丁。
26. You do not need to install the patch or snapshot.
    所以您不需要安装补丁或者快照了。
27. Example: Jack and Jill decided it was time to patch up their relationship.
    例：Jack和Jill认为是时候该修补一下他们的关系了。
28. Our dog has a bald patch on its leg.
    我们的狗的腿上秃了一块。
29. I have a patch of land, in which grow weeds.
    我在河边有一块地，长满了杂草。
30. My cat's names are Benny and Patch.
    我的猫的名字是本尼和修补程序。

patch sb/sth through (to sb/sth)

1. （临时把电话、电子设备）接通，连通
   to connect telephone or electronic equipment temporarily

patch sth↔together

1. 拼凑；草草拼合
   to make sth from several different parts, especially in a quick careless way

patch sth/sb↔up

1. 修理；（尤指）临时修补
   to repair sth especially in a temporary way by adding a new piece of material or a patch
2. 临时包扎（伤口）；仓促处理（损伤）
   to treat sb's injuries, especially quickly or temporarily
3. 言归于好
   to try to stop arguing with sb and be friends again
   1. nicotine patches
      尼古丁戒烟贴片
4. 勉强同意
   to agree on sth, especially after long discussions and even though the agreement is not exactly what everyone wants

n.

be not a patch on sb/sth

• 远不如；远比…逊色
  to be much less good, attractive, etc. than sb/sth else

noun

1. a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

   Synonym:    bandage

2. a protective cloth covering for an injured eye

   Synonym:    eyepatch

3. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
   1. her stockings had several mends

   Synonym:    menddarn

4. a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole

5. a connection intended to be used for a limited time

   Synonym:    temporary hookup

6. a small contrasting part of something
   1. a bald spot
   2. a leopard's spots
   3. a patch of clouds
   4. patches of thin ice
   5. a fleck of red

   Synonym:    spotspeckledapplefleckmaculation

7. a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program

8. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
   1. a bean plot
   2. a cabbage patch
   3. a briar patch

   Synonym:    plotplot of landplot of ground

9. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
   1. he was here for a little while
   2. I need to rest for a piece
   3. a spell of good weather
   4. a patch of bad weather

   Synonym:    whilepiecespell

verb

1. repair by adding pieces
   1. She pieced the china cup

   Synonym:    piece

2. mend by putting a patch on
   1. patch a hole

   Synonym:    patch up

3. to join or unite the pieces of
   1. patch the skirt

   Synonym:    piece

4. provide with a patch
   1. The field was patched with snow