Word · Frequency #3881
pat
轻拍；轻抚
核心释义
To gently tap someone or something with the flat of your hand.
- 1.
用手掌轻轻拍打某人或某物
To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
- 2.
用手掌轻轻反复拍打使其平滑或平整
To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
- 3.
轻轻地下雨
To gently rain.
- 4.
亲昵或戏弄地轻拍或挤压(尤指下巴)
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
拍平；拍打；疼爱地轻拍；抚弄；下小雨；细雨；用手掌轻轻拍打某人或某物；用手掌轻轻反复拍打使其平滑或平整
用法In use
She gently patted the dog on the head.
用法提示：使用动词“pat”的过去式“patted”，表示轻拍动作。
The mother pats her baby's back to help him burp.
用法提示：使用动词“pat”的第三人称单数形式“pats”，表示轻拍安抚。
He was patting his friend's shoulder encouragingly.
用法提示：使用动词“pat”的现在分词“patting”，表示持续轻拍动作。
pat sb/sth
及物动词，后面直接跟被拍的人或物，可再加副词说明力度或方式。
She patted her daughter's hair softly.
她轻轻地抚拍女儿的头发。
pat sb on the + 身体部位
这个结构里身体部位前用 the，不用 my、his 等物主代词，如 on the shoulder、on the head。
He patted me on the shoulder and smiled.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pat someone on the back
- 轻拍某人的后背（表示鼓励或称赞）
- The coach patted the player on the back after the game.比赛结束后，教练轻拍队员的后背以示鼓励。
- pat the dough flat
- 把面团拍平
- Pat the dough flat with your fingers.用手指把面团拍平。
- rain pats on the window
- 雨点轻轻拍打窗户
- I love the sound of rain patting on my window at night.我喜欢夜里雨点拍打窗户的声音。
- pat someone's chin
- 轻拍某人的下巴（表示亲昵或戏弄）
- She patted the baby's chin and laughed.她轻拍婴儿的下巴，笑了。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
pat 的 p 像一只手掌，at 表示“在……上”，想象手掌轻轻拍在对方身上，就是“轻拍”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面叙述 pat 作动词表示“用手掌轻拍”时，语气中性，没有明显的正式或随意倾向；通常用于日常交谈和书面描写中，搭配身体部位或物品都很自然。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in -at and rhyme with pat: cat, hat, mat, bat, rat, sat. Be careful: put and pet look similar but are pronounced /pʊt/ and /pet/, so they do not rhyme with pat.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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