Word · Frequency #3881
pat
轻拍；轻抚
To gently tap someone or something with the flat of your hand.
- 1.
To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
用手掌轻轻拍打某人或某物
- 2.
To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
用手掌轻轻反复拍打使其平滑或平整
- 3.
To gently rain.
轻轻地下雨
- 4.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
亲昵或戏弄地轻拍或挤压(尤指下巴)
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
In use
She gently patted the dog on the head.
The mother pats her baby's back to help him burp.
He was patting his friend's shoulder encouragingly.
Verb forms
base pat · third person pats · -ing patting · past patted · past participle patted
规则动词，变位时双写t加ed。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- pat someone on the back
- （用手掌轻拍某人背部）表示称赞、鼓励The manager patted her on the back for completing the report on time.
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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