Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3039
patch
补丁；补片
a piece of material used to mend a hole, strengthen, or decorate something
- 1.
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
补丁
- 2.
a small contrasting part of something
某物的小对比部分
- 3.
A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
修补物
- 4.
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
被特定植被覆盖的小块土地
- 5.
A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.
临时修补
- 6.
a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
用作装饰或修补、覆盖孔洞的布片
- 7.
A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
小块区域
- 8.
A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
小块土地
- 9.
A local region of professional responsibility.
专业责任区域
- 10.
A piece of material used to cover a wound.
伤口覆盖物
- 11.
An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.
药物贴片
- 12.
A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.
眼罩
- 13.
A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
枪口挡块
- 14.
A piece of data intended to modify a computer file by replacing a part of it.
数据补丁
- 15.
A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
清洁枪管的布片
- 16.
A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
枪弹包裹布
- 17.
A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.
连接两件电气设备的电缆。
- 18.
A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).
音乐合成器的声音设置(最初通过连接线选择)。
- 19.
A butterfly of the genus Chlosyne.
一种属于Chlosyne属的蝴蝶。
斑点；色斑；小块；小块土地；菜地；管区；责任区；敷料；护创贴；透皮贴剂；贴片
In use
He sewed a patch onto his jeans to cover the hole.
The garden has a patch of bright flowers.
There is a dark patch on the wall where the picture used to hang.
a patch of clouds
patches of thin ice
a cabbage patch
a briar patch
a patch of noun
表示一小块区域。
There was a patch of ice on the road.
路上有一片冰。
a patch on noun
Connections
Collocations
- an eye patch
- 眼罩
- The pirate wore an eye patch.那个海盗戴着一个眼罩。
- a shoulder patch
- 肩章
- He sewed a company logo onto his shoulder patch.他把公司标志缝在肩章上。
- a patch of land
- 一小块土地
- They cultivated a small patch of land behind the house.他们在房子后面耕种了一小块土地。
- a patch of white
- 一片白色
- The cat has a patch of white on its chest.这只猫胸口有一片白色。
- a nicotine patch
- 尼古丁贴片
- He used a nicotine patch to help him quit smoking.他用尼古丁贴片帮助戒烟。
- a patch of ice
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象衣服上的补丁（patch），一块布盖住破洞，保护修复。
Context & Register
常用于描述医疗用创可贴、眼罩或衣物补丁，中性语体，多用于日常或专业语境。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与 of 或 on 连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /ætʃ/ ending sound in their IPA. Beware of 'watch' which is spelled similarly but pronounced /wɒtʃ/.
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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