Word · Frequency #3039
patches
修补；打补丁
patches is the third person singular of patch.
to mend or repair by fastening a piece of material over a hole or tear
- 1.
To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
通过缝补布料、皮革等来修补。
- 2.
To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
用碎片修补；通过固定碎片来修理。
- 3.
To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
用碎片或补丁制作,如拼布。
- 4.
To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
连接或联合碎片；修补裙子。
- 5.
To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
使用临时的、可拆卸的电子连接,如通信系统中两个组件之间的连接。
- 6.
To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner
以仓促或笨拙的方式修理或安排。
- 7.
To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:
进行补丁描述的更改；将补丁应用于相关文件。因此:
- 8.
To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.
使用电缆连接两件电气设备。
给……打补丁；修复（程序）；草草修补；凑合；用插线临时连接；接（线）；拼缝；拼制；通过缝补布料、皮革等来修补。
In use
She patched the old jeans with a piece of denim.
The mechanic patched the tire after removing the nail.
I need to patch the hole in the wall before painting.
Verb forms
base patch · third person patches · -ing patching · past patched · past participle patched
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Connections
Collocations
- patch a hole
- 补洞；缝补破洞
- She patched a hole in her jeans.她补了牛仔裤上的一个洞。
- patch up
- 修补；草草修理
- They patched up the old fence before the storm.他们在暴风雨来临前把旧栅栏修补好了。
- patch together
- 拼凑；拼合
- We patched together a shelter from scraps.我们用碎片拼搭了一个棚子。
- patch the roof
- 修补屋顶
- He climbed up to patch the roof.他爬上去修补屋顶。
- patch a vulnerability
- 修复漏洞；打补丁
- The team patched a vulnerability in the system.团队修复了系统中的一个漏洞。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象衣服破了个洞，剪一块布（a piece）盖住缝好，就是 patch（补丁/修补）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常衣物修补、软件补丁更新、临时线路连接 该词在口语和一般书面语中都较常见，多用于修补衣物、拼接布料、给软件打补丁或做临时接线；正式文体中更常说 repair，日常使用时语气自然。
Grammar Note
用于修补漏洞或程序时，常接up；拼凑时接together
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with patch (/pætʃ/): catch, match, hatch, latch, batch, snatch all end in the same /ætʃ/ sound. Watch out for lookalikes that do not rhyme, such as pitch (/pɪtʃ/) and peach (/piːtʃ/), whose vowel sounds differ.
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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