give sb/sth a pat
常用 give + 人或动物 + a pat 表示“轻拍某人或某动物”。
She gave the dog a pat on the head.
她轻轻拍了拍狗的头。
轻拍；轻抚
pats — plural of pat
轻拍声；轻敲声；一小块（黄油等）；轻拍或轻敲软平物体的声音,尤其是脚步声；轻拍声；轻轻拍打,尤其是用手
a light touch or stroke with the hand
轻拍或轻敲软平物体的声音,尤其是脚步声
The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.
轻拍声
the sound made by a gentle blow
轻轻拍打,尤其是用手
A light tap or slap, especially with the hands.
轻触或轻抚
a light touch or stroke
软物的扁平块,尤其是黄油或粪便
A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
She gave the dog a gentle pat on the head.
她轻轻拍了拍狗的头。
用法提示：这里的 pat 是名词，表示轻拍的动作。
I felt a pat on my shoulder and turned around.
我感到有人轻拍我的肩膀，于是转过身来。
用法提示：这里的 pat 是名词，指轻拍这一行为。
With a final pat, the sculptor was satisfied with his work.
最后拍了一下，雕塑家对他的作品感到满意。
用法提示：这里的 pat 是名词，意为轻拍（作为最终修饰动作）。
常用 give + 人或动物 + a pat 表示“轻拍某人或某动物”。
She gave the dog a pat on the head.
她轻轻拍了拍狗的头。
除字面意义外，a pat on the back 也常引申为“表扬、赞许”。
He gave me a pat on the back for finishing the project.
他因为我完成了项目而拍了拍我的背。
a pat of 后接黄油等软质食物，表示“一小块”。
Add a pat of butter to the pan.
往锅里加一小块黄油。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave me pat on the back.
正确表达She gave me a pat on the back.
pat 作名词表示“轻拍”时是可数名词，单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a；give sb a pat on the back 是固定搭配，冠词不能省略。
grammar · medium
易错句子He gave the child a pat in the head.
正确表达He gave the child a pat on the head.
表示“拍在某个身体部位上”时用介词 on，指接触身体表面；in 表示在内部，与“轻拍”的动作不符。
grammar · medium
易错句子Add a pat butter to the pan.
正确表达Add a pat of butter to the pan.
pat 表示“一小块（黄油等软物）”时，要用 a pat of + 不可数名词的结构，介词 of 不能省略。
表扬，鼓励
She gave me a pat on the back for finishing the report.
她因我完成报告而表扬了我。
轻轻地拍头
The dog wagged its tail when it got a pat on the head.
狗被轻轻拍头时摇了摇尾巴。
轻柔的一拍
He gave the baby a gentle pat to soothe her.
他轻柔地拍了拍婴儿以安抚她。
轻拍一下
She gave a pat to the cat before leaving.
她离开前轻拍了一下猫。
表扬，鼓励
She gave him a pat on the back for his hard work.
她对他努力工作表示赞扬。
对某事掌握得完美无缺
He has his speech down pat and doesn't need notes.
他把演讲背得滚瓜烂熟，不需要笔记。
搜身
The security guard patted him down before he entered the building.
保安在他进入大楼前对他进行了搜身。
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