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ldoce_250_dpatch1 /pætʃ/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  part of an area 小块,小片MARKAREA a small area of something that is different from the area around it 〔与周围部分不同的〕斑，小块patch of We finally found a patch of grass to sit down on. 我们最后找到一小片草地可以坐下来。 Belinda watched a patch of sunlight move slowly across the wall. 贝琳达看着一小片阳光从墙的一边缓缓移到另一边。 Look out for icy patches on the road. 小心路上结冰的地方。 a cat with a white patch on its chest 胸部有一块白斑的猫 He combs his hair over his bald patch. 他把头发梳过来盖住秃掉的地方。 →5  See picture of patch 补丁;eye patch 眼罩;patch AmE 【美】/badge BrE 【英】徽章2  over a hole 在破洞上DCC a small piece of material that is sewn on something to cover a hole in it 补片，补丁 a jacket with leather patches at the elbows 肘部有皮革补丁的短上衣3  for growing STH 用于种植某物DLGAREA a small area of ground for growing fruit or vegetables 〔用于种水果或蔬菜的〕小块土地 a strawberry patch 一小块草莓地4. computer 计算机 a small computer program that is added to software to solve problems 〔软件的〕补丁程序5  eye 眼睛MDPROTECT a piece of material that you wear over your eye to protect it when it has been hurt 眼罩 He had a black patch over one eye. 他一只眼戴着黑眼罩。6. decoration 装饰DCCDECORATE American English a small piece of cloth with words or pictures on it that you can sew onto clothes 〔缝在衣服上带有文字或图画的〕缀饰，徽章 SYN British English badge7  a bad/difficult/sticky/rough patch informalDIFFICULTPERIOD OF TIME a period of time when you are having a lot of difficulty 艰难的时期 Gemma’s going through a bad patch right now. 杰玛眼下过得很艰难。8  somebody’s patch British English informalLIVE SOMEWHERE an area that someone knows very well because they work or live there 某人了如指掌的地区 SYN turf Policemen know what’s going on in their home patch. 警察了解自己辖区的情况。9  not be a patch on somebody/something British English informalWORSE to be much less attractive, good etc than something or someone else 远不如某人/某物，比某人/某物差得远 The second film isn’t a patch on the first. 第二部电影比第一部差远了。n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + patcha small/large etc patchSome of the hills still had small patches of snow.a white/black/red etc patchThe bird has a large black patch on each side of its neck.a damp/wet patchThere were damp patches on the ceilings.a bald patchHe stroked the bald patch on the back of his head .a dark patchShe noticed two dark patches on the sleeve of his shirt.a clear patchClear patches of brilliant blue sky appeared briefly through the white storm clouds.a bright patchPoppies and daisies provided bright patches of colour along the edge of the field. icy patches (=on a road)Some icy patches are likely on roads as temperatures drop tonight.fog patchesThere'll be a widespread frost with mist and one or two fog patches

Examples from the Corpus

patch• Patches of grease covered the kitchen walls.• I noticed a patch of dirt in the middle of the rug.• a white kitten with black patches• He tied his horse to a tree outside this bushy patch and left him grazing.• She touches the small colorful patches with her index finger, and laughs.• There's a damp patch under the window.• There were some darker patches on the carpet.• Both knees of his jeans had patches on them.• Detective McCready had taken over; he didn't want us on his patch.• The car hit an icy patch on the road and went out of control.• He told me to be more aggressive in representing my patch.• a nicotine patch• a pumpkin patch• Morris is going through one of the roughest patches of his presidency.• There was an ugly, scorched patch right in the middle of the skirt.• There are small patches with the emblems of sports cars sewn at odd, playful angles on the front.• A smaller patch of lesser quality vines extends southwards on to the north-east-facing slopes of Mont Aimé.• The rising sun slowly turns the drab greys and dull browns of the mountains to patches of pale gold and dusty pinks.• There are other people who have sun-tans that leave white patches on their arms.bald patch• It was thin and ragged, and folded forward to hide a growing bald patch.• My hair falls out at the slightest touch, sometimes leaving little bald patches.• If you crick your neck you might spot the odd bald patch, too!• Same-shaped bald patch, same fringe of white hair.• I noticed a small bald patch on the crown of his head.• More so than the bald patch at the back of his head.• But this can just mean patchy regrowth, with bald patches, not the whole leg of hair disappearing.

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patch2 (also patch up) verb [transitive + with]  1.DCCto repair a hole in something by putting a piece of something else over it 修补；缝补2 patch something ↔ together phrasal verb MAKEto make something quickly or carelessly from a number of different pieces or ideas 〔用碎料〕仓促拼制；〔把不同的观点〕草草拼凑 A new plan was quickly patched together. 一项新计划很快就拼凑出来了。3 patch something/somebody ↔ up phrasal verb a) ARGUEto end an argument because you want to stay friendly with someone 与〔某人〕和解；解决 分歧〕 Try to patch up your differences before he leaves. 尽量在他走之前解决你们之间的分歧。patch it/things up (with somebody) He went back to patch things up with his wife. 他回去想跟妻子和好。b) REPAIRto repair a hole in something by putting a piece of something else over it 修补 We’ll have to patch up the hole in the roof. 我们得修补屋顶上的洞。c) MHto give quick and basic medical treatment to someone who is hurt 快速处理，临时包扎〔伤者〕 We patched up the wounded as best we could. 我们尽可能地给伤者包扎好。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

patch• Trash collection has improved, he said, leaf pickup has resumed and more than 35,000 potholes have been patched.• Rip one seam and the coat will patch itself on the spot.• He patched through it somehow, though.• He had been wounded four times-and patched up, and sent back to war.• They built timber groynes and constructed chalk banks and patched up breaches as they occurred.• And the couple are now taking an early-break break from their civic duties to patch up their differences.• Their planking was patched with corrugated iron, their roofs shingled with flattened tin cans.Origin patch1 (1300-1400) Perhaps from Old French pieche “piece”

patch1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1patch2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese  

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patch¹ /pætʃ/ noun [countable]1.  PART OF AN AREA a small area of something that is different from the area around it
    patch of
    We finally found a patch of grass to sit down on.
    Belinda watched a patch of sunlight move slowly across the wall.
    Look out for icy patches on the road.
    a cat with a white patch on its chest
    He combs his hair over his bald patch.
2.  OVER A HOLE a small piece of material that is sewn on something to cover a hole in it:
    a jacket with leather patches at the elbows
3.  FOR GROWING SOMETHING a small area of ground for growing fruit or vegetables:
    a strawberry patch
4.  COMPUTER a small computer program that is added to software to solve problems
5.  EYE a piece of material that you wear over your eye to protect it when it has been hurt:
    He had a black patch over one eye.
6.  DECORATION American English a small piece of cloth with words or pictures on it that you can sew onto clothes
   SYN  badge British English
7. a bad/difficult/sticky/rough patch informal a period of time when you are having a lot of difficulty:
    Gemma’s going through a bad patch right now.
8. sb’s patch British English informal an area that someone knows very well because they work or live there
   SYN  turf:
    Policemen know what’s going on in their home patch.
9. not be a patch on somebody/something British English informal to be much less attractive, good etc than something or someone else:
    The second film isn’t a patch on the first.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + patch
   ▪ a small/large etc patch Some of the hills still had small patches of snow.
   ▪ a white/black/red etc patch The bird has a large black patch on each side of its neck.
   ▪ a damp/wet patch There were damp patches on the ceilings.
   ▪ a bald patch He stroked the bald patch on the back of his head .
   ▪ a dark patch She noticed two dark patches on the sleeve of his shirt.
   ▪ a clear patch Clear patches of brilliant blue sky appeared briefly through the white storm clouds.
   ▪ a bright patch Poppies and daisies provided bright patches of colour along the edge of the field.
   ▪ icy patches (=on a road) Some icy patches are likely on roads as temperatures drop tonight.
   ▪ fog patches There'll be a widespread frost with mist and one or two fog patches

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patch² (also patch up) verb [transitive + with]
to repair a hole in something by putting a piece of something else over it
     
patch something ↔ together phrasal verb
  to make something quickly or carelessly from a number of different pieces or ideas:
    A new plan was quickly patched together.
patch something/somebody ↔ up phrasal verb
  1. to end an argument because you want to stay friendly with someone:
    Try to patch up your differences before he leaves.
    patch it/things up (with somebody)
    He went back to patch things up with his wife.
  2. to repair a hole in something by putting a piece of something else over it:
    We’ll have to patch up the hole in the roof.
  3. to give quick and basic medical treatment to someone who is hurt:
    We patched up the wounded as best we could.