词典释义：
a piece of cloth or other material used to mend or strengthen a torn or weak point
补丁，补片。
a pad or shield worn over a sightless or injured eye or an eye socket
（保护病伤眼睛用的）眼罩。
a piece of cloth sewn on to clothing as a badge or distinguishing mark
臂章。
【计算机】 （程序）补丁，插入码。
an adhesive piece of drug-impregnated material worn on the skin so that the drug may be absorbed gradually over a period of time
膏药。
(on an animal or bird)an area of hair or plumage different in colour from that on most of the rest of the body
（鸟兽皮毛的）异色斑。
a part of something marked out from the rest by a particular characteristic
斑，与周围不同的部分
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his hair was combed forward to hide a growing bald patch .他把头发梳向前面以遮盖逐渐变秃的头顶。
a small area or amount of something
小片，碎片；碎屑
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patches of bluebells in the grass .草地上一片片的野风信子。
〈史〉 （尤指１７、１８世纪妇女装饰用的）饰颜片，美人斑。
a small piece of ground, especially one used for gardening
（尤指园艺用的）一小块地
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they spent Sundays digging their vegetable patch .他们利用星期天来翻挖自己的小片菜地。
〈英，非正式〉 管辖区
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we didn't want any secret organizations on our patch .我们不想让任何秘密组织在我们这片辖区内存在。
〈英， 非正式〉 期间，一段时间
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he may have been going through a bad patch .他这一段时间以来可能不怎么走运。
a temporary electrical or telephone connection
（电气或电话的）临时连接（线）。
a preset configuration or sound data file in an electronic musical instrument, especially a synthesizer
（电子乐器，尤指合成乐器中的）预设配置（或声音）数据文件；配音。
mend or strengthen (fabric or an item of clothing) by putting a piece of material over a hole or weak point in it
补缀，修补
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her jeans were neatly patched .她的牛仔裤补得很整齐。
【医】 遮盖（视力好的一只眼睛）以促进弱视眼看东西
【计 算机】 （用补丁对程序进行）改错，改善，修正；打补丁。
(一般作
使出现斑块
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the grass was patched with sandy stretches .草地上出现一条条的沙带。
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〈非正式〉 紧急医治；仓促修补；草草修理
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they did their best to patch up the gaping wounds .他们竭尽所能对张开的伤口做了紧急处理。
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拼凑；匆匆制成
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lean-tos patched together from aluminium siding and planks 用铝制壁板和木板草草搭建的披棚
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figurative 〈喻〉they were trying to patch together an arrangement for cooperation .他们试图拼凑一个合作协议。
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〈非正式〉 恢复（友好关系），和解
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any ill feeling could be patched up with a phone call 一个电话就可能化解任何的敌意
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they sent him home to patch things up with his wife .他们送他回家与妻子和解。
[with obj. and adverbial]connect by a temporary electrical, radio, or telephonic connection
临时性连接
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patch me through to number nine .给我接通九号。
[no obj., with adverbial]become connected in this way
用插接线连接
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stay on the open line and we'll patch in on you .呆在空线上不要挂断，我们会用插接线与你连接。
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not a patch on Brit .informal greatly inferior to 〈英， 非正式〉 比不上，远不如he no longer looked so handsome — he wasn't a patch on Peter . 看上去他已不再那么英俊，远比不上彼得
"late Middle English： perhaps from a variant of Old French
