mend, repair, patch, fix

名詞 patch:

1. a small contrasting part of something
   同義詞：spot, speckle, dapple, fleck, maculation
2. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
   同義詞：plot, plot of ground
3. a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
4. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
   同義詞：while, piece, spell
5. a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
6. a connection intended to be used for a limited time
   同義詞：temporary hookup
7. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
   同義詞：mend, darn
8. a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
   同義詞：eyepatch
9. a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
   同義詞：bandage

動詞 patch:

1. to join or unite the pieces of
   同義詞：piece
2. provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
3. mend by putting a patch on
   同義詞：patch up
4. repair by adding pieces
   同義詞：piece

1. Her latest novel isn't a patch on her others.
   她這部新小說比以前所寫的差得遠。
2. They patched up their tiff.
   他們平息了爭執(zhí)。
3. He patched up a couple of old tires.
   他補了幾條舊車胎。
4. The boy's trousers need a patch on the knee.
   這孩子的褲子膝蓋上需要打個補丁。

patch

n.（名詞）

A small piece of material affixed to another, larger piece to conceal, reinforce, or repair a worn area, hole, or tear.
補片，補釘：補綴在較大的一片材料上的一小片材料，用來添補、加強或修補一磨損部分、小洞或撕裂處
A small piece of cloth used for patchwork.
補釘：一小片用來修補用的布
A small cloth badge affixed to a garment as a decoration or an insignia, as of a military unit.
臂章：縫綴在衣服上用作裝飾或標(biāo)記的小布條，如軍服上的臂章

A dressing or covering applied to protect a wound or sore.
藥膏，膠布：用于保護傷口或疼痛處的軟裹或敷蓋物
A pad or shield of cloth worn over an eye socket or an injured eye.
護眼片，眼罩：帶在眼窩或受傷的眼上的墊子或布片
A transdermal patch.
皮膚貼
A beauty spot applied to a woman`s face or shoulder to conceal an imperfection or to enhance the fairness of her skin.
裝飾貼布：貼在婦女臉部或肩上的美人斑，用來掩蓋不完美或增加皮膚的美感

A small piece, part, or section, especially that which differs from or contrasts with the whole:
小片，一小部分：尤指不同于整體或與整體形成對照的一小部分：
例句：
a patch of thin ice; patches of sunlight.
一片薄冰，日光斑駁

A small plot or piece of land, especially one that produces or is used for growing specific vegetation:
一小塊土地：尤指用來生產(chǎn)或種植某一種蔬菜的小片土地：
例句：
a briar patch; a bean patch.
一片種植野薔薇的土地；一片扁豆地

A temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
電子連接線：可移掉的臨時電子線路，如在一通信系統(tǒng)中的兩個元件間的線路
v.（動詞）
patched,patch.ing,patch.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To put a patch or patches on.
補，打補釘：把補片補在…上
To make by sewing scraps of material together:
補綴：用小布片縫補：
例句：
patch a quilt.
補被子

To mend, repair, or put together, especially hastily, clumsily, or poorly:
拼湊，胡亂修補：修改、修補或拼湊到一起，尤指匆忙的、笨手笨腳的或拙劣的：
例句：
They patched together the broken statues with glue and plaster. The delegates will be forced to patch up their differences.
他們用膠和膏料把打碎的雕像拼湊起來。代表團將被迫就他們的分歧達成妥協(xié)

To connect temporarily (electronic components), as with a patch cord.
（臨時）連接：用接線把（電子元件）臨時性地連接起來
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
Electronics To be connected temporarily.
【電子學(xué)】 暫時地連接

來源：
Middle English pacche
中古英語 pacche
perhaps alteration of pece, pieche [piece] * see piece
可能為 pece的變化, pieche [片] *參見 piece

【引伸】
patch.able
adj.（形容詞）
patch.er
n.（名詞）

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patch
patch 2

n.（名詞）
A fool or clown; a dolt.
傻瓜或小丑；呆子

來源：
Perhaps from Italian dialectal paccio
可能源自 意大利方言 paccio
from Old Italian
源自 古意大利語