patch
美[pætʃ] vt.修补，拼凑；暂时遮掩一下；修理，平息（吵架等）；用美人斑装饰（脸）
vi.打补丁
网络补片；斑；补丁；眼罩
1 . The company I work for went through a rough patch .
我所在的公司经历了一段困难时期。
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2 . He's not a patch on the rest of the Cabinet.
他远比不上内阁的其他成员。
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3 . They tried digging in a patch just below the cave.
他们试着在洞穴正下方的一块地上挖掘。
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4 . There was a patch of waste land behind the church.
教堂的后面有一块荒地。
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5 . Handsome, she thought, but not a patch on Alex.
是帅，她想，不过比亚历克斯差远了。
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1.a small contrasting part of something;
a bald spot
2.a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation;
a bean plot
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;
he was here for a little while
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
7.sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment);
her stockings had several mends
8.a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
9.a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
1.to join or unite the pieces of;
patch the skirt
2.provide with a patch; also used metaphorically;
The field was patched with snow
3.mend by putting a patch on;
patch a hole
4.repair by adding pieces;
She pieced the china cup