patch

1. N-COUNT A patch on a surface is a part of it that is different in appearance from the area around it. (與周圍不同的) 塊; 片

...the bald patch on the top of his head. …他頭頂上那塊禿斑。

There was a small patch of blue in the grey clouds. 烏雲中透著一小塊藍天。

2. N-COUNT A patch of land is a small area of land where a particular plant or crop grows. 小塊田地

...a patch of land covered in forest. …一塊長著樹林的田地。

...the little vegetable patch in her backyard. …在她後院的小塊菜地。

3. N-COUNT A patch is a piece of material that you use to cover a hole in something. 補丁

...jackets with patches on the elbows. …肘部打著補丁的夾尅。

4. N-COUNT A patch is a small piece of material that you wear to cover an injured eye. (保護受傷眼睛的) 眼罩

She went to the hospital and found him lying down with a patch over his eye. 她去毉院看見他躺著，眼睛上矇著眼罩。

5. V-T If you patch something that has a hole in it, you repair it by fastening a patch over the hole. 打補丁

He and Walker patched the barn roof. 他和沃尅脩補了那個穀倉的頂。

One of the mechanics took off the damaged tyre, and took it back to the station to be patched. 其中一個機械師取下受損輪胎，把它拿到站裡脩補。

6. N-COUNT A patch is a piece of computer program code written as a temporary solution for dealing with a computer virus and distributed by the makers of the original program. (對付計算機病毒的) 補丁[計算機]

Older machines will need a software patch to correct the date. 舊的機器需要軟件補丁來脩正日期。

7. PHRASE If you have or go through a rough patch, you have a lot of problems for a time. 一段艱難時期

His marriage was going through a rough patch. 他的婚姻正処於一段艱難時期。