a small area of something, especially one which is different from the area around it 色斑；斑點；（與周圍不同的）小塊，小片 a black dog with a white patch on its back 背上有一塊白斑的黑狗 a bald patch on the top of his head 他頭頂的秃塊 damp patches on the wall 牆上的片片濕漬 patches of dense fog 團團濃霧 We sat in a patch of shade under a tree. 我們坐在樹下的一塊陰涼處。
Synonyms patchpatch- dot
- mark
- spot
- patch an area of something, especially one which is different from the area around it:
a white dog with a black patch on its head 頭上有一塊黑斑的白狗 patches of dense fog 團團濃霧
- dot a small round mark on something, especially one that is printed:
The letters ‘i’ and ‘j’ have dots over them. 字母 i 和 j 上面都有一點。 The island is a small green dot on the map. 這個島在地圖上是一個小綠點。
- mark an area of colour that is easy to notice on the body of a person or animal:
The horse had a white mark on its head. 這匹馬頭上有塊白斑。
- spot a small round area that is a different colour or feels different from the surface it is on:
Which has spots, a leopard or a tiger? 有斑點的是豹還是虎？
- a patch/dot/mark/spot on something
- with patches/dots/marks/spots
- a blue/black/red, etc. patch/dot/mark/spot
Extra ExamplesThe velvet curtains were faded in patches. 天鵝絨窗簾有些地方褪色了。 There were some patches of clear blue sky. 天空中有幾處晴朗蔚藍的地方。 Flowers provide little bright patches of colour around the garden. 鮮花爲花園增添了一點點鮮豔的色彩。 an isolated patch of forest 一小塊偏僻的林地 icy patches on the roads 路上結冰的地方 located on a small patch of flat ground 位於一小塊平地上 This led Nixon into a political briar patch (= a painful situation that is difficult to escape). 這導致尼克鬆陷入痛苦而又難以擺脫的政治困局。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- irregular
- clear
- coloured/colored
- …
- in patches
- patch of
- patch on
- …
- a patch of colour/color
a small piece of material that is used to cover a hole in something or to make a weak area stronger, or as decoration 補丁；補塊 Extra ExamplesShe wore a jacket with bright patches sewn onto it. 她穿了一件夾克，點綴着一些顔色鮮豔的補丁。 dancers with patches on their costumes 服裝上打着補丁的舞蹈演員 Students were wearing American flag patches on their sleeves. 學生們在袖子上戴着繪有美國國旗的臂章。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + patch- have
- sew on/onto
- patch on
a piece of material that you wear over an eye, usually because the eye is damaged 眼罩 - (North American English) (British English badge)
a piece of material that you sew onto clothes as part of a uniform （制服上的）標記，標識 He wears a patch from his employer, Verizon. 他戴着一塊僱主弗萊森公司的臂章。 It has a UPS patch sewn on the right shoulder. 右肩處縫有一塊 UPS 肩章。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + patch- sport
- wear
- sew on
- …
- patch on
a piece of material that people can wear on their skin to help them to stop smoking 戒煙貼片 nicotine patches 尼古丁戒煙貼片
a small piece of land, especially one used for growing vegetables or fruit 小塊土地；（尤指）菜地，果園 
a vegetable patch 一塊菜地 We had a strawberry patch beside the greenhouse. 在溫室旁我們有一塊草莓圃。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- isolated
- grassy
- bare
- …
- in a/the patch
- on a/the patch
- patch of
- (British English, informal)
an area that somebody works in, knows well or comes from 工作地；熟悉的地區；家鄉 He knows every house in his patch. 他熟悉他那地區的每一座房子。 She has had a lot of success in her home patch. 她在自己的家鄉地區真是成績斐然。
- (informal, especially British English)
a period of time of the type mentioned, usually a difficult or unhappy one 一段（艱難）歲月；一段（痛苦）日子 to go through a bad/difficult/sticky patch 經歷艱難／困難／不幸的時期
Extra ExamplesI was going through a patch of poor health. 我那段時間健康狀況不佳。 Their business hit a sticky patch last year. 他們的生意去年遭遇了一段艱難時期。 The team has been through a rough patch recently. 團隊近來經歷了一段艱難時期。 We did have a patch of bad luck, but we're through it now. 我們確實有一點運氣不好，但我們現在已經度過了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- difficult
- rocky
- …
- go through
- have
- hit
- …
- patch of
a small piece of code (= instructions that a computer can understand) which can be added to a computer program to improve it or to correct a fault 修補（程序）；補丁 Follow the instructions below to download and install the patch. 按照下面的說明下載並安裝修補程序。 Update and apply all security patches to your browser, as soon as possible. 盡快更新所有安全補丁並將其應用到您的浏覽器。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- security
- apply
- deploy
- download
- …
small area小塊
piece of material小片材料
piece/area of land地塊
difficult time艱難時刻
in computing計算機技術
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from a variant of Old French pieche, dialect variant of piece ‘piece’.
Idioms
be not a patch on somebody/something
- (informal, especially British English)
to be much less good, attractive, etc. than somebody/something else 遠不如；遠比…遜色 This book isn’t a patch on her others. 這本書不是她其他書的翻版。 She was no great beauty. Not a patch on Martha. 她不是什麽大美人。不是瑪莎的補丁。