patch
US: /ˈpætʃ/
UK: /pˈætʃ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
patch /pætʃ/- danh từ
- miếng vá
- miếng băng dính, miếng thuốc cao (trên vết thương...)
- miếng bông che mắt đau
- nốt ruồi giả (để tô điểm trên mặt)
- mảnh đất
- a patch of potatoes: một đám (mảnh) khoai
- màng, vết, đốm lớn
- mảnh thừa, mảnh vụn
- to strike a bad patch
- gặp vận bỉ, gặp lúc không may
- not a patch on
- (thông tục) không mùi gì khi đem so sánh với, không thấm gót khi đem so sánh với
- ngoại động từ
- vá
- to patch a tyre: vá một cái lốp
- dùng để vá, làm miếng vá (cho cái gì)
- it will patch the hole well enough: miếng đó đủ để vá cho cái lỗ thủng
- ráp, nối (các mảnh, các mấu vào với nhau)
- hiện ra từng mảng lốm đốm, loang lổ (trên vật gì)
- to patch up
- vá víu, vá qua loa
- (nghĩa bóng) dàn xếp; dàn xếp qua loa, dàn xếp tạm thời (một vụ bất hoà...)
- vá
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
small area
1 a small area of sth, especially one which is different from the area around it: a black dog with a white patch on its back + a bald patch on the top of his head + damp patches on the wall + patches of dense fog + We sat in a patch of shade under a tree.
piece of material
2 a small piece of material that is used to cover a hole in sth or to strengthen a weak area: I sewed patches on the knees of my jeans.
3 a piece of material that you wear over an eye, usually because the eye is damaged: He had a black patch over one eye.
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4 (especially AmE) (BrE usually badge) a piece of material that you sew onto clothes, etc. as a decoration or as part of a uniform
5 a piece of material that people can wear on their skin to help them to stop smoking: nicotine patches
piece / area of land
6 a small piece of land, especially one used for growing vegetables or fruit: a vegetable patch
7 (BrE, informal) an area that sb works in, knows well or comes from: He knows every house in his patch. + She has had a lot of success in her home patch.
difficult time
8 (informal, especially BrE) a period of time of the type mentioned, usually a difficult or unhappy one: to go through a bad / difficult / sticky patch
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Idioms: be not a patch on sb/sth (informal, especially BrE) to be much less good, attractive, etc. than sb/sth else: This book isn't a patch on her others. + She was no great beauty. Not a patch on Martha.
+ verb [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to cover a hole or a worn place, especially in clothes, with a piece of cloth or other material: patched jeans + to patch a hole in the roof
Phrasal Verbs: patch sb/sth through (to sb/sth) to connect telephone or electronic equipment temporarily: She was patched through to London on the satellite link.
patch sth<->together to make sth from several different parts, especially in a quick careless way: They hope to be able to patch together a temporary settlement.
patch sth/sb<->up
1 to repair sth especially in a temporary way by adding a new piece of material or patch: Just to patch the boat up will cost £10 000.
2 to treat sb's injuries, especially quickly or temporarily: The doctor will soon patch you up.
3 to try to stop quarrelling with sb and be friends again: They've managed to patch up their differences. + Have you tried patching things up with her?
4 to agree on sth, especially after long discussions and even though the agreement is not completely satisfactory: They managed to patch up a deal.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 piece, scrap, reinforcement; shred, snip, snippet, tatter; pad:
Mother sewed colourful patches over the holes in my jeans.
2 area, section, segment, plat, plot, lot, tract, ground, parcel, field:
All he ever wanted was a little house on a little patch of land.
3 responsibility, area, bailiwick, territory:
The handling of customer complaints is in your patch, Gordon.
4 period, interval, spell, stage, episode, time; experience:
She went through a bad patch shortly after Starkey died.
v.
5 patch up or over, mend, repair, vamp, revamp, darn, sew (up), reinforce, cover:
I had my trousers patched where the dog bit me. Her father always wore the same patched jacket to the club
6 Often, patch up. fix (up), doctor, jury-rig, improvise, knock together or up:
Can you patch it up so I can drive it home?
7 patch up. settle, set right or straight, straighten out, reconcile, resolve, heal; come or bring to terms, bury the hatchet, kiss and make up, call a truce:
Will the two girls ever patch up their differences?
Collocation
1 material over a hole
VERB + PATCH
have
Her trousers have patches all over them.
| sew on
PREP.
~ on
dancers with patches on their costumes
2 part of a surface that is different
ADJ.
irregular | clear, coloured, dark | damp, wet | icy
icy patches on the roads
| bald
He has a small bald patch on the crown of his head.
| rough, sore
PREP.
in ~es
The velvet curtains were faded in patches.
| ~ of
There were some patches of clear blue sky.
| ~ on
A large damp patch had appeared on the ceiling.
PHRASES
a patch of colour
flowers providing little bright patches of colour around the garden
3 piece of land
ADJ.
isolated
an isolated patch of forest
| cabbage, potato, vegetable
PREP.
in a/the ~
working in his vegetable patch
| on a/the ~
located on a small patch of flat ground
PHRASES
a patch of grass/ground
We found a nice patch of grass to sit on.
4 period of time
ADJ.
bad, difficult, rocky, rough, sticky | purple
The team has hit a purple patch, with nine wins from their last ten games.
VERB + PATCH
go through, have, hit
Their business hit a sticky patch last year.
PREP.
~ of
going through a patch of poor health
Concise dictionary
patches|patched|patchingpætʃnoun
+a small contrasting part of something
+a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
+a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
+a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
+a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
+a connection intended to be used for a limited time
+sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
+a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
+a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
verb
+to join or unite the pieces of
+provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
+mend by putting a patch on
+repair by adding pieces
