| 词汇 | pat |
| 释义 | pat (noun) pat (adverb) pat (adjective) pat 9 ENTRIES FOUND: pat (verb) pat (noun) pat (adverb) pat (adjective) pat-a-cake pit-a-pat (noun) back (noun) patty-cake (noun) stand (verb) 1 pat /ˈpæt/ verb pats; patted; patting 1 pat /ˈpæt/ verb pats; patted; patting Learner's definition of PAT [+ object] 1 : to lightly touch (someone or something) with your hand usually several times in order to show affection or approval or to provide comfort轻拍（以示喜爱、赞同或安慰） The child gently patted the dog's head.那个孩子轻轻地拍那只狗的脑袋。 He patted my knee and told me everything would be fine.他拍了拍我的膝盖，告诉我说一切都会好的。 — often + on He patted me on my knee.他拍了拍我的膝盖。 2 a : to flatten, smooth, or shape (something) by lightly pressing on it with your hand轻拍抚平；轻拍成形 He patted his hair down.他轻拍他的头发，把头发压平。 She patted the dough into a square.她把面团拍成方形。 b : to lightly press (something) several times until it is dry拍干 He patted the lettuce dry with a paper towel.他用纸巾把生菜的水蘸干。 pat down [phrasal verb] pat (someone) down or pat down (someone) US : to move your hands over (someone) in order to search for something (such as a weapon) that may be hidden in clothing搜身检查 The police patted the suspect down at the scene.警方在现场对嫌疑犯进行搜身检查。 pat (someone) on the back : to praise or give credit to (someone) for doing good work表扬；赞扬 They deserve to be patted on the back for the way they've handled this problem.他们处理这个问题的方式值得表扬。 You should pat yourselves on the back for doing such a great job.你做得特别好，应该自我表扬。 2 pat /ˈpæt/ noun plural pats 2 pat /ˈpæt/ noun plural pats Learner's definition of PAT [count] 1 : an act of lightly touching someone or something with your hand to show affection or approval轻拍 The teacher smiled and gave the boy a pat on the head. [=the teacher patted the boy on the head]老师笑了笑，拍了拍男孩的头。 She gave the dog a quick pat.她轻轻地拍了拍狗。 2 : a small, flat, usually square piece of something (such as butter)小块（黄油等） a pat of butter一小块黄油 a pat on the back informal : a show of praise or approval表扬；赞扬 You all deserve a pat on the back [=you all deserve to be praised] for making this possible.你们使之成为可能，都值得表扬。 You did a great job, so give yourself a pat on the back.你做得特别好，自我表扬一下吧。 3 pat /ˈpæt/ adverb 3 pat /ˈpæt/ adverb Learner's definition of PAT : learned completely or perfectly完全记得；记得一清二楚 (US) She has her lines down pat.她把她的台词记得滚瓜烂熟。 (Brit) He had his story off pat.他对自己的经历可以一字不差地说出来。 stand pat US : to refuse to change your opinion or decision坚持立场；固执己见 Despite our objections, they are going to stand pat with their decision.尽管我们反对，他们还是会坚持自己的决定。 4 pat /ˈpæt/ adjective 4 pat /ˈpæt/ adjective Learner's definition of PAT disapproving : said or done without any real thought or effort to be truthful or original敷衍的；草草了事的 a pat response敷衍的回复 The movie's pat ending was a disappointment.电影的结尾草草了事，让人失望。 His explanation was too pat to be believable.他的解释太过敷衍，让人难以相信。 |
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