patch
Từ điển Collocation
patch noun
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
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a small contrasting part of something; spot, speckle, dapple, fleck, maculation
a bald spot
a leopard's spots
a patch of clouds
patches of thin ice
a fleck of red
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; plot, plot of ground
a bean plot
a cabbage patch
a briar patch
- 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; while, piece, spell
he was here for a little while
I need to rest for a piece
a spell of good weather
a patch of bad weather
- a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
- a connection intended to be used for a limited time; temporary hookup
- sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); mend, darn
her stockings had several mends
- a protective cloth covering for an injured eye; eyepatch
- a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body; bandage
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. A piece of object code that is inserted in an executable program as a temporary fix for a bug.vb. In programming, to repair a deficiency in the functionality of an existing routine or program, generally in response to an unforeseen need or set of operating circumstances. Patching is a common means of adding a feature or a function to a program until the next version of the software is released. Compare hack (definition 2), kludge (definition 2).
File Extension Dictionary
General Patch File
Elonex ONEt+ Patchn File (Elonex)
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
patches|patched|patching
syn.: fix mend repair service