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patch

noun

a district which is the responsibility of a specified police authority; a geographical area designated as the responsibility of public servants, e.g. probation officers, social workers; an area of specialist reponsibility. Originally northern and Midland police, by the mid-1960s it had become common to all public services UK, 1963.

the territory claimed by a prostitute, a drug dealer or a gang UK, 1996.

a small community US, 1997.

the zone assigned to a military reconnaissance team US, 1991.

a small piece of material covering a striptease dancer's vulva US, 1973.

a gang emblem sewn to the back of a member's jacket, signifying full membership in the gang NEW ZEALAND, 1975.

in computing, a temporary modification of code to repair an immediate problem US, 1991.

in the circus or carnival, the person who adjusted legal problems US, 1960.

an ad hoc payment to a police officer to allow a crime to take place US, 2001.

the proceeds of a crime, confiscated and kept by corrupt police in lieu of arrest US, 1987.► not a patch onnot in any way to be compared with UK, 1860

idiompatch► on sb's home patch —see on home ground/turfgo through a bad/difficult/sticky patch(also hit a bad/difficult/sticky patch)to experience a difficult and unpleasant time when you have many problems:Dale and Sue are going through a bit of a bad patch - they're living with Sue's mum, and it's driving Dale crazy.When I was five, my father hit a bad patch with his business and he had to sell the house.It may be difficult to persuade your bank manager to help you through a sticky patch.not a patch on BrEBrEspoken used in order to say that someone or something is not nearly as good as someone or something else:Public transport nowadays isn't a patch on what it was when I was young.Prince Albert thought that British universities were unenlightened places, and not a patch on those in Germany.

See:

a lean patch
a lonely little petunia in an onion patch
a purple patch
a rough patch
a thing of shreds and patches
be (not) a patch on
go through a bad patch
go through a lean patch
go through a rough patch
go through a sticky patch
go through, hit, etc. a bad/sticky patch
have a lean patch
have a rough patch
hit a bad patch
hit a sticky patch
not a patch on
not a patch on (someone or something)
not a patch on someone/something
not be a patch on somebody/something
on (one's) home patch
patch (one) up
patch (something) up
patch a quarrel up
patch a/the/(one's) quarrel up
patch together
patch up
patch up a/the/(one's) quarrel
purple patch
tear up the pea patch

词组	patch
释义	patch noun 1 a district which is the responsibility of a specified police authority; a geographical area designated as the responsibility of public servants, e.g. probation officers, social workers; an area of specialist reponsibility. Originally northern and Midland police, by the mid-1960s it had become common to all public services UK, 1963. 2 the territory claimed by a prostitute, a drug dealer or a gang UK, 1996. 3 a small community US, 1997. 4 the zone assigned to a military reconnaissance team US, 1991. 5 a small piece of material covering a striptease dancer's vulva US, 1973. 6 a gang emblem sewn to the back of a member's jacket, signifying full membership in the gang NEW ZEALAND, 1975. 7 in computing, a temporary modification of code to repair an immediate problem US, 1991. 8 in the circus or carnival, the person who adjusted legal problems US, 1960. 9 an ad hoc payment to a police officer to allow a crime to take place US, 2001. 10 the proceeds of a crime, confiscated and kept by corrupt police in lieu of arrest US, 1987.► not a patch onnot in any way to be compared with UK, 1860 idiompatch► on sb's home patch —see on home ground/turfgo through a bad/difficult/sticky patch(also hit a bad/difficult/sticky patch)to experience a difficult and unpleasant time when you have many problems:Dale and Sue are going through a bit of a bad patch - they're living with Sue's mum, and it's driving Dale crazy.When I was five, my father hit a bad patch with his business and he had to sell the house.It may be difficult to persuade your bank manager to help you through a sticky patch.not a patch on BrEBrEspoken used in order to say that someone or something is not nearly as good as someone or something else:Public transport nowadays isn't a patch on what it was when I was young.Prince Albert thought that British universities were unenlightened places, and not a patch on those in Germany. phrasepatch[patched, patched, patching] patch together patch together sth • *patch sth* together to make or arrange something quickly and carelessly from several different parts or ideas: A new plan was quickly patched together. Bosnia had to patch together an army, sending soldiers to the front with no formal training, and little more than hunting rifles.■ SIMILAR TO: cobble together patch up** 1. patch up sth • *patch sth* up** if you patch up a relationship or argument with someone, you stop arguing with them and agree to be friendly with each other: Mindy wanted to patch up her marriage after a year of separation.patch things up Claire and Jeremy patched things up between them, and now they're getting married.patch up your differences Aragon agreed to meet with Campbell to try to patch up their differences.2. patch up sth • *patch sth* up** to repair something by adding a piece of material to it, instead of replacing it with a new one: We can patch these curtains up and make them look almost new. They patched up the roof - they couldn't afford a new one.3. patch up sth • *patch sth* up** to give quick and basic medical treatment to someone who is hurt: Liam fell and hurt his knee, and was sent to the school nurse to patch it up. See: a lean patch a lonely little petunia in an onion patch a purple patch a rough patch a thing of shreds and patches be (not) a patch on go through a bad patch go through a lean patch go through a rough patch go through a sticky patch go through, hit, etc. a bad/sticky patch have a lean patch have a rough patch hit a bad patch hit a sticky patch not a patch on not a patch on (someone or something) not a patch on someone/something not be a patch on somebody/something on (one's) home patch patch (one) up patch (something) up patch a quarrel up patch a/the/(one's) quarrel up patch together patch up patch up a/the/(one's) quarrel purple patch tear up the pea patch
随便看	close our mind close our minds close our minds to close our mind to close ourselves off close out close out of Close Quarters close quarters, at/in closer close ranks close-run thing closes closes a deal closes a sale closes down close shave close shaves close/shut the door on closes in closes in for the kill closes it down closes it's doors closes its doors closes off