pats
英 [pæts]
美 [pæts]
n. (友善的)轻拍,拍打; 一小块黄油
v. (喜爱地)轻拍
pat的第三人称单数和复数
柯林斯词典
- VERB 轻拍;轻敲
If youpatsomething or someone, you tap them lightly, usually with your hand held flat.- 'Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee...
“这个你什么都不用担心,”她轻拍着我的膝盖说。 - The landlady patted her hair nervously...
女房东焦虑地轻抚着她的头发。 - Wash the lettuce and pat it dry.
把莴苣洗一下拍干。 - Patis also a noun.
- He gave her an encouraging pat on the shoulder.
他轻轻地拍了一下她的肩膀表示鼓励。
- 'Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee...
- (黄油等的)小块
Apat ofbutter or something else that is soft is a small lump of it. - ADJ-GRADED 敷衍的;过于简单的
If you say that an answer or explanation ispat, you disapprove of it because it is too simple and sounds as if it has been prepared in advance.- There's no pat answer to that...
那个问题不是随随便便就能回答的。 - Despite the film's merits I felt it was too pat.
尽管那部电影不乏亮点,但我还是觉得它过于敷衍了事。
- There's no pat answer to that...
- PHRASE 赞许;表扬
If you give someonea pat on the backor if youpatthemon the back, you show them that you think they have done well and deserve to be praised.- The players deserve a pat on the back...
球员们值得表扬。 - If you do something well, give yourself a pat on the back.
事情做得漂亮时,给自己一点表扬。
- The players deserve a pat on the back...
- PHRASE 了如指掌;完全掌握
If youhavean answer or explanationdown patoroff pat, you have prepared and learned it so you are ready to say it at any time.- I have my story down pat...
我对自己想好的说法已烂熟于心。 - He had his answer off pat.
他对自己如何作答胸有成竹。
- I have my story down pat...
- PHRASE 固执己见
If youstand pat, you refuse to change your mind about something.- On the other side, the men stood pat and were unyielding...
在另一方面,那些人固执己见,不肯让步。 - It makes it hard for the Fed to do anything but stand pat till the economy's direction becomes clearer.
这让美联储几乎无计可施,在经济发展方向明朗之前只好硬挺着。
- On the other side, the men stood pat and were unyielding...
双语例句
- All the activities are shared among participants on a Facebook-like news feed, where teammates and rivals can comment, give verbal pats on the back, or urge each other on.
通过一个类似于Facebook动态消息推送(newsfeed)的界面,参与者的所有相关活动都会彼此分享,团队成员或竞争对手可以发表评论、给予口头表扬或者互相督促。 - He says hello. He pats my head.
他会说你好,他会轻拍的我头。 - Warning: does not buy does not pat, pats namely buys, otherwise reports to the authorities the warning, the difference comments processing.
警告:不买不拍,拍下即买,否则举报警告、差评处理。 - He pats Vernon on the back and walks on.
他在弗农的背上拍了一下,走开了。 - As your biggest fans, your parents can give you the pats on the back you may need to keep going.
作为你最忠实的拥趸,父母会给你必要的鼓励,帮助你继续前行。 - I had never seen butter in individual pats.
我从没有见过一小块一小块的黄油。 - The waitress brought us two pats of butter.
女服务员给我们端来两小块黄油。 - Butter knife: butter pats, soft cheeses, chutneys and relishes.
黄油刀:用来切小黄油块、奶酪、辣酱以及开胃小菜。 - Any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe.
欧洲多种褐黄色的雀鸟。 - When love pats you on the shoulder, even though you have never known what poetry is will become a poet in no time.
当爱神拍你的肩膀时,就连平日不知诗歌为何物的人,也会突然变成一位诗人。