pætʃ noun
1
PART OF AN AREA
小块,小片
a small area of something that is different from the area around it 〔与周围部分不同的〕斑,小块
3
FOR GROWING STH
用于种植某物
a small area of ground for growing fruit or vegetables 〔用于种水果或蔬菜的〕小块土地
一小块草莓地
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DECORATION
装饰
a small piece of cloth with words or pictures on it that you can sew onto clothes [美] 〔用于缝在衣服上的带有文字或图画的〕缀饰; AmE BrE
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a bad/difficult/sticky/rough patch
a period of time when you are having a lot of difficulty [非正式] 艰难的时期 informal
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not be a patch on sb/sth
to be much less attractive, good etc than something or someone else [英,非正式] 远不如某人/某物,比某人/某物差得远 BrE informal