pat
verb[T]
uk/pæt/us/pæt/-tt-C2
totouchsomeone or somethinggentlyand usuallyrepeatedlywith thehandflat:
轻拍，轻打He patted myhead/patted meontheheadaffectionately.他慈爱地拍了拍我的头。
Ibentdown to pat the littlepuppy.我弯下腰拍了拍那只小狗。
- She patted him on theheadas she went past.
- He patted her on the backaffectionately.
- He patted herarmreassuringly.
- She patted thedogon thehead.
- She patted himlightlyon thebottom.
Touching & feeling
- dab
- feel
- felt
- fiddle
- fiddle (around) withsomething
- get to second baseidiom
- get to third baseidiom
- hand
- kiss
- paw
- pet
- play withsomething
- retexture
- second base
- stroke
- tactile
- texture
- third base
- touch
- toy withsomething
Idiom
patsomeoneon the back
Phrasal verb
patsomeonedown
pat
noun[C]
uk/pæt/us/pæt/patnoun[C](TOUCH)
theactof patting apersonoranimal:
轻拍，轻打Igavethe littleboya patonthehead.我轻轻地拍了拍小男孩的头。
Touching & feeling
- dab
- feel
- felt
- fiddle
- fiddle (around) withsomething
- get to second baseidiom
- get to third baseidiom
- hand
- kiss
- paw
- pet
- play withsomething
- retexture
- second base
- stroke
- tactile
- texture
- third base
- touch
- toy withsomething
patnoun[C](PIECE)
asmallflatpiece,especiallyofbutter
（尤指黄油）小块
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dollop
- fraction
- grain
- hint
- oddments
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- skinny
- spark
- swatch
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
Idiom
a pat on the back
pat
adjective
usuallydisapprovinguk/pæt/us/pæt/A patanswerorremarkhas beenpreviouslyprepared, so that it is saidquicklyand without anyrealthought:
（回答或说话）预先准备好的，脱口而出的Thespokesmancame out with a patanswer/response.那位部长给出了一个预先已准备好的答复。
Not showing careful thought
- airily
- airiness
- airy
- bashsomethingout
- cuff
- frivolity
- frivolous
- frivolously
- ill-conceived
- incautious
- non-thinking
- off the cuffidiom
- preconceived
- shallow
- shallowly
- shallowness
- superficiality
- thoughtless
- unconsidered
- unthinking
Idiom
have/knowsomethingoff pat