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.
  1. '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。
  2. The landlady patted her hair nervously...
     女房东焦虑地轻抚着她的头发。
  3. Wash the lettuce and pat it dry.
     把莴苣洗一下拍干。
  4. Patis also a noun.
     
  5. 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。
• （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.
  1. There's no pat answer to that...
     那个问题不是随随便便就能回答的。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. The players deserve a pat on the back...
     球员们值得表扬。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. I have my story down pat...
     我对自己想好的说法已烂熟于心。
  2. He had his answer off pat.
     他对自己如何作答胸有成竹。
• PHRASE 固执己见
  If youstand pat, you refuse to change your mind about something.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• Any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe.
  欧洲多种褐黄色的雀鸟。
• Cow pats would litter pastures, making grass inedible to cattle and depriving the soil of sunlight.
  牛粪在草场上随处可见，使得牛群吃不到草，也使土壤得不到阳光的照射。
• 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。
• Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and holds.
  不要吝惜适当的拥抱、亲吻、轻拍后背和轻轻握手。
• Soon the children were scampering off to watch a farmer ploughing with water buffalo and to stomp in cow pats with bare feet.
  不一会儿，孩子们就奔跑着去看一位农民，他正在用水牛耕田，并不时地用赤脚跺牛粪。
• Gerstner isn't one for chitchat& or the finer points of corporate etiquette. Pats on the back aren't his style, either.
  Gerstner不是一个闲谈的人，也不是一个公众礼节完善的人，轻拍后背也不是他的风格。
• Nonetheless, there is plenty of evidence that, without daily or weekly conversations about their work especially pats on the back for a job well done your best people are likely to quit.
  尽管如此，依然有足够的证据表明，如果没有每日或每周的工作谈话，特别是对良好表现的赞许，公司的最佳员工就可能会辞职。
• The guys should can kiss other guys'faces, embrace ( hug) other guys, have pats on the shoulder with other guys, and walk together hand in hand.
  男性应该可以吻其他男性的脸、和其他男性拥抱、和其他男性搭肩膀、和其他男性手拉手一起走路。
• Pats on the back weren't enough, he wanted fast cash.
  只有表扬还不够，他要现金。
• He pats her kindly on the shoulder.
  他和和气气地拍拍她肩膀。