patted

英 [ˈpætɪd]

美 [ˈpætɪd]

v.  (喜爱地)轻拍
pat的过去分词和过去式

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

• As he neared the stable, he slowed the horse and patted it on the neck
  接近马厩时，他勒马缓行，轻拍它的脖颈。
• All of a sudden he patted me on my shoulder.
  他突然拍了下我肩膀。
• He boy felt his back patted by someone.
  那个男孩子感到有人拍了他的脊背。
• Then he gently patted the strand back into place, and I felt his cool fingertips against my throat.
  然后，他温柔地把那缕头发放回原处，我感觉到他冰冷的指尖触到了我的喉咙。
• I patted down all her friends. nobody's carrying.
  我查过她所有的朋友了，没有人有武器。
• Bending down, the blind man stretched out his hand and patted the dog's head.
  弯下来，这位盲人伸出他的手并拍了拍这条狗的头。
• I patted him on the head
  我拍了拍他的头。
• Her father patted her on the back.
  她的父亲拍了拍她的背。
• He whined interrogatively and my father patted his head.
  他疑惑地呜呜了几声，父亲拍了拍他的头。
• She paused, patted her breast, and belched.
  她停了下来，拍拍胸脯，打了一个嗝。