
好词典

源自中古英语 'pacche',与古法语 'pieche'(碎片)相关,最初指用布片修补。
❶ 指用补丁修补物品的行为或过程,常用于衣物、软件或路面等需要修复的场合。
“She spent the afternoon patching her son's torn jeans.”
(她花了一下午时间修补儿子破洞的牛仔裤。)
“The software update includes patching several security vulnerabilities.”
(这次软件更新包含了对多个安全漏洞的修补。)
❶ 进行修补的动作,可以指物理修补或数字内容的更新修正。
“He's patching the hole in the boat with fiberglass.”
(他正在用玻璃纤维修补船上的洞。)
“Developers are patching the game to improve performance.”
(开发人员正在为游戏打补丁以提升性能。)
patching up — 指修复关系或解决分歧,常用于人际关系或冲突后的和解。
“After their argument, they spent weeks patching up their friendship.”
(争吵后,他们花了数周时间修复友谊。)