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patching

UK //ˈpætʃɪŋ//US //ˈpætʃɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'pacche',与古法语 'pieche'(碎片)相关,最初指用布片修补。

noun

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。)

同义词:mending, repairing, fixing

verb

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。)

同义词:mending, repairing, updating

常见短语

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。)