pat的中文翻译是什么意思

VERB轻拍；轻敲

If you pat something or someone, you tap them lightly, usually with your hand held flat.

• '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。

• The landlady patted her hair nervously...

  女房东焦虑地轻抚着她的头发。

N-COUNT（黄油等的）小块

A pat of butter 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 is pat, you disapprove of it because it is too simple and sounds as if it has been prepared in advance.

• There's no pat answer to that...

  那个问题不是随随便便就能回答的。

• 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 someone a pat on the back or if you pat them on the back, you show them that you think they have done well and deserve to be praised.

• The players deserve a pat on the back...

  球员们值得表扬。

• 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 you have an answer or explanation down pat or off pat, you have prepared and learned it so you are ready to say it at any time.

• I have my story down pat...

  我对自己想好的说法已烂熟于心。

• He had his answer off pat.

  他对自己如何作答胸有成竹。

PHRASE固执己见

If you stand pat, you refuse to change your mind about something.

• 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。

• 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。