patch
n.
1.clown,fool,simpleton,jester(The professional jester or clownattached to a court or nobleman’shouse was called a patch from hispatch-like or motley dress.) 小丑，傻子，呆子，弄臣。(古时宫廷或贵族家中的弄臣小丑身穿各种颜色布头补缀之花衣，后此种花衣转为其名。)
△Mer.2.5. 46:“The patch is kind enough,but a huge feeder，”这个傻小子人倒还好，就是食量太大。
△Mid.3.2.9: “A crew ofpatches,rude mechanicals，”来了一群傻瓜，粗鲁的手艺人。
△L.L.L.4.2.32(31): “So were there a patch set onlearning,to see him in a school，”同样，让蠢材去学习，进学校读书，也是枉费心机。
△Mac.5.3.15: “What sol-diers,patch?”什么兵，傻子？
patch (jester)
2. i. e. poorly planned design or trick 补丁，（比喻）制订蹩脚的方案或诡计。
△H.V.2.2.115: “Do botch and bun-gle up damnation / With patches,colours，”用诡计、借口把该下地狱的罪恶粗糙而笨拙地掩饰一下。
patch
vt. mend or repair as well as may be 尽量修补。
△Ado.5.1.17:“Patch grief with proverbs.”用谚语来抚慰自己的悲痛。
patch up: repair as well as may be,arrange hastily 尽量修补，赶紧整理。
△2H.IV.2.4.251(233): “and beginto patch up thine old body for heaven?”并且开始把你的老骨头收拾一下准备进天堂呢？
patch[pætʃ]
n.补丁，补缀，拼凑作品v.修补，弥补
◇hit a bad patch=go through a bad patch遭不幸
not a patch on比不上
patch up结束
‖ patch map音色映射表
patch of light光斑，光点
patch pocket贴袋
patch work拼凑工作
patchwork n. 补花，拼凑的作品
patchery n. 拼凑缀物
patching up补缀
patchy adj.