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单词 pat
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patverb [ T ]

uk/pæt/us/pæt/-tt-

C2 to touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly with the hand flat:

He patted my head/patted me on the head affectionately.
I bent down to pat the little puppy.

More examples

  • She patted him on the head as she went past.
  • He patted her on the back affectionately.
  • He patted her arm reassuringly.
  • She patted the dog on the head.
  • She patted him lightly on the bottom.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Touching & feeling

  • brush
  • feel
  • feel your way idiom
  • fiddle
  • fiddle (around) with sth
  • finger
  • hand
  • hand to hand idiom
  • handle
  • haptic
  • kinaesthesia
  • lick
  • nudge
  • paw
  • play
  • play with sth
  • tactile
  • tap
  • toy
  • toy with sth

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Idiom(s)

pat sb on the back

Phrasal verb(s)

pat sb down

patnoun [ C ]

uk/pæt/us/pæt/

pat noun [ C ] (TOUCH)

the act of patting a person or animal:

I gave the little boy a pat on the head.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Touching & feeling

  • brush
  • feel
  • feel your way idiom
  • fiddle
  • fiddle (around) with sth
  • finger
  • hand
  • hand to hand idiom
  • handle
  • haptic
  • kinaesthesia
  • lick
  • nudge
  • paw
  • play
  • play with sth
  • tactile
  • tap
  • toy
  • toy with sth

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pat noun [ C ] (PIECE)

a small flat piece, especially of butter

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Words meaning small pieces and amounts

  • by a nose idiom
  • chip
  • clipping
  • crumb
  • dollop
  • droplet
  • flake
  • germ
  • jot
  • nose
  • patch
  • pennyworth
  • pinprick
  • ray
  • scattering
  • scintilla
  • shadow
  • shard
  • shred
  • trace

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Idiom(s)

a pat on the back

patadjective

uk/pæt/us/pæt/usually disapproving

A pat answer or remark has been previously prepared, so that it is said quickly and without any real thought:

The spokesman came out with a pat answer/response.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Not showing careful thought

  • airy
  • cuff
  • flip
  • flippant
  • frivolity
  • frivolous
  • ill-conceived
  • incautious
  • lightweight
  • off the cuff idiom
  • preconceived
  • shallow
  • shoot
  • shoot from the hip idiom
  • skin-deep
  • superficial
  • thoughtless
  • unconsidered
  • unthinking
  • wild

Idiom(s)

have/know sth off pat
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