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VERB
輕拍；輕敲
If you pat something or someone, you tap them lightly, usually with your hand held flat.
例句
'Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee...
“這個你什么都不用擔心，”她輕拍著我的膝蓋說。
The landlady patted her hair nervously...
女房東焦慮地輕撫著她的頭發。
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N-COUNT
（黃油等的）小塊
A pat of butter or something else that is soft is a small lump of it.
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ADJ-GRADED
敷衍的；過于簡單的
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.
例句
There's no pat answer to that...
那個問題不是隨隨便便就能回答的。
Despite the film's merits I felt it was too pat.
盡管那部電影不乏亮點，但我還是覺得它過于敷衍了事。
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PHRASE
贊許；表揚
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.
例句
The players deserve a pat on the back...
球員們值得表揚。
If you do something well, give yourself a pat on the back.
事情做得漂亮時，給自己一點表揚。
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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.
例句
I have my story down pat...
我對自己想好的說法已爛熟于心。
He had his answer off pat.
他對自己如何作答胸有成竹。
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PHRASE
固執己見
If you stand pat, you refuse to change your mind about something.
例句
On the other side, the men stood pat and were unyielding...
在另一方面，那些人固執己見，不肯讓步。
It makes it hard for the Fed to do anything but stand pat till the economy's direction becomes clearer.
這讓美聯儲幾乎無計可施，在經濟發展方向明朗之前只好硬挺著。