pat

noun · verb · adjective · adverbA1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

pats

1.
The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.
We heard a pat on the door.
2.
A light tap or slap, especially with the hands.
Give Mary a pat on the shoulder to get her attention.
3.
A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
4.
(abbreviation, alt of, clipping)Clipping of patent.
5.
(abbreviation, alt of, clipping)(knitting) Clipping of pattern.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

pats

V_ing/Gerund

patting

V_ed/pp

patted

1.
To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
To show affection, he decided he would pat the boy on the head.
2.
To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
I patted the cookie dough into shape.
3.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK)To stroke or fondle (an animal). Compare pet.
Do you want to pat the cat?
4.
To gently rain.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more pat

Superlative

most pat

1.
Exactly suitable, fitting, apt; timely, convenient, opportune, ready for the occasion; especially of things spoken.
a pat expression
2.
Trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality.
Đồng nghĩa: banal, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, clichéd, commonplace, corny, dog-eared, hackneyed, hoary, overdone, overused, overworked, pat, played out, shopworn, stale, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn
3.
(slang)Upper-class, nobby.

Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

more pat

Superlative

most pat

1.
Opportunely, in a timely or suitable way.
2.
Perfectly.
He has the routine down pat.
3.
Straight, right, exactly, precisely.

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Đồng nghĩa

banal batheticbromidiccheesyclichédcommonplacecornydog-earedhackneyed hoary overdone overused overworkedplayed outshopworn stale threadbare timeworn tired trite

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English pat (a blow, stroke), alteration (with loss of medial l) of *plat (> plat), from Old English plætt (a sounding blow, a smack), from *platt (a smack, slap, blow), from Proto-Germanic *plat- (to strike, beat), from Proto-Indo-European *blod-, *bled- (to strike, beat). Cognate with plat, plat, plaz, blaz (a resounding blow, bang, crash). For loss of l, compare patch for platch;