pat

英[pæt]美[pæt]

v.
（喜爱地）轻拍
n.
1.（友善的）轻拍，拍打
2.一小块黄油
adj.
过于简易的，不自然的，油滑的
adv.
胸有成竹地

名　词：pat'ness

副　词：pat'ly

同：	[n.] dab, rap, tap [a.] glib, slick [v.] chuck, dab

knock，tap，rap，pat

这些动词均有“敲、击”之意。
knock指用拳头或其它器械猛敲或猛打；也指用手轻敲某物。
tap多指慢慢地连续地轻击或轻拍。
rap指用手指或木棒等快速地轻敲或急拍。
pat指用手轻拍以示同情、赞同或爱抚。

Pat Oliphant's cartoon seems to be set in an Anglican church in Canada
派特-奥列芬特漫画上面的地点看来是在加拿大一座英国国教的教堂里收藏
Good job. You deserve a pat on the back.
干得好，你应得到赞许的。收藏
their protector,the strongest and sanest of them all(Pat Conroy)
他们的保护者，他们当中最强壮的和最神智健全的(派特·康罗伊)收藏
I'm afraid that bad weather will pat the kibosh on our holiday plan.
我怕糟糕的天气会毁了我们的度假计划。收藏
The form of the dance was to pat stones and strike stones, so that phoenix came and hundreds of animals started to dance together.
而它的表现形式则是"击石拊石"，是"凤凰来仪，百兽率舞"收藏