pat

noun

1. a light touch or stroke

Synonym: tapdab

2. the sound made by a gentle blow

Synonym: raptap

verb

1. hit lightly

e.g. pat him on the shoulder

Synonym: dab

2. pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

Synonym: chuck

adj

1. exactly suited to the occasion

e.g. a pat reply

2. having only superficial plausibility

e.g. glib promises
a slick commercial

Synonym: glibslick

adv

1. completely or perfectly

e.g. he has the lesson pat
had the system down pat

1. 轻拍；轻敲
If you pat something or someone, you tap them lightly, usually with your hand held flat.

e.g. 'Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee...
“这个你什么都不用担心，”她轻拍着我的膝盖说。
e.g. The landlady patted her hair nervously...
女房东焦虑地轻抚着她的头发。

2. （黄油等的）小块
A pat of butter or something else that is soft is a small lump of it.

3. 敷衍的；过于简单的
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.

pat

e.g. There's no pat answer to that...
那个问题不是随随便便就能回答的。
e.g. Despite the film's merits I felt it was too pat.
尽管那部电影不乏亮点，但我还是觉得它过于敷衍了事。

4. 赞许；表扬
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.

e.g. The players deserve a pat on the back...
球员们值得表扬。
e.g. If you do something well, give yourself a pat on the back.
事情做得漂亮时，给自己一点表扬。

5. 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.

e.g. I have my story down pat...
我对自己想好的说法已烂熟于心。
e.g. He had his answer off pat.
他对自己如何作答胸有成竹。

6. 固执己见
If you stand pat, you refuse to change your mind about something.

e.g. On the other side, the men stood pat and were unyielding...
在另一方面，那些人固执己见，不肯让步。
e.g. It makes it hard for the Fed to do anything but stand pat till the economy's direction becomes clearer.
这让美联储几乎无计可施，在经济发展方向明朗之前只好硬挺着。

1. 税后利润：净利润中的一部分以红利的形式分给股东:另外一部分以留存收益的形式重新投入公司. 再减去公司所得税,就得到公司的税后利润 (PAT) 或者净利润. 净利润中的一部分以红利的形式分给股东:另外一部分以留存收益的形式重新投入公司.

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2. 轻拍：在他的身后,是另外一头 dragon--PLO(巴勒斯坦解放组织),布什对它却安抚有加,正在轻拍(pat)它的头. 显然,漫画作者是在批评美国政府对不同的恐怖主义势力采取不同的态度和行动. 早在上世纪四十年代,

3. 阵发性房性心动过速：阵发性房性心动过速(PAT)是在心房内触发,突然发生的一组规则的、快速的心率(频率160~200次/分). 病态窦房结综合征(SSS)包括心脏自然起搏功能的广泛异常.

4. pat：potassium antimonyl tartrate; 酒石酸锑钾

5. pat：positron annihilation technology; 正电子湮灭技术

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6. pat：program association table; 节目关联表

7. pat：principal axis transformation; 主轴变换