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patch

英/pˈætʃ/
美/ˈpætʃ/
01n.

片, 补缀, 碎片, 斑, 傻瓜

a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole; a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program

02v.

补缀, 掩饰, 拼凑, 平息

to join or unite the pieces of; provide with a patch; also used metaphorically