patch 
英 [pætʃ]  美 [pætʃ] 
n. 补丁；膏药；斑点；小块土地；期间

v. 修补；拼凑；暂时解决分歧

例句：
I mended the sheets by sewing on square patches. 

我缝了些方补丁把床单补好了。

jackets with patches on the elbows 

胳膊肘上有块块补丁的夹克衫

a patch of material 

一块补丁

The mechanic took the damaged tyre back to the station to be patched. 

修理工把受损轮胎带回修理厂修补。

He patched the barn roof. 

他修补了谷仓的顶部。

The polymer repairs damaged cells by patching holes in damaged membranes. 

聚合物是通过给受损细胞膜补洞的方式来修复受损细胞的。