patch up ( patching, patched, patches )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you patch up an argument or relationship, you try to be friendly again and not to argue anymore. 平息 (争吵); 修补 (关系)

  例：

  She has gone on holiday with her husband to try to patch up their marriage.

  她跟她丈夫度假去了，以补救他们的婚姻。

  例：

  France patched things up with New Zealand.

  法国与新西兰重修旧好。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you patch up something that is damaged, you repair it or patch it. 修理; 修补

  例：

  We can patch up those holes.

  我们能补上那些漏洞。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB If doctors patch someone up or patch their wounds up, they treat their injuries. 处理 (伤口)

  例：

  ...the medical staff who patched her up after the accident.

  …事故发生后为她包扎伤口的医疗人员。