Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.

It's safe to pat the dog on its back but not on its nose.

拍狗的脊背可以,但可别拍它的鼻子.

Pat and I resigned ourselves to yet another summer without a boat.

我和帕特在没有船的情况下勉强又凑合了一个夏天。

I have my story down pat.

我对自己想好的说法已烂熟于心。

Give me a pat of butter.

给我一块儿黄油.

With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left.

他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了.

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。

I turned away from the phone to see Lewis pat a waitress on her rear.

我打完电话后转过头，看见刘易斯拍了拍一个女招待的屁股。

Pat refused to give her any information about Sarah.

帕特拒绝向她提供任何关于萨拉的消息。

A vast panorama of the valley lay before us.

山谷的广阔全景展现在我们面前.

She lay back against the pillows.

她半躺半坐靠在枕头上。

All birds lay eggs.

鸟都下蛋.

He lay in a drugged sleep.

他服了麻醉药后睡得很熟.

My job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page.

我的工作是设计页面上的正文和图表。

The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.

证明对方犯有疏忽罪的举证责任落在原告身上.

Please lay the maxim to your heart.

请把此格言记在心里.

Their accounts of what happened don't hang together.

他们对事情发生的经过说法不一.

In order to hang the picture, he had to hammer a nail.

为了挂那幅画, 他必须钉枚钉子.

The ears hang heavy on the stalks.

穗子沉沉地垂下来.

It's a legacy which will hang around the country'sneck for some time to come.

这项遗留问题在未来的一段时间内仍将困扰这个国家。

Many of the town's dropouts hang around the square.

这个镇的很多脫离社会传统的人在广场上闲荡.