pat

輕拍、拍撫

She patted the dog gently and told it to sit.

她輕拍小狗，叫牠坐下。

輕按、輕壓

Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel before cooking.

下鍋前先用紙巾把雞肉輕拍吸乾。

輕拍、輕撫

He gave his son a pat on the shoulder and left.

他在兒子肩上輕拍一下就離開了。

一小塊多指奶油

Add a pat of butter to the pan over low heat.

在小火的鍋裡加一小塊奶油。

現成的、老套的、敷衍的貶義

His pat answers convinced nobody at the press conference.

他那些老套的回答在記者會上沒能說服任何人。