Pat is always punctual, he never arrives late for work. (Pat总是准时的，他从不迟到。
Can you
pat the dog gently? It's quite friendly.
你能轻轻地拍一下那只狗吗？它很友好。
Pat has a great sense of humor, he can make us laugh even in tough times. (Pat有很好的幽默感，他甚至能在艰难的时候让我们笑出来。
The teacher
patted the student on the back for his excellent performance.
老师因为学生出色的表现而拍了拍他的后背。
Pat saved enough money to buy a new car last year. (Pat去年攒够了钱买了一辆新车。
Pat is a talented musician, he can play multiple instruments. (Pat是个有才华的音乐家，他会演奏多种乐器。
After a long day, Pat enjoys a relaxing
pat-down in the bathtub.
在漫长的一天后，Pat喜欢在浴缸里享受轻松的泡澡。
The coach gave Pat a
pat on the shoulder, encouraging him to keep going.
教练拍了拍Pat的肩膀，鼓励他继续努力。
Pat's garden is so beautiful; it's the envy of the neighborhood. (Pat的花园如此美丽，是邻居们羡慕的对象。
It's time for Pat to
pat the cat before going to bed.
是Pat在睡觉前抚摸猫的时候了。
"It is a nice little pat on the back and recognition for our team and all the hard work they do day in and day out making the beers we love," Little Creatures brewer Russ Gosling said in April.
The gallery is showing two large-scale paintings at the CIIE — Peinture by French master Pierre Soulages (1919-2022), and Three Times Waterfall by US artist Pat Steir, 83.
At the Daydream Piglets Patting Commune, which first opened in Shanghai's Super Brand Mall on Aug 13, customers get to pat and feed tiny piglets called mini-musk swines.
“8月13日，首家开设在上海超级品牌商场的‘白日梦小猪抚摸公社’里，顾客可以抚摸和喂养一种名为迷你麝香猪的小猪。”
Let's just consider the long line of chief executives visiting China this year — Elon Musk of Tesla, Tim Cook of Apple, Pat Gelsinger of Intel and Cristiano Amon of Qualcomm," he said.
On July 17, Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, along with Jensen Huang from Nvidia and Cristiano Amon from Qualcomm, advised the Biden administration that the administration should not only assess the effects of restricting exports to China but also consider a pause before enacting any new measures.
"Without orders from Chinese customers, there will be much less need to go ahead with projects such as Intel's planned factory complex in Ohio," Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told US national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other officials during meetings in Washington, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Jens Puttfarcken, president and CEO of Porsche China, is not the type of person who would usually pat himself on the back.
We will continue to see traction and customer momentum in support of our vision to deliver a software architecture that enables any app, on any cloud, delivered to any device," said Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware.
Their comments came after the central bank stood pat on a key policy rate last week.
Externally, the Fed is expected to stand pat until trade dispute uncertainties ease, to give itself an advantage in its game with the US Administration.
It stood pat in June after the Fed's second hike this year.