The grass was browning in patches.

草地一片片地变成褐色。

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Near together in patches the bluebells were nodding gently in the breeze.

一丛丛风信子在微风中轻轻摇曳。

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It no longer struggled against her, but it was losing its frizzy fur in patches, and its eyes were dull and lifeless.

它不再跟她争斗了，但它的皮毛一簇簇地掉落，眼睛迟钝，毫无生气。

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The two patches of waste are connected together in the shape of a dog bone a really big bone about nine thousand kilometers long.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

Okay, so in the category of already available: drug delivery patches.

现有的技术包括,贴膜给药技术

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They have in patches, but they have never really had to come from behind.

BBC: Long to steer Saints to victory

The cause of the crash is not clear but the road was wet and foggy in patches.

BBC: M5 crash: Retired couple from Newport among victims

At points, the novel is like the diary of a stranger's dreams: beautiful in patches but ultimately annoying.

CNN: 'The Leper's Companions'