Evidently his wife was not going to patch up peace at a word . 他的太太顯然不是用一句話就可以和解的。
He patched up an old bicycle to ride to work and save carfare . 他修補了一輛舊自行車,騎車上工,省下了交通費。
Humour can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying "no", criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face . 幽默可以用來消除隔閡、致以歉意,有禮拒絕,誠懇批評,讓別人按照你的意愿行事而又不丟面子。