粗糙的地方

a bad patch───倒霉时期；衰败时期

a rough ride───艰难时期，艰难进程，艰难经历

alcohol patch───酒精贴片

rocky patch───不顺的阶段

rough paper───糙面纸

rough sketch───草图

soul patch───男人下唇上长的一小撮胡子

through with───完成

a rough diamond───未加工的天然钻石；内秀外粗的人

Juventus is going through a rough patch right now.───目前尤文图斯队正处于低迷阶段。

We all know someone who's hit a rough patch.───我们都知道有人遇到了困难。

His marriage was going through a rough patch.───他的婚姻正处于一段艰难时期。

So if you think your man is going through a rough patch, this is how you, a good ear and a little intuition can help.───所以，如果你认为你的他正处于低潮，那么以下就是你、一个好的听众以及一点点的直觉能提供帮助的方法。

And it claims that President Obama and his wife went through a rough patch in their marriage, where their relationship was somewhat frosty.───书里说，奥巴马总统和他妻子的婚姻经历过一段困难时期，他们的关系曾经有点冷淡。

Ronnie is going through a rough patch at the moment. The media are always hounding him.───罗尼经历了一段非常艰难的路程，媒体总是抓住他不放。

It's just a rough patch, that's all. You don't give up just because things are hard, Not in business, Or if your family is depending on you.───这只是个小矛盾，仅此而已。你不应该遇到困难就放弃，生意上不能这样，或者当你的家庭需要你的时候。

Screening for tumours, by contrast, seems to have hit a rough patch, at least in America.───相反，肿瘤的筛查似乎遇到了大麻烦，至少在美国是这样的情景。

It is possible that falling commodity prices are signalling a rough patch ahead for the world economy.───商品价格下跌是否预示着全球经济发展的前路会有些坎坷？

My boyfriend and I were going through a rough patch .

When the company I work for went through a rough patch, there were no pay rises for two years.

The Royal Family is certainly going through a rough patch.

Andy's going through a bit of a rough patch at the moment - his wife wants a divorce.

Even if they were going through a rough patch they would still go in split-up groups .