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Mend Broken Repair Syn   [V Difficult Fences Sth

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/me̱nd/
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[VERB 动词]修理;修补 If you mend something that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used.
  [V n]
  [have n V-ed]
  • They took a long time to mend the roof...

    他们花了很长时间修缮屋顶。

  • Somebody else lent me a pump and helped me mend the puncture...

    别人借给我一个打气筒,又帮我补好了轮胎。

  • I should have had the catch mended, but never got round to it.

    我原本应该修好这个窗钩的,却一直没能抽出时间来。

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    [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)康复;(使)痊愈;(使)愈合 If a person or a part of their body mends or is mended, they get better after they have been ill or have had an injury.
      [V]
      [V n]
  • You'll mend. The X-rays show that your arm will heal all right...

    你会康复的。X光照片显示你的胳膊能够较好地复原。

  • I'm feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it's mending...

    我感觉好多了。伤口很疼,但是正在愈合。

  • He must have a major operation on his knee to mend severed ligaments.

    为了让他断裂的韧带愈合,他的膝盖必须动一次大手术。

  • 3
    [VERB 动词]弥合(分歧);解决(争端) If you try to mend divisions between people, you try to end the disagreements or quarrels between them.
      [V n]
  • He sent Evans as his personal envoy to discuss ways to mend relations between the two countries...

    他派埃文斯以私人特使的身份前往商讨修复两国关系的途径。

  • I felt that might well mend the rift between them.

    我觉得那样做也许可以让他们冰释前嫌。

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    [PHRASE 短语](关系)正在改善;(形势)正在好转 If a relationship or situation is on the mend after a difficult or unsuccessful period, it is improving.
      [v-link PHR]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed.

    需要更多证据来证明经济正在好转。

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    [PHRASE 短语](病人)正在恢复之中,正在逐渐好起来 If you are on the mend after an illness or injury, you are recovering from it.
      [v-link PHR]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • The baby had been poorly but seemed on the mend.

    宝宝生病了,但似乎正在好起来。

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    [PHRASE 短语]改过自新;改邪归正 If someone who has been behaving badly mends their ways, they begin to behave well.
      [V inflects]
  • He has promised drastic disciplinary action if they do not mend their ways.

    如果他们不改邪归正的话,他保证一定严惩不贷。

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    to mend fences→see:
    fence

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    mend / mend ; NAmE mend /
    verb
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    noun
    mend mends mended mending
    verb 1 [transitive ] mendsth ( BrE) to repair sth that has been damaged or broken so that it can be used again 修理;修补 Could you mend my bike for me? 你能帮我修一下自行车吗? see also
    fence-mending
    2 [transitive ] mendsth to repair a hole in a piece of clothing, etc. 缝补;织补 He mended shoes for a living. 他靠修鞋为生。 3 [transitive ] mendsth to find a solution to a problem or disagreement 弥合(分歧);解决(争端) They tried to mend their differences. 他们试图消除他们之间的分歧。 4 [intransitive ] ( old-fashioned) ( BrE) (of a person ) to improve in health after being ill/sick 痊愈;恢复健康 SYN
    recover
    He's mending slowly after the operation. 手术后,他正在缓慢好转。
    5 [intransitive ] (of a broken bone 骨折 ) to heal 愈合;痊愈 IDIOMS mend (your) fences (with sb) to find a solution to a disagreement with sb 解决纷争;消除隔阂 mend your ˈways to stop behaving badly 改过自新;改邪归正 more at
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    noun IDIOM on the ˈmend ( informal) getting better after an illness or injury; improving after a difficult situation 康复;好转;改善;改进 My leg is definitely on the mend now. 我的腿正在明显地好转。 Does he believe the economy's really on the mend? 他相信经济确实在复苏吗? mend / mend ; NAmE mend /
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    mend1 verb
    mend2 noun
    mendmend1 /mend/ ●●○ verb
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    1mend (1)repair [transitive] a)to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing:  My father used to mend our shoes. b)British English to repair something that is broken or not working SYN  fix:  When are you going to mend that light in the hall? Tim can mend any broken toy. see thesaurus at
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    2become healthy [intransitive] informal if a broken bone mends, it becomes whole again SYN  heal:  His leg isn’t mending as quickly as he’d expected.3mend your ways to improve the way you behave after behaving badly for a long time:  If he doesn’t mend his ways, he’ll be asked to leave.4mend (your) fences to try to become friendly with someone again after you have offended them or argued with them:  Is it too late to mend fences with your ex-wife?5end a quarrel [transitive] to end a quarrel or difficult situation by dealing with the problem that is causing it SYN  repair:  I’ve tried to mend matters between us, but she’s still very angry.
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    1be on the mend to be getting better after an illness or after a difficult period SYN  be recovering:  He’s had flu, but he’s on the mend. signs that the economy is on the mend2a place in something where it has been repaired
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