| 英语单词 | amends |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ə'mendz] 美 [ə'mendz] |
| 中文释义 | n.赔偿;赔罪;补偿 名词amend的复数形式. |
| 英语例句 | (1) I want to make amends to my friend for breaking her precious vase. (2) Bill made amends to Tom for rudeness. (3) He made amends for his rudeness by giving her some flowers. (4) He bought me a Coke to make amends for spilling my other drink. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 我打破了朋友的贵重花瓶,想赔偿她的损失。 (2) 比尔因无礼行为而向汤姆陪礼道歉。 (3) 他送给她一些花,为他自己的鲁莽赔罪。 (4) 他买了一罐可乐补偿我被他打翻的饮料。 |
| vocabulary简明 | So you blew the surprise party by mentioning it in passing to the birthday girl. Now, you have to do something to make amends, or reparations, to the boyfriend who worked all day to set up the party. |
| vocabulary扩展 | When you make amends, you mend something you have damaged, like a deal, or relationship. Maybe, your cupcake shop was panned by a food critic in the paper, but he never went to your store, he went to that awful cupcake shop across the street. The critic should make amends by printing a retraction. |
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