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mend vt.修理；修补；改进vi.改过自新；改进；痊愈n.修补；改进；修补处 (1) 我们要请电工修理熨斗。(2) 修理这辆汽车用不了很长时间。(3) 他叫人来修补破窗子。(4) 如果你想在你的工作中取得成绩的话，你一定要有所改进。(5) 改过不嫌晚。(6) 这个病人的病情正在好转。(7) 修补过的地方几乎看不出来。(8) 医生说他的病情正在好转。(9) 这件外套的肘部补过。 The word mend was originally used as a religious term, meaning to free a person from sin, usually through repentance and good deeds. Mend has come to refer to fixing something that is broken. A mechanic might mend a broken car, or a seamstress might mend a torn dress. The word also frequently relates health and healing. Someone recovering from a long bout of the flu is said to be "on the mend." But as the song goes, "How can you mend a broken heart?"

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英 [mend] 美 [mend] (1) We need an electrician to mend the iron.(2) It won't take long to mend the car.(3) He sent for someone to mend the broken window.(4) You'll have to mend your ways if you want to be successful in your job.(5) It is never too late to mend.(6) The patient is mending well.(7) The mends were almost invisible.(8) The doctor said that he was on the mend.(9) The coat has a mend on the elbow. When you mend something, you fix it or make it better. If you can mend your broken lamp, then it will shine again. If not you'll have to sit in the dark. 1[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。2[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。4[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。5[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。6[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。7 to mend fences→see: fence；

英语单词	mend
英美音标	英 [mend] 美 [mend]
中文释义	vt.修理；修补；改进 vi.改过自新；改进；痊愈 n.修补；改进；修补处
英语例句	(1) We need an electrician to mend the iron. (2) It won't take long to mend the car. (3) He sent for someone to mend the broken window. (4) You'll have to mend your ways if you want to be successful in your job. (5) It is never too late to mend. (6) The patient is mending well. (7) The mends were almost invisible. (8) The doctor said that he was on the mend. (9) The coat has a mend on the elbow.
中文例句	(1) 我们要请电工修理熨斗。 (2) 修理这辆汽车用不了很长时间。 (3) 他叫人来修补破窗子。 (4) 如果你想在你的工作中取得成绩的话，你一定要有所改进。 (5) 改过不嫌晚。 (6) 这个病人的病情正在好转。 (7) 修补过的地方几乎看不出来。 (8) 医生说他的病情正在好转。 (9) 这件外套的肘部补过。
vocabulary简明	When you mend something, you fix it or make it better. If you can mend your broken lamp, then it will shine again. If not you'll have to sit in the dark.
vocabulary扩展	The word mend was originally used as a religious term, meaning to free a person from sin, usually through repentance and good deeds. Mend has come to refer to fixing something that is broken. A mechanic might mend a broken car, or a seamstress might mend a torn dress. The word also frequently relates health and healing. Someone recovering from a long bout of the flu is said to be "on the mend." But as the song goes, "How can you mend a broken heart?"
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 4 [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。 5 [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。 6 [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。 7 to mend fences→see: fence ；

Mend Broken [V Long Ways N Phrase 短语