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Mend Phrase Verb 例:He 英[Mend 美[Mɛnd Vt.修理,修补;改正,纠正;加强;使恢复健康;Vi.康复,痊愈;修理,矫正;N.修补;补丁;痊愈 修理;修补

单词 mend
音标
英[mend] 美[mɛnd]
解释
vt.修理,修补;改正,纠正;加强;使恢复健康;vi.康复,痊愈;修理,矫正;n.修补;补丁;痊愈;
例句

VERB
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.
例:They took a long time to mend the roof...他们花了很长时间修缮屋顶。
例: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。

V-ERG
(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.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
(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.
例: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。

PHRASE
(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.
例:The baby had been poorly but seemed on the mend.宝宝生病了,但似乎正在好起来。

PHRASE
改过自新;改邪归正
If someone who has been behaving badly mends their ways, they begin to behave well.
例: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。
变形
third:mends~done:mended~pl:mends~ing:mending~past:mended~

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