mend

英 [mend]

美 [mend]

v. 修理; 修补; 缝补; 织补; 弥合(分歧); 解决(争端)
n. 修补; 好转; 痊愈

现在分词：mending　过去分词：mended　过去式：mended　第三人称单数：mends　复数：mends　

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习惯用语

mend (your) fences (with sb)

解决纷争；消除隔阂
to find a solution to a disagreement with sb

mend your ways

改过自新；改邪归正
to stop behaving badly

least said soonest mended

只要没人再说，事情就会过去
a bad situation will pass or be forgotten most quickly if nothing more is said about it

on the mend

康复；好转；改善；改进
getting better after an illness or injury; improving after a difficult situation
My leg is definitely on the mend now.
我的腿确实在好转。
Does he believe the economy's really on the mend?
他相信经济确实在复苏吗？

牛津词典

verb

修理；修补
to repair sth that has been damaged or broken so that it can be used again
1. Could you mend my bike for me?
  你能帮我修一下自行车吗？
缝补；织补
to repair a hole in a piece of clothing, etc.
1. He mended shoes for a living.
  他靠修鞋为生。
弥合（分歧）；解决（争端）
to find a solution to a problem or disagreement
1. They tried to mend their differences.
  他们试图消除他们之间的分歧。
痊愈；恢复健康
to improve in health after being ill/sick
1. He's mending slowly after the operation.
  手术后，他正在缓慢好转。
愈合；痊愈
to heal

noun

柯林斯词典

VERB 修理;修补
If youmendsomething that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used.
1. They took a long time to mend the roof...
  他们花了很长时间修缮屋顶。
2. 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。
3. 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。
V-ERG (使)康复;(使)痊愈;(使)愈合
If a person or a part of their bodymendsoris mended, they get better after they have been ill or have had an injury.
1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
VERB 弥合(分歧);解决(争端)
If you try tomenddivisions between people, you try to end the disagreements or quarrels between them.
1. 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。
2. 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 ison the mendafter a difficult or unsuccessful period, it is improving.
1. 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 areon the mendafter an illness or injury, you are recovering from it.
1. 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 badlymendstheirways, they begin to behave well.
1. 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。
tomend fences→ see:fence

英英释义

noun

the act of putting something in working order again
Synonym:repairfixfixingfixturemendingreparation
sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
1. her stockings had several mends
Synonym:patchdarn

verb

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
1. She repaired her TV set
2. Repair my shoes please
Synonym:repairfixbusheldoctorfurbish uprestoretouch on
heal or recover
1. My broken leg is mending
Synonym:heal

双语例句

He's on the mend.
他的病见好了。
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。
When I undertook to mend his watch for him, I didn't bargain for all this trouble.
我答应给他修表时，没有料到有这么多麻烦。
Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns
昨晚，华盛顿尽最大努力与欧洲各国修好，称理解其担忧。
He used to come in and mend our cars.
他过去常来给我们修车。
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。
She's on the mend.
她的病见好。
The patient is on the mend.
病情好转。
Can you mend this coat?
你能补好这件外套吗？