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
Collins.1 / BNC.7566 / COCA.10849
习惯用语
v.
- 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
n.
- 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- Could you mend my bike for me?
你能帮我修一下自行车吗?
- Could you mend my bike for me?
- 缝补;织补
to repair a hole in a piece of clothing, etc.- He mended shoes for a living.
他靠修鞋为生。
- He mended shoes for a living.
- 弥合(分歧);解决(争端)
to find a solution to a problem or disagreement- They tried to mend their differences.
他们试图消除他们之间的分歧。
- They tried to mend their differences.
- 痊愈;恢复健康
to improve in health after being ill/sick- He's mending slowly after the operation.
手术后,他正在缓慢好转。
- He's mending slowly after the operation.
- 愈合;痊愈
to heal
noun
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.- 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。
- They took a long time to mend the roof...
- 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.- 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。
- You'll mend. The X-rays show that your arm will heal all right...
- 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.- 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。
- He sent Evans as his personal envoy to discuss ways to mend relations between the two countries...
- 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.- 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。
- More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed.
- 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.- The baby had been poorly but seemed on the mend.
宝宝生病了,但似乎正在好起来。
- The baby had been poorly but seemed on the mend.
- PHRASE 改过自新;改邪归正
If someone who has been behaving badlymendstheirways, they begin to behave well.- 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。
- He has promised drastic disciplinary action if they do not mend their ways.
- tomend fences→ see:fence
英英释义
noun
- the act of putting something in working order again
- sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- her stockings had several mends
verb
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- She repaired her TV set
- Repair my shoes please
- heal or recover
- My broken leg is mending
双语例句
- 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。 - The patient is on the mend.
病情好转。 - They started to mend the woodwork and paint the walls
他们开始修补木建部分,粉刷墙壁。 - 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。 - Somebody helped me mend the puncture.
有个人帮我修补扎破的轮胎。 - The mend in your dress scarcely shows.
你衣服上修补的地方几乎看不出来。 - It is never too late to mend.
改过不嫌晚。 - 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。 - I know, can you mend it for me.
对,我知道,你们可以帮我缝补一下吗。 - 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。