mend

[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

vt.

1. 修理, 修补; 缝补

He asked her to mend his socks.

他叫她替他补袜子。

2. 改善, 改良; 纠正, 改正

He pledged that he would mend his ways.

他保证他将改过自新。

3. 使愈合; 使恢复健康

vi.

1. 渐愈; 好转

The child is mending nicely.

这孩子的病情在很快好转。

2. 改过; 改善

The economy is on the mend.

经济情况正在好转。

It is never too late to mend.

改过不嫌晚。

n.

1. 修缮部位[C]

The mend in your dress scarcely shows.

你衣服上补过的地方几乎看不出来。

The coat has a mend on the elbow.

这件外套的肘部补过。

2. 好转; 痊愈[the S]

His health is on the mend.

他的健康正在好转中。

词形变化

形容词: mendable | 名词: mender | 动词过去式: mended | 动词过去分词: mended | 动词现在分词: mending | 动词第三人称单数: mends |

词义辨析

同义:

v.修理, 修补, 缝补, 增强, 医治

repair  doctor  patch  rehabilitate  sew  stitch  darn  reinforce  cure  heal  strengthen  save  fix  restore  remedy

v.改正, 更正, 纠正

correct  amend  emend  rectify  revise  retouch  rework  revamp  remodel  patch up  recondition

v.治愈, 使恢复健康

recover  convalesce  

同义参见:

darn  tinker  improve  solder  heel  settle  repair  redress  reconcile  rally  overhaul  

反义:

vt.修理; 纠正; 使愈合

break  

反义参见:

rend  

英英释义

名词 mend:

sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)

同义词：patch, darn

the act of putting something in working order again

同义词：repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mending, reparation

动词 mend:

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

同义词：repair, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on

heal or recover

同义词：heal

短语词组

mend one's fences

1. 修复友好关系

They tried to mend their fences with us.

他们努力想与我们修好。

on the mend

1. 在好转中

The doctor said that he was on the mend.

医生说他的病情正在好转。

补充

mendmend英:[mend] 美:[mɛnd]vt. & vi.1.修理, 修补I've been mend-ing all night.我缝补了一夜。Will you please mend the sleeve of my blouse?请你把我衬衣的袖子补一下好吗?2.改[纠]正; 改善[进]Things are mending.情况正在好转。You should mend your manners.你的态度应当纠正。vi.1.恢复; 康复His health is mending.他的健康状况正在好转。n.1.修补过的地方

例句

1. They took a long time to mend the roof.他们花了很长时间修缮房顶。 2. He had taken his watch to be mended.他已将自己的手表送去修理。 3. I mended the computer for her.我帮她修了电脑。 4. She helped me mend the puncture.她帮助我修补轮胎上扎出来的小孔。 5. I should have had the catch mended, but never got round to it.我本应该请人修一下门钩, 但是一直没有抽出时间来。 6. You'll need to take your shoes to the cobblers to have them mended.你得把鞋子拿到补鞋匠那里修一下。 7. He spent the evening mending socks.他花了整个晚上来缝补袜子。 8. I've mended the hole in the sleeve of your jacket.我已经把你夹克衫袖子上的洞补好了。 9. You can watch the fishermen mending their nets.你可以看着渔夫们修补渔网。 10. He must have a major operation on his knee to mend severed ligaments.他必须在膝盖上动一次大手术, 以修复断裂的韧带。 11. Obviously this technique won't mend a broken leg or undo an accident.显然, 这种技术不会治愈断腿或消除事故所造成的影响。 12. Nothing can mend a broken heart.没有什么能弥合一颗破碎的心。 13. While you rest, the muscles will mend themselves.你休息的时候, 肌肉会进行自我恢复。 14. He sent Evans as his personal envoy to discuss ways to mend relations between the two countries.他派遣埃文斯作为他的个人特使去商谈改善两国关系的途径。 15. I felt that might well mend the rift between them.我感到那或许可以弥合他们之间的裂痕。 16. The fire needs mending.火需要加旺一些。 17. You'll mend. The X-rays show that your arm will heal all right.你会痊愈的。Ｘ光照片显示你的胳膊会完全康复。 18. I'm feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it's mending.我现在感觉好一点了。伤口虽然很疼, 但是正在愈合。 19. A gash in your leg will mend.你腿上那道深长的切口会愈合的。 20. The cheek will mend.脸会变好的。 21. Your heart will mend.你内心的创伤会平复的。 22. The economy will mend slowly.经济将会慢慢好转。 23. That is a relationship which will mend.那段恋情会重归于好。 24. I can't cook or mend.我既不会做饭也不会缝缝补补。 25. Economic uncertainty ought to have persuaded consumers to make do and mend.经济不稳定, 消费者就会将就着过。 26. The two have also agreed to mend fences and have an amicable relationship after nine months of bitterness.双方还同意结束9个月的敌对局面, 重归于好并建立友好关系。 27. He is eager to help mend fences between management and unions.他急于促使管理层和工会改善关系。 28. He has been trying to mend fences with the United States.他一直在设法和美国修好。 29. He has promised drastic disciplinary action if they do not mend their ways.他已答应, 如果他们不改过自新, 就要给予严厉的纪律处分。 30. The bedsheets were in good nick as well, without a tear or even a mend in sight.这些被单也很好, 没有破洞, 甚至连一个补丁都没有。 31. The baby had been poorly but seemed to be on the mend.这个婴儿一直状况不佳, 不过似乎正在好转。 32. She's on the mend now.她正在逐渐恢复健康。 33. His hamstring problem is on the mend.他腘绳肌腱的伤情正在好转。 34. The doctor is confident that Brown's knee problem is on the mend after a minor operation.医生确信布朗的膝伤在一次小手术后会逐渐康复。 35. More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed.需要更多的证据来证明经济正在转好。 36. Is the retail industry finally on the mend?零售行业最终开始复苏了吗？ 37. The signs are that things are on the mend.有迹象表明情况在变好。 38. Can you mend this broken chair?你能修理这把破椅子吗? 39. Try to mend this hole in my shirt.请设法把我这个衬衫上的洞补好。 40. That won't mend matters.那于事无补。 41. to mend an error纠正错误 42. to mend a fire使火变旺 43. The injury is mending slowly.受伤处正在慢慢愈合。 44. His broken leg is mending very well.他的断腿正在很好地愈合。 45. workmen were mending faulty cabling.工人正在修理出问题的缆索。 46. a patch was used to mend the garment.用补丁块缝补这衣服。 47. foot injuries can take months to mend.脚伤要几个月才能痊愈。 48. quarrels could be mended by talking.争吵可通过交谈解决。 49. the mends were so perfect you could not even tell the board had been damaged.这几处修补做得非常完美以致难以看出木板曾损坏过。 50. is it too late to mend fences with your ex-wife?.现在与你前妻重归于好太晚了吗？。 51. on the mend after a stomach operation.胃部手术后正恢复中。 52. the economy is on the mend.经济在好转。 53. Can you mend the hole in this jumper for me?你可以给我补这件套头毛衣上的破洞吗？ 54. She's been in bed for a week but she's on the mend now.她已卧床一周，现在正逐渐康复。 55. Dad's trying to mend [=fix] the roof.爸爸正在设法修理屋顶。 56. The town needs to mend these roads.小镇上的路需要修补。 57. Fishermen were mending their nets.渔民们在修补他们的渔网。 58. She spent the evening mending (the holes in) her socks.她一晚上都在补她的袜子（上的洞）。 59. mending a torn sleeve = mending a tear in a sleeve把破袖子补好 60. He's trying to mend his reputation.他正在努力改善自己的名声。 61. We've mended our differences [=stopped arguing] and agreed on a plan.我们已经消除分歧，达成了一项计划。 62. Surgery was needed to mend (the break in) the bone.为修复（断裂的）骨头，需要动手术。 63. Only time can mend a broken heart. [=make someone stop being sad]只有时间能治愈受伤的心灵。 64. Her arm mended slowly after surgery.手术后，她的手臂慢慢地恢复了。 65. His broken heart never completely mended.他受伤的心灵再也没能痊愈。 66. She mended fences with her father.她改善了与父亲的关系。 67. They are trying to mend their fences.他们在努力尝试改善关系。 68. "After the election, he spent a lot of time mending political fences."选举结束后，他花了大量时间修复政党关系。 69. It's time (for you) to mend your ways.你应该改邪归正了。 70. She told her teenage son to start mending his ways.她叫她十几岁的儿子开始守规矩。 71. road menders修路工人 72. You can hardly see the mend in the sleeve.你几乎看不到袖子上的补丁。 73. Her broken leg is on the mend.她的断腿正在恢复当中。 74. Her health is on the mend.她的健康正在恢复中。 75. The country's economy is on the mend.这个国家的经济开始好转。 76. "They almost got a divorce, but now their marriage is on the mend."他们差点儿就离婚了，不过现在他们的婚姻有了好转。