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mend

UK //mend//US //mend//

词源

源自中古英语 'menden',来自古法语 'mendier'(意为'修补'),最终源自拉丁语 'mendicare'(意为'乞讨',后引申为'修补')。

verb

❶ 修理或修补破损的物品,使其恢复可用状态。常用于衣物、器具等具体物品的修复。

“She mended the torn dress with a needle and thread.”

(她用针线缝补了撕裂的连衣裙。)

“He spent the afternoon mending the broken chair.”

(他花了一下午时间修理那把坏掉的椅子。)

❶ 改善或修复关系、情况等抽象事物,使其向好的方向发展。

“They are trying to mend their broken friendship.”

(他们正在努力修复破裂的友谊。)

“The new policy aims to mend the economic situation.”

(新政策旨在改善经济状况。)

同义词:repair, fix, restore, heal, patch

noun

❶ 修补过的地方或状态,指物品被修复后的部分或情况。

“The mend on the jacket was barely visible.”

(夹克上的修补处几乎看不出来。)

“There's a neat mend where the tear used to be.”

(原来撕裂的地方现在有一个整齐的修补痕迹。)

同义词:repair, patch, fix

常见短语

mend one's ways — 改过自新,改正不良行为或习惯。

“After the accident, he decided to mend his ways and drive more carefully.”

(事故发生后,他决定改过自新,更加小心地开车。)

on the mend — 正在好转或康复中,通常用于健康状况或情况的改善。

“The patient is on the mend and should be discharged soon.”

(病人正在康复中,应该很快就能出院了。)