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mending

UK //ˈmendɪŋ//US //ˈmendɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语'menden',最初来自古法语'mendier'(意为'修补'),可能与拉丁语'emendare'(改正)有关。

noun

❶ 指修补或修理的行为或过程,常用于衣物、物品或关系的修复,强调将破损部分恢复原状的动作或状态。

“She spent the afternoon doing the mending of torn clothes.”

(她花了一下午时间缝补破了的衣服。)

“The mending of the old vase took great skill.”

(修复这个旧花瓶需要高超的技巧。)

同义词:repairing, fixing, restoration

verb

❶ 表示正在进行的修补动作,强调修复过程中的连续性,可用于具体物品或抽象关系。

“She is mending the hole in the sock with a needle and thread.”

(她正用针线修补袜子上的破洞。)

“The fishermen were mending their nets by the shore.”

(渔民们正在岸边修补渔网。)

同义词:repairing, healing, darning

常见短语

on the mend — 指健康状况或处境正在好转,常用于描述病后恢复或情况改善的过程。

“After two weeks in hospital, she's finally on the mend.”

(住院两周后,她的身体终于开始好转了。)