
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)
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。)