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mend
常考释义
vt. 使（火）变旺<英格兰>
The fire needs mending.
火需要加旺一些。
vt. 修理；修复；修补
They took a long time to mend the roof.
他们花了很长时间修缮房顶。
He had taken his watch to be mended.
他已将自己的手表送去修理。
I mended the computer for her.
我帮她修了电脑。
She helped me mend the puncture.
她帮助我修补轮胎上扎出来的小孔。
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。
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。
vt. 改善；改进
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。
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。
vt. 治愈；使…恢复健康【医】
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。
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。
Nothing can mend a broken heart.
没有什么能弥合一颗破碎的心。
While you rest, the muscles will mend themselves.
你休息的时候，肌肉会进行自我恢复。
vt. 缝补；织补
He spent the evening mending socks.
他花了整个晚上来缝补袜子。
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。
You can watch the fishermen mending their nets.
你可以看着渔夫们修补渔网。
vi. to make do and mend：修修补补对付着用
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。
vi. to mend fences：消除隔阂；言和；重归于好
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。
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。
He has been trying to mend fences with the United States.
他一直在设法和美国修好。
vi. to mend your ways：改过自新；改邪归正
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。
vi. 好转；有所改善
The economy will mend slowly.
经济将会慢慢好转。
That is a relationship which will mend.
那段恋情会重归于好。
vi. 康复；愈合；痊愈
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。
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。
A gash in your leg will mend.
你腿上那道深长的切口会愈合的。
The cheek will mend.
脸会变好的。
Your heart will mend.
你内心的创伤会平复的。
vi. 缝补；织补
I can't cook or mend.
我既不会做饭也不会缝缝补补。
n. to be on the mend：正在康复；正在好转；正在改善
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。
She's on the mend now.
她正在逐渐恢复健康。
His hamstring problem is on the mend.
他腘绳肌腱的伤情正在好转。
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。
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。
Is the retail industry finally on the mend?
零售行业最终开始复苏了吗？
The signs are that things are on the mend.
有迹象表明情况在变好。
n. 补丁；修补过的地方
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。
n. 修理；修补；修缮
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