mend
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they mend | |
| he / she / it mends | |
| past simple mended | |
| past participle mended | |
| -ing form mending |
- [transitive] mend something (British English)
to repair something that has been damaged or broken so that it can be used again 修理；修补 Extra ExamplesI was trying to mend that broken clock. 我正试图修理那个坏了的钟。 I'll get my guitar mended. 我要去修理我的吉他。 The front gate needed mending. 前门需要修理。
- [transitive] mend something
to repair a hole in a piece of clothing, etc. 缝补；织补 - [transitive] mend something
to find a solution to a problem or disagreement 弥合（分歧）；解决（争端） Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc2He has been trying to mend relations between the two countries. 他一直试图修补两国之间的关系。 This debate will not mend matters. 这场辩论不会解决问题。
- [intransitive] (old-fashioned)
(of a person 人 to improve in health after being ill 痊愈；恢复健康 - [intransitive]
(of a broken bone 骨折 to join up and return to normal 愈合；痊愈
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of amend.
Idioms
least said soonest mended
- (British English, saying)
a bad situation will pass or be forgotten most quickly if nothing more is said about it 只要没人再说，事情就会过去
mend (your) fences (with somebody)
to find a solution when you disagree with somebody 解决纷争；消除隔阂 The White House already is struggling to mend fences with Europe. 白宫已在努力改善与欧洲的关系。 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？
mend your ways
to stop behaving badly 改过自新；改邪归正