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mend

verb
/mend/
/mend/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mend
/mend/
/mend/
he / she / it mends
/mendz/
/mendz/
past simple mended
/ˈmendɪd/
/ˈmendɪd/
past participle mended
/ˈmendɪd/
/ˈmendɪd/
-ing form mending
/ˈmendɪŋ/
/ˈmendɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. [transitive] mend something (British English) to repair something that has been damaged or broken so that it can be used again修理;修補
    • Could you mend my bike for me?你能幫我修一下自行車嗎?
    see also fence-mending
    Extra Examples
    • I was trying to mend that broken clock.我正試圖修理那個壞了的鐘。
    • I'll get my guitar mended.我要去修理我的吉他。
    • The front gate needed mending.前門需要修理。
  2. [transitive] mend something to repair a hole in a piece of clothing, etc.縫補;織補
    • He mended shoes for a living.他靠修鞋爲生。
    • She ought to learn to mend her own clothes.她應該學會自己縫補衣服。
  3. [transitive] mend something to find a solution to a problem or disagreement彌合(分歧);解決(爭端)
    • They tried to mend their differences.他們試圖消除他們之間的分歧。
    Extra Examples
    • He has been trying to mend relations between the two countries.他一直試圖修補兩國之間的關系。
    • This debate will not mend matters.這場辯論不會解決問題。
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
  4. [intransitive] (old-fashioned) (of a person) to improve in health after being ill痊愈;恢複健康 synonym recover
    • He's mending slowly after the operation.手術後,他正在緩慢好轉。
  5. [intransitive] (of a broken bone骨折) to join up and return to normal愈合;痊愈
  6. Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of amend.
Idioms
least said soonest mended
  1. (British English, saying) a bad situation will pass or be forgotten most quickly if nothing more is said about it只要沒人再說,事情就會過去
mend (your) fences (with somebody)
  1. to find a solution when you disagree with somebody解決紛爭;消除隔閡
    • The White House already is struggling to mend fences with Europe.白宮已在努力改善與歐洲的關系。
    • Is it too late to mend fences with your ex-wife?現在與你前妻重歸於好太晚了嗎?
    related noun fence-mendingTopics Discussion and agreementc2
mend your ways
  1. to stop behaving badly改過自新;改邪歸正

mend

noun
/mend/
/mend/
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on the mend
  1. (informal) getting better after an illness or injury; improving after a difficult situation康複;好轉;改善;改進
    • My leg is definitely on the mend now.我的腿正在明顯地好轉。
    • Does he believe the economy's really on the mend?他相信經濟確實在複蘇嗎?
    • They’ve been to see a counsellor and their relationship seems to be on the mend.他們去見了一位顧問,他們的關系似乎正在好轉。
    Topics Illnessc2

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