| 词汇 | mend |
| 释义 | mend verb[ T ] uk /mend/ us /mend/ B1 to repair something that is broken or damaged: 修理；修补；缝补 Could you mend this hole in my shirt?你能把我衬衫上的这个洞补一下吗？ UKI've left my watch at the jeweller's to be mended.我把手表留在钟表匠那儿修理了。 UKThe plumber came to mend the burst pipe.管道工来修理爆裂的水管。 The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States.该国总统正试图修复与美国的关系。 to repair something repairHe asked if she could repair the broken lamp. fixI must get my bike fixed. mendCan you mend that hole in my trousers? do upNick loves doing up old cars. serviceI'm taking the car to the garage to have it serviced this afternoon. patch upI patched up the old bike and got it working. A man's coming to mend the boiler this afternoon.今天下午有人要来修锅炉。 I thought I could mend the radio myself, but I've had to admit defeat. Never try to mend a broken machine without disconnecting it from the electricity supply. He wants me to mend his shirt for him, but I'm not going to!他想让我给他补衬衫，我才不干呢！ He can mend anything - he's so good with his hands. Correcting and mending calibration clean (someone/something) up correction fiddle (around) with something fine-tune mess reconstruction recover rectifiable rectification refine refinement remedy revised scratch smooth something away smoothen sort sort something out troubleshoot Idiomsmend your fences mend your ways mend noun[ C ] uk /mend/ us /mend/ UK a place in a piece of clothing where a repair has been made修补过的地方 Correcting and mending calibration clean (someone/something) up correction fiddle (around) with something fine-tune mess reconstruction recover rectifiable rectification refine refinement remedy revised scratch smooth something away smoothen sort sort something out troubleshoot You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Knitting & sewing Idiombe on the mend mend | American Dictionarymend verb us/mend/ mendverb (REPAIR)[ T ] to repair cloth that is torn or something that is damaged: Could you mend this hole in my shirt? The country is seeking to mend relations with the US. mendverb (BECOME WELL)[ I/T ] to become well again after an illness or injury: [ I ]The bones in my broken wrist took eight weeks to mend. mendnounus/mend/ Idiomsmend your ways on the mend mend | Business Englishmend verb[ T ] uk /mend/us UK to repair something that is broken or not working: They're sending someone round to mend the photocopier. to find a solution to a problem: The new government pledged to mend the country's broken society. mend fences/bridges/relations to try to improve a relationship with someone you have had a disagreement with: The industry is trying to mend fences with government, environmental groups, and the public. mend your ways to begin to improve your behaviour after you have been behaving badly: The outcry over third-world child exploitation has shamed some employers into mending their ways. mend noun uk /mend/us be on the mendinformal to be improving after a period of difficulty or failure: The economy finally seems to be on the mend. Examples of mendmend If we could look behind those carefully mended curtains we should see carpets faded and patched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are simple improvements of a type that we never get around to—like mending the staircase that always creaked in grandad's day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He may be a plumber, electrician, or fireman who goes window cleaning, gardening, cleaning a car or mending a television set. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think this is a case in which the least said the soonest mended. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There existed another category described in the same speech as the more seriously damaged which, though now unfit to live in, were still worth mending. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that he used a phrase about mending fences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that he should have the right to go back to the sheriff and say that he has mended his ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now, the important thing is to forget this sorry episode as soon as possible—the least said, the soonest mended. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Take up his time usefully in putting permanent waves into hair or in mending broken chairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there any reason why preparations should not be made for mending the breach? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both those sections are numerically inferior to the great bulk of those people who wish to see things mended in the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the council mended its ways subsequently. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When he sends his car to be mended and it comes back with a new engine is it the same car or a different car? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The less said about that the sooner it is mended; because the bottom fell out of that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will say no more, for perhaps the least said the soonest mended. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of mend These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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