mend 基本解释
- vt. 修理，修补；改善；修改
- vi. 改善，好转
- n. 好转，改进；修补处
mend 词态变化
第三人称单数: mends;过去式: mended;过去分词: mended;现在分词: mending;
mend 中文词源
mend 修理，修补缩写自amend,修理。来自拉丁语emendare,修理，纠正错误，来自ex-,向外，menda,错误，缺陷，词源同mendicant,残疾人，行乞者。
mend 英文词源
- mend
- mend: [12] Mend originated as a shortened form of amend [13] – or rather, of the Old French source of amend, which did not arrive in English until after mend. The Old French verb was amender, a descendant of Vulgar Latin *admendāre ‘remove faults, correct’. This in turn was an alteration of classical Latin ēmendāre (source of English emend [15]), a compound verb formed from the prefix exdenoting ‘removal’ and menda, mendum ‘fault, defect’. (Other Latin derivatives of mendum were mendīcus ‘injured’, which was used as a noun meaning ‘beggar’ – hence English mendicant [15]; and perhaps mendāx ‘speaking faultily’, hence ‘lying’, from which English gets mendacious [17].)
=> amend, emend, mendicant - mend (v.)
- c. 1200, "to repair," from a shortened form of Old French amender (see amend). Meaning "to put right, atone for, amend (one's life), repent" is from c. 1300; that of "to regain health" is from early 15c. Related: Mended; mending.
- mend (n.)
- early 14c., "recompense, reparation," from mend (v.). Meaning "act of mending; a repaired hole or rip in fabric" is from 1888. Phrase on the mend attested from 1802.
mend 词组搭配
mend (one's) fences
make peace with a person
修复友好关系
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 one's manners
act more politely
变得更有礼貌
mend one's ways
improve one's habits or behaviour
改进作风
mend fences
To improve poor relations, especially in politics
改善关系：改善不良关系，尤指在政治中
“Whatever thoughts he may have entertained about mending some fences with&I{[them]} were banished” (&b{Conor Cruise O'Brien})
“不管他曾有过什么&I{与他们} 改善关系的想法，这些想法都被排除了” (&b{康纳·克鲁斯·奥布赖恩})
on the mend
Improving, especially in health.
健康好转
mend 英文释义
- 1. sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment);
- "her stockings had several mends"
- 2. the act of putting something in working order again
mend 同义词解析
mend, repair, patch, fix
这些动词均含"修理，修复"之意。
mend： 通常指较简单的修复过程，一般不需要专门技术或特殊工具。
repair可与mend换用，但一般指需要较高的职业技能和使用较复杂的工具进行修理。
patch： 通常指用类似材料修补破洞、裂缝或磨损的地方。
fix： 多用于美语，仅用于指带有安装固定性质的修理。
mend 双语例句
- 1. I felt that might well mend the rift between them.
- 我觉得那样做也许可以让他们冰释前嫌。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Somebody else lent me a pump and helped me mend the puncture.
- 别人借给我一个打气筒，又帮我补好了轮胎。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed.
- 需要更多证据来证明经济正在好转。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. They started to mend the woodwork and paint the walls.
- 他们开始修补木建部分，粉刷墙壁。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. They requested sappers to mend bridges or remove mines.
- 他们要求坑道工兵修桥或拆雷。
来自柯林斯例句
mend 实用场景例句
- Could you mend my bike for me?
- 你能帮我修一下自行车吗？
牛津词典
- He mended shoes for a living.
- 他靠修鞋为生。
牛津词典
- They tried to mend their differences.
- 他们试图消除他们之间的分歧。
牛津词典
- He's mending slowly after the operation.
- 手术后，他正在缓慢好转。
牛津词典
- My leg is definitely on the mend now.
- 我的腿确实在好转。
牛津词典
- Does he believe the economy's really on the mend?
- 他相信经济确实在复苏吗？
牛津词典
- They took a long time to mend the roof...
- 他们花了很长时间修缮屋顶。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Somebody else lent me a pump and helped me mend the puncture...
- 别人借给我一个打气筒，又帮我补好了轮胎。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You'll mend. The X-rays show that your arm will heal all right...
- 你会康复的。X光照片显示你的胳膊能够较好地复原。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I'm feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it's mending...
- 我感觉好多了。伤口很疼，但是正在愈合。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He sent Evans as his personal envoy to discuss ways to mend relations between the two countries...
- 他派埃文斯以私人特使的身份前往商讨修复两国关系的途径。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I felt that might well mend the rift between them.
- 我觉得那样做也许可以让他们冰释前嫌。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed.
- 需要更多证据来证明经济正在好转。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The baby had been poorly but seemed on the mend.
- 宝宝生病了，但似乎正在好起来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He has promised drastic disciplinary action if they do not mend their ways.
- 如果他们不改邪归正的话，他保证一定严惩不贷。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Relations between Japan and China have recently been on the mend.
- 最近,中日关系在向好的方面发展.
《简明英汉词典》
- It's a pity we didn't mend our fences with the colonel.
- 可惜我们还没有和上校先生调整好关系.
《简明英汉词典》
- We need an electrician to mend the iron.
- 我们要请电工修理熨斗.
《简明英汉词典》
- Will you please mend the sleeve of my blouse?
- 请你把我衬衣的袖子补一下好 吗 ?
《简明英汉词典》
- He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.
- 他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕.
《简明英汉词典》
- You should mend your manners.
- 你的态度应当纠正.
《简明英汉词典》
- He should mend his manners.
- 他应改正他的行为.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- You'll need a strong adhesive to mend that chair.
- 你需要一种粘性很强的东西来修理那把椅子.
《简明英汉词典》
- He's on the mend.
- 他的病见好了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
