| 释义 |
mend /mend/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 修理；修补；缝补
mend a road 修路
mend a broken cup 修补破杯子
mend clothes 缝补衣服
mend a hole in a shirt 缝补衬衫上的破洞
mend the rift between the two warring factions within the party 弥合党内两个纷争派系之间的裂痕
2. 改善，改进(作风等)；使(事态)好转
mend one's temper 使自己脾气变好
mend the matter 使事态好转
Crying will not mend matters. 哭泣于事无补。
3. 纠正，改正(缺点等)
mend a fault 改正过错
4. 使(火)变旺
mend a fire by adding fuel 添加燃料使火变旺
5. 使恢复健康；使愈合
6. 把(用钝的鹅毛笔)削尖
7. 〈口〉超越，胜过
❷ vi.
1. (病人)健康好转；(伤口等)愈合
He is mending nicely. 他的病情在很快好转。
wait for one's injury to mend 等待创伤愈合
The bone mended in a month. 一个月内骨头长好了。
2. (事态等)好转
There is no prospect of matters mending. 事态没有好转的前景。
Things are mending. 情况在好转。
II n.
1. 修补过的地方
a mend in the sole of a shoe 鞋底上的补钉
2. 修理；修补；缝补
3. 改进；好转
phr. It's never too late to mend. 〈谚〉改过迁善从不嫌晚。 least said, soonest mended 见 least
mend one's fences 见 fence
mend one's manners (或 ways) 改过，改正错误；改变作风
mend one's pace 见 pace
mend or end 改进或者废除(机构等)
on the mend 1. (疾病、病人)正逐渐好起来
John's broken leg is on the mend. 约翰的断腿在逐渐好起来。
2. (事态等)在好转中
The economy is on the mend. 经济在好转。
Relations between these two countries are now on the mend. 两国关系正在改善。[amend 的缩略] |