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mend obj REPAIRmendv [T]to repair (something that is broken or damaged)修理，修补，缝补Could you mend this hole that I've torn in my shirt?你能补一下这件衬衫上被我撕破的洞吗？I've left my watch at the jeweller's to be mended.我把我的手表留在钟表商那儿修理。They called in the plumber to mend the burst pipe.他们请来了管子工来修理爆裂的水管。The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States.这个国家的总统试图弥补与美国的关系。To mend fences is to try to be friendly again after a period of dislike, arguments or disagreement.修复友好关系They finally decided to mend fences with their neighbours after years of disagreement.在经过几年的矛盾之后，他们最终决定与他们的邻居重新和好。Politicians often spend so much time mending political fences in the capital that they ignore what is happening in the rest of the country.政治家们经常花很多时间在首都照顾自己的政治关系而忽视了在国家其他地区发生的事。If someone mends their ways, they begin to behave well after behaving badly.改过，改正错误He's very untidy by nature but has promised to mend his ways.他本性不爱整洁，但他保证改变自己。In American English it is more usual to 'mend'things that are torn, such as clothes or sheets, and to 'repair'things that are broken, such as watches or furniture.
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