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mend/mend/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. restore to a sound condition; repair (a broken article, a damaged road, torn clothes, etc.) 修理(毁坏的公路)；修补；缝补(破损的物品、撕破的衣服等) 2 intr. heal 康复；愈合 3 tr. improve 改善；改进 mend matters 使事态好转 4 tr. add fuel to (a fire) 使(火)变旺 ●n. a darn or repair in material etc. (物品等)补丁；修补过的地方 a mend in my shirt 衬衣上的补丁 □ mend one's fences make peace with a person 恢复友好关系 □ mend one's manners improve one's behaviour 改过；改变作风 □ mend one's pace go faster; alter one's pace to another's 赶快；加快步子 □ mend one's ways reform, improve one's habits 改过自新；改变习惯 □ on the mend improving in health or condition 在康复中；(事态)好转中 □ mendable adj.□ mender n.[Middle English from Anglo-French mender, from amender AMEND] |