| 释义 |
mend | BrE mɛnd, AmE mɛnd | A. transitive verb ① literal (repair) 缝补 féngbǔ ‹clothes, socks›; 修补 xiūbǔ ‹shoes, fence, puncture›; 修理 xiūlǐ ‹watch, car, radio›▸ to mend the road 修路 ▸ to mend a hole in sth 修补某物上的破洞 ② figurative (improve) 改进 gǎijìn ‹attitude›; 使…好转 shǐ… hǎozhuǎn ‹matters, situation›▸ to mend a rift 弥合嫌隙 ▸ to mend one's ways/manners 改过/改变作风 ▸ to mend relations with sb 改善与某人的关系 B. intransitive verb 痊愈 quányù C. noun 修补处 xiūbǔchù ▸ to be on the mend 正在康复 |