Mend
词性:动词 发音:mend [mend] 词源:来自古英语的mendian 中文翻译:修理,修补,修复形容词和名词含义
1. 形容词 (1) 表示身体或健康状况好的,如愈合的,康复的例:The doctor said my broken leg is on the mend.
译:医生说我的断腿正在愈合。 (2) 表示精神状态好的,如复原的,痊愈的
例:After a long rest, I feel much better and my mind is on the mend.
译:经过长时间休息,我感觉好多了,精神也恢复了。 2. 名词 (1) 补丁,修补物
例:The old quilt was full of mends.
译:这床旧被子上满是补丁。 (2) 改进,修正
例:The book has some great mends to the original text.
译:这本书对原文作了一些很好的修正。
词语辨析
Mend 和 repair 都可以表示“修理,修补”。但是用法上有一些不同。Mend更常用于日常生活和家庭用品的修补,常指简单的修理。而repair则更常用于专业领域,指对复杂或专业设备的修复。词汇扩充
- mendable:可修复的 - mender:修理工人 - mendable:修理的近义词
- fix - repair - restore - patch up反义词
- break - damage柯林斯词典解释
[verb] If you mend something that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used.如果你修理了坏了或不能使用的东西,你修复它,使其正常工作或能够使用。 [noun] A mend is a place where something has been repaired or where there is a fault in it.
补缀是指修复过的地方,或者指某物存在故障的地方。
牛津词典解释
[verb] Repair (something that is broken or damaged).修理(破损或受损的东西)。 [noun] An act of mending something, especially puncturing a tire so that it is no longer flat.
修理某物的行为,尤指将轮胎扎破,使其不再扁平。
用法
- mend something修理某物 - mend a hole/tear/rip
修补洞/撕裂/破裂 - mend a relationship
修补关系 - on the mend
正在恢复中
例句
- She mended the tear in her dress with a needle and thread.
她用针线缝补了裙子上的破洞。 - The mechanic mended the broken engine.
机械师修理了破损的发动机。 - I'm glad to see your relationship with your brother is on the mend.
很高兴看到你和你兄弟的关系正在好转。 - He mended his ways after his release from prison.
他出狱后改过自新。 - She mended her broken heart by focusing on her career.
她通过专注于事业来修复她受伤的心。 - He mended his bike tire before going for a ride.
他在骑车前修理了他的自行车轮胎。 - They mended their friendship after a long discussion.
经过长时间的讨论,他们修补了友谊。 - The tailor mended the torn seam on the jacket.
裁缝缝补了外套上破损的接缝。 - The doctor said her broken leg is on the mend and she will recover soon.
医生说她的腿正在愈合,她很快就会康复。 - We need to mend the leak in the roof before it rains again.
我们需要在下一场雨来之前修补屋顶的漏洞。 - The company called a technician to mend the malfunctioning printer.
公司叫了一个技术员来修理那台出故障的打印机。 - They mended their relationship and became good friends again.
他们修补了他们的关系,再次成为好朋友。 - The tailor did a good job mending my ripped jeans.
裁缝把我的破裤子修好了,做得很好。 - Her broken heart slowly mended after she met someone new.
她遇到了新的人后,她受伤的心逐渐好转。 - He mended the torn book page with tape.
他用胶带修补了破损的书页。 - The carpenter mended the broken chair leg with glue.
木匠用胶水修复了破损的椅子腿。 - She went to the doctor to get her mended wrist checked.
她去看医生检查手腕的愈合情况。 - The mechanic is skilled in mending car engines.
该机械师擅长修理汽车发动机。 - They mended their broken relationship and decided to start over.
他们修补了破裂的关系,决定重新开始。 - The tailor mended the ripped seam on the dress.
裁缝修补了裙子上撕裂的接缝。 - He mended the punctured bicycle tire with a patch.
他用补片修补了自行车的被扎破的轮胎。 - She mended her broken cellphone by replacing the screen.
她通过更换屏幕修好了她的破手机。 - After a few months in therapy, her mental health began to mend.
经过几个月的治疗,她的心理健康开始好转。