mend
- vt. 修理，修補(bǔ)；改善；修改
- vi. 改善，好轉(zhuǎn)
- n. 好轉(zhuǎn)，改進(jìn)；修補(bǔ)處
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2. 鄧媽媽直到臨終前還在幫我們敬愛(ài)的周總理修補(bǔ)衣服。
中文詞源
縮寫(xiě)自amend,修理。來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)emendare,修理，糾正錯(cuò)誤，來(lái)自ex-,向外，menda,錯(cuò)誤，缺陷，詞源同mendicant,殘疾人，行乞者。
英英釋意
- 1. sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment);
- "her stockings had several mends"
- 2. the act of putting something in working order again
英文詞源
- mend
- mend: [12] Mend originated as a shortened form of amend [13] – or rather, of the Old French source of amend, which did not arrive in English until after mend. The Old French verb was amender, a descendant of Vulgar Latin *admendāre ‘remove faults, correct’. This in turn was an alteration of classical Latin ēmendāre (source of English emend [15]), a compound verb formed from the prefix exdenoting ‘removal’ and menda, mendum ‘fault, defect’. (Other Latin derivatives of mendum were mendīcus ‘injured’, which was used as a noun meaning ‘beggar’ – hence English mendicant [15]; and perhaps mendāx ‘speaking faultily’, hence ‘lying’, from which English gets mendacious [17].)
=> amend, emend, mendicant - mend (v.)
- c. 1200, "to repair," from a shortened form of Old French amender (see amend). Meaning "to put right, atone for, amend (one's life), repent" is from c. 1300; that of "to regain health" is from early 15c. Related: Mended; mending.
- mend (n.)
- early 14c., "recompense, reparation," from mend (v.). Meaning "act of mending; a repaired hole or rip in fabric" is from 1888. Phrase on the mend attested from 1802.
同義詞辨析
mend, repair, patch, fix
這些動(dòng)詞均含"修理，修復(fù)"之意。
mend： 通常指較簡(jiǎn)單的修復(fù)過(guò)程，一般不需要專門(mén)技術(shù)或特殊工具。
repair可與mend換用，但一般指需要較高的職業(yè)技能和使用較復(fù)雜的工具進(jìn)行修理。
patch： 通常指用類似材料修補(bǔ)破洞、裂縫或磨損的地方。
fix： 多用于美語(yǔ)，僅用于指帶有安裝固定性質(zhì)的修理。
考試真題
- She injured her spine in a fall and a doctor told her to lie flat on her back for a month so it can mend.
出自-2012年6月聽(tīng)力原文
- We don’t have to learn how to be mentally healthy ;it it built into us that our bodies know how to heal a cut or mend a broken bone.
出自-2016年考研翻譯原文
- The NHS trust has mended its ways.
出自-2018年考研閱讀原文
詞組搭配
mend (one's) fences
make peace with a person
修復(fù)友好關(guān)系
is it too late to mend fences with your ex-wife?.
現(xiàn)在與你前妻重歸于好太晚了嗎？。
mend one's manners
act more politely
變得更有禮貌
mend one's ways
improve one's habits or behaviour
改進(jìn)作風(fēng)
mend fences
To improve poor relations, especially in politics
改善關(guān)系：改善不良關(guān)系，尤指在政治中
“Whatever thoughts he may have entertained about mending some fences with&I{[them]} were banished” (&b{Conor Cruise O'Brien})
“不管他曾有過(guò)什么&I{與他們} 改善關(guān)系的想法，這些想法都被排除了” (&b{康納·克魯斯·奧布賴恩})
on the mend
Improving, especially in health.
健康好轉(zhuǎn)
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- Could you mend my bike for me?
- 你能幫我修一下自行車嗎？
牛津詞典
- He mended shoes for a living.
- 他靠修鞋為生。
牛津詞典
- They tried to mend their differences.
- 他們?cè)噲D消除他們之間的分歧。
牛津詞典
- He's mending slowly after the operation.
- 手術(shù)后，他正在緩慢好轉(zhuǎn)。
牛津詞典
- My leg is definitely on the mend now.
- 我的腿確實(shí)在好轉(zhuǎn)。
牛津詞典
- Does he believe the economy's really on the mend?
- 他相信經(jīng)濟(jì)確實(shí)在復(fù)蘇嗎？
牛津詞典
- They took a long time to mend the roof...
- 他們花了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間修繕屋頂。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Somebody else lent me a pump and helped me mend the puncture...
- 別人借給我一個(gè)打氣筒，又幫我補(bǔ)好了輪胎。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- You'll mend. The X-rays show that your arm will heal all right...
- 你會(huì)康復(fù)的。X光照片顯示你的胳膊能夠較好地復(fù)原。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- I'm feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it's mending...
- 我感覺(jué)好多了。傷口很疼，但是正在愈合。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- He sent Evans as his personal envoy to discuss ways to mend relations between the two countries...
- 他派埃文斯以私人特使的身份前往商討修復(fù)兩國(guó)關(guān)系的途徑。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- I felt that might well mend the rift between them.
- 我覺(jué)得那樣做也許可以讓他們冰釋前嫌。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed.
- 需要更多證據(jù)來(lái)證明經(jīng)濟(jì)正在好轉(zhuǎn)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- The baby had been poorly but seemed on the mend.
- 寶寶生病了，但似乎正在好起來(lái)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- He has promised drastic disciplinary action if they do not mend their ways.
- 如果他們不改邪歸正的話，他保證一定嚴(yán)懲不貸。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Relations between Japan and China have recently been on the mend.
- 最近,中日關(guān)系在向好的方面發(fā)展.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- It's a pity we didn't mend our fences with the colonel.
- 可惜我們還沒(méi)有和上校先生調(diào)整好關(guān)系.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- We need an electrician to mend the iron.
- 我們要請(qǐng)電工修理熨斗.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- Will you please mend the sleeve of my blouse?
- 請(qǐng)你把我襯衣的袖子補(bǔ)一下好 嗎 ?
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.
- 他急于彌合這兩個(gè)人之間的裂痕.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- You should mend your manners.
- 你的態(tài)度應(yīng)當(dāng)糾正.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- He should mend his manners.
- 他應(yīng)改正他的行為.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- You'll need a strong adhesive to mend that chair.
- 你需要一種粘性很強(qiáng)的東西來(lái)修理那把椅子.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- He's on the mend.
- 他的病見(jiàn)好了.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》