mend
英 [mend]
美[mɛnd]
- vt. 修理，修补；改善；修改
- vi. 改善，好转
- n. 好转，改进；修补处
词组搭配
mend (one's) fences
make peace with a person
修复友好关系
is it too late to mend fences with your ex-wife?.
现在与你前妻重归于好太晚了吗？。
mend one's manners
act more politely
变得更有礼貌
mend one's ways
improve one's habits or behaviour
改进作风
mend fences
To improve poor relations, especially in politics
改善关系：改善不良关系，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})
“不管他曾有过什么&I{与他们} 改善关系的想法，这些想法都被排除了” (&b{康纳·克鲁斯·奥布赖恩})
on the mend
Improving, especially in health.
健康好转
双语例句
- 1. I felt that might well mend the rift between them.
- 我觉得那样做也许可以让他们冰释前嫌。
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- 2. Somebody else lent me a pump and helped me mend the puncture.
- 别人借给我一个打气筒，又帮我补好了轮胎。
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- 3. More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed.
- 需要更多证据来证明经济正在好转。
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- 4. They started to mend the woodwork and paint the walls.
- 他们开始修补木建部分，粉刷墙壁。
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- 5. They requested sappers to mend bridges or remove mines.
- 他们要求坑道工兵修桥或拆雷。
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