mend
mend 英 [mend] 美 [mɛnd]
vt. 修理，修补；改善 n. 康复；好转
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- When you mend something, you fix it or make it better. If you can mend your broken lamp, then it will shine again. If not you'll have to sit in the dark.
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- vt. 修理，修补；改善
- n. 康复；好转
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1. Can you mend this broken chair?
你能修理这把破椅子吗?
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2. He mended shoes for a living.
他靠修鞋为生。
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3. They tried to mend their differences.
他们试图消除他们之间的分歧。
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4. He's mending slowly after the operation.
手术后，他正在缓慢好转。
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5. My leg is definitely on the mend now.
我的腿正在明显地好转。
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6. Does he believe the economy's really on the mend?
他相信经济确实在复苏吗？
- 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.
- 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.
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