mend
verb [ T ] uk/mend/ us/mend/
B1 修理；修补；缝补
to repair something that is broken or damaged
Could you mend this hole in my shirt? 你能把我衬衫上的这个洞补一下吗？
UK I've left my watch at the jeweller's to be mended. 我把手表留在钟表匠那儿修理了。
UK The plumber came to mend the burst pipe. 管道工来修理爆裂的水管。
The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States. 该国总统正试图修复与美国的关系。
- More examples
- A man's coming to mend the boiler this afternoon.
- I thought I could mend the radio myself, but I've had to admit defeat.
- Never try to mend a broken machine without disconnecting it from the electricity supply.
- He wants me to mend his shirt for him, but I'm not going to!
- He can mend anything - he's so good with his hands.
Idioms
mend your fencesidiom 消释前嫌，重归于好
to try to be friendly again with someone after an argument
mend your waysidiom 改过自新，改正不良行为
to begin to behave well, having until now behaved badly
mend
noun [ C ] uk/mend/ us/mend/
UK修补过的地方
a place in a piece of clothing where a repair has been made
Idiom
be on the mendidiom informal （病后）身体逐渐康复
to be getting better after an illness or injury
She's been ill with the flu but she's on the mend now. 她得了流感，但现在正逐渐好起来。