| 单词 | mend |
| 释义 | mend (mend ) Word forms: mends , mending , mended 1. verb B1 If you mend something that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used. They took a long time to mend the roof. [VERB noun] Somebody else lent me a pump and helped me mend the puncture. [VERB noun] I should have had the catch mended, but never got round to it. [have noun VERB-ed] Synonyms: repair, fix, restore, renew 2. verb If a person or a part of their body mends or is mended, they get better after they have been ill or have had an injury. You'll mend. The X-rays show that your arm will heal all right. [VERB] I'm feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it's mending. [VERB] He must have a major operation on his knee to mend severed ligaments. [VERB noun] Synonyms: heal, improve, recover, cure 3. verb If you try to mend divisions between people, you try to end the disagreements or quarrels between them. He sent Evans as his personal envoy to discuss ways to mend relations between the two countries. [VERB noun] I felt that might well mend the rift between them. [VERB noun] Synonyms: put right, settle, resolve, heal 4. on the mend phrase If a relationship or situation is on the mend after a difficult or unsuccessful period, it is improving. [informal] More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed. 5. on the mend phrase If you are on the mend after an illness or injury, you are recovering from it. [informal] The baby had been poorly but seemed on the mend. Synonyms: convalescent, improving, recovering, getting better 6. mend o's ways phrase If someone who has been behaving badly mends their ways, they begin to behave well. He has promised drastic disciplinary action if they do not mend their ways. 7. to mend fences phrase If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences. Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns. [+ with] The two countries fought a border war a decade ago, but now they are mending fences. Idioms: mend fences to do something to try to improve a difficult relationship that you have with someone Yesterday he was publicly criticized for not doing enough to mend fences with his big political rival. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers mend your ways to stop behaving badly or illegally and improve your behaviour He seemed to accept his sentence meekly, promising to work hard in prison and to mend his ways. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: mend a net To restore was to mend the net, bring it back to a point of usefulness and original function. Christianity Today You can also watch fishermen landing their catches and mending nets. Times, Sunday Times Fishermen still mend nets along the harbour walls. Times, Sunday Times Fishermen were mending nets on boats drawn up on the sands. Times, Sunday Times The huge water-garden shimmers round the central pavilion, fisherfolk mend their nets, and little candles float and glimmer during the long night of the humming chorus. Times, Sunday Times She says writing was a way to mend their relationship. Times, Sunday Times At this point, you're deciding whether to mend your relationship or ruin it. Times, Sunday Times I'm afraid admitting you cheated may not mend this relationship. The Sun He made many attempts to mend the relationship but in the end he had to take the decision that they were no longer a part of his life. The Sun If you mend this relationship, your future relationships will be so much happier - so do, please, take your courage in both hands and speak to them. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 修改 Japanese: 直す |
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