单词：mends
音标：[mendz] ；
v. 修理, 修补( mend的第三人称单数 ); 改[纠]正; 改善[进]; 恢复
n. See Amends.
mend的用法和样例：
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- We need an electrician to mend the iron.我们要请电工修理熨斗。
- It won't take long to mend the car.修理这辆汽车用不了很长时间。
- He sent for someone to mend the broken window.他叫人来修补破窗子。
- You'll have to mend your ways if you want to be successful in your job.如果你想在你的工作中取得成绩的话，你一定要有所改进。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
- It is never too late to mend.改过不嫌晚。
- The patient is mending well.这个病人的病情正在好转。
- At length the crisis of the old man's disorder was past, and he began to mend.老人的危险期终于度过了，他开始痊愈起来。
用作名词(n.)
- The mends were almost invisible.修补过的地方几乎看不出来。
- The doctor said that he was on the mend.医生说他的病情正在好转。
- The coat has a mend on the elbow.这件外套的肘部补过。
常见句型
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+～(+A)- I've been mending all night.我缝补了一夜。
- Things are mending.情况正在好转。
- The relations between Facer and Ade are mending.费塞与艾德的关系在改善。
- The situation on the battlefield will begin to mend.战局将有转机。
- It is never too late to mend.改过不嫌晚。
- Least said quickest mended.少说为佳。
- His fractured wrist is mending rapidly.他断裂的手腕在迅速康复。
- He was waiting for his injury to mend.他正等待创伤好起来。
- His health is mending.他的健康状况正在好转。
- The patient is mending nicely after the operation.手术后病人在日益好转。
- The child will soon mend if she has enough to eat.这孩子如果有足够的东西吃就会很快恢复健康。
- Will you please mend the sleeve of my blouse?请你把我衬衣的袖子补一下好吗?
- He asked his mother to mend the hole in the pocket of his jeans.他要他母亲为他缝补牛仔裤兜上的洞。
- He used to come in and mend our cars.他过去常来给我们修车。
- He sent for someone to mend the broken window.他叫人来修补破窗子。
- Let me mend the socks for you.让我来给你补袜子。
- I mended some toys for her.我给她修好了几样玩具。
- You should mend your manners.你的态度得改一改。
- I think I can do something to mend all this.我认为我能够为改善这一切做些事情。
- He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于修补这两个人之间的裂痕。
- Nothing short of this could mend the case.不这样就不能挽回局面。 1
- The roads were never mended.这些路从未修过。
- I had my shoes mended.我已让人修了我的鞋。
常用短语
用作动词(v.)
mend with (v.+prep.)- 用…修补 repair (sth) withmend sth with sth
She mended a broken dish with glue.
她用胶水把碟子粘好了。
The torn page was mended with tape.
撕破的一页用胶带补好了。
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词- mend a bicycle修自行车
- mend a broken cup修补一只坏杯子
- mend a chair修椅子
- mend a clock修钟
- mend a plow修犁
- mend a road修路
- mend a split修补裂缝
- mend a window修理窗户
- mend books修订书籍
- mend clothes补衣服
- mend nets补网
- mend one's fences修补篱笆
- mend shoes补鞋
- mend socks补袜子
- mend the fire添火
- mend the sleeve补袖子
- mend a fault改正错误
- mend matters改善事态
- mend one's fence改善关系,照顾自己选区内的政治利益
- mend one's manners改正自己的行为
- mend one's pace加快步伐
- mend one's way悔改
- mend relations改善关系
- mend the case挽回局面
- mend the state of affairs使事态好转
- mend working conditions改善工作条件
- mend soon很快恢复
- mend accurately准确地修理
- mend appreciably明显地恢复
- mend artfully灵巧地修复
- mend artistically艺术性地修复
- mend cleverly灵巧地修复
- mend constantly不断地修理
- mend deftly熟练地修复
- mend enthusiastically热情地修理
- mend expertly精于修理
- mend freely随意地修理
- mend generally一般地修理
- mend nicely顺利康复
- mend passively消极地修理
- mend periodically周期性地康复
- mend probably适当地修理
- mend quickly迅速地修理
- mend quietly悄悄地修理
- mend rapidly迅速地恢复
- mend responsibly负责任地修理
- mend shortly立即修理
- mend skilfully巧妙地修理
- mend slowly慢慢地修理
- mend slyly偷偷摸摸地修理
- mend thoroughly彻底地修理
- mend for为…修补
- mend with用…修补
经典引文
Poverty, the which I sought to mend By holding a poor office in the state.
出自：ShelleyHe tried to mend his previous statement.
出自：R. K. Narayan