Question

mend的意思

Answer 1

及物动词 vt.

1.修理,修补;缝补
He asked her to mend his socks.
他叫她替他补袜子。
2.改善,改良;纠正,改正
He pledged that he would mend his ways.
他保证他将改过自新。
3.使愈合;使恢复健康

不及物动词 vi.

1.渐愈;好转
The child is mending nicely.
这孩子的病情在很快好转。
2.改过;改善
The economy is on the mend.
经济情况正在好转。
It is never too late to mend.
改过不嫌晚。

名词 n.

1.修缮部位[C]
The mend in your dress scarcely shows.
你衣服上补过的地方几乎看不出来。
The coat has a mend on the elbow.
这件外套的肘部补过。
2.好转;痊愈[the S]
His health is on the mend.
他的健康正在好转中。