单词	mend
释义	verb | noun mendmend1 /mɛnd/ ●○○ verb Etymology ETYMOLOGYmend1 Origin: 1100-1200 amend Verb Table VERB TABLE mend Simple Form Present I, you, we, they mend he, she, it mends Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they mended Present perfect I, you, we, they have mended he, she, it has mended Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had mended Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will mend Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have mended Continuous Form Present I am mending he, she, it is mending you, we, they are mending Past I, he, she, it was mending you, we, they were mending Present perfect I, you, we, they have been mending he, she, it has been mending Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been mending Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be mending Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been mending Thesaurus THESAURUS to bring something back to good condition after it has been damaged or broken, or make something work again after it has stopped working► repair to bring something back to good condition after it has been damaged or broken, or make something work again after it has stopped working:  The roof needs to be repaired. It will cost millions to repair the damage caused by the fire. ► fix fix means the same as repair but sounds more informal:  Someone’s coming to fix the washing machine. ► mend to repair a hole in something, especially a piece of clothing:  She was mending a pair of jeans. ► renovate to repair a building or furniture so that it is in good condition again:  They recently renovated their kitchen, and it looks great. ► restore to repair something so that it looks like it did when it was first made or built:  The city restored the theater with private funds. ► service to examine a machine or vehicle and repair it if necessary:  I need to take the car in to get it serviced. ► rebuild to build something again, after it has been damaged or destroyed:  This government aid will help rebuild homes damaged by the storm. ► recondition to repair a machine so that it can be sold again:  The website sells reconditioned printers at discount prices. 1REPAIR [transitive] to repair a hole or tear, especially in a piece of clothing:  I need to get my sleeve mended.► see thesaurus at repair12BECOME HEALTHY [intransitive, transitive] if a broken bone mends, it becomes whole and healthy again:  Leg fractures can take months to mend.3mend your ways to improve the way you behave after behaving badly for a long time:  If he doesn’t mend his ways, he’ll be asked to leave.4mend (your) fences to talk to someone you have offended or argued with, and try to persuade him or her to be friendly with you again5mend relations/ties/differences etc. if two people or groups mend their relations, ties, etc., they start to be friendly with each other again:  Whether they can mend their relationship is still uncertain.6END A PROBLEM [transitive] to end a problem by dealing with its causes:  Mending this problem will take more than money.[Origin: 1100–1200 amend] verb | noun mendmend2 noun [countable] be on the mend to be getting better after an illness or after a difficult period:  He had the flu, but he’s on the mend now. There are signs that the economy is on the mend.
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