| 单词 | mend |
| 释义 | mend (once / 416 pages) vn When you mend something, you fix it or make it better. If you can mend your broken lamp, then it will shine again. If not you'll have to sit in the dark. The word mend was originally used as a religious term, meaning to free a person from sin, usually through repentance and good deeds. Mend has come to refer to fixing something that is broken. A mechanic might mend a broken car, or a seamstress might mend a torn dress. The word also frequently relates health and healing. Someone recovering from a long bout of the flu is said to be "on the mend." But as the song goes, "How can you mend a broken heart?" WORD FAMILYmend: mended, mender, mending, mends+/mender: menders/mending: mendings USAGE EXAMPLESSecond, Indiana’s roads need long-overdue mending and rebuilding, an initiative that would deliver a positive jolt to the state’s economy. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) Whether or not he mends his ways, you should be on the lookout for a job somewhere—maybe anywhere—else. Slate(Dec 20, 2016) Demanding a Turkish apology, Moscow imposed damaging sanctions - notably a freeze on charter flights by Russian tourists - and the two countries only recently mended ties. BBC(Dec 20, 2016) 1v restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, repair, restore, touch on break, bust ruin completely break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear outgo to pieces fiddle, tinker try to fix or mend fillplug with a substance patch, piecerepair by adding pieces cobblerepair or mend point, repointrepair the joints of bricks trouble-shoot, troubleshootsolve problems patch, patch upmend by putting a patch on resole, soleput a new sole on revamp, vampprovide (a shoe) with a new vamp heel, reheelput a new heel on darnrepair by sewing close, fill upfill or stop up ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate to make better 2v heal or recover My broken leg is mending Syn|Hyper heal ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate get better 3n sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) her stockings had several mends Syn|Hyper darn, patch sewing, stitchery needlework on which you are working with needle and thread 4n the act of putting something in working order again Syn|Hypo|Hyper fix, fixing, fixture, mending, repair, reparation darning the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads patchingthe act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it care, maintenance, upkeepactivity involved in maintaining something in good working order band aid, quick fix, quickie, quickyhurried repair restorationthe act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state reconstructionthe activity of constructing something again restitutionthe act of restoring something to its original state re-establishmentrestoration to a previous state camera carekeeping a camera in good working order car carekeeping a car in good working order inspection and repair, overhaul, serviceperiodic maintenance on a car or machine gentrificationthe restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) reclamation, rehabilitation, renewalthe conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation makeovera complete reconstruction and renovation of something reassembly, refabricationassembling again re-formation, regenerationforming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting rebuildingbuilding again pump primingintroducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing scheduled maintenancemaintenance at a regularly scheduled time steam fittingcare (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating rehabilitationthe restoration of someone to a useful place in society reinstatementthe act of restoring someone to a previous position rejuvenationthe act of restoring to a more youthful condition improvement the act of improving something |
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