Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #7566
mend
修理;修补
To repair something that is broken or damaged.
- 1.
To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).
物理修复(破损、损坏、腐烂、撕裂或其他损坏的东西)。
- 2.
To add fuel to (a fire).
给(火)添加燃料。
- 3.
To correct or put right (an error, a fault, etc.); to rectify, to remedy.
纠正或改正(错误、故障等);修正,补救。
- 4.
To put (something) in a better state; to ameliorate, to improve, to reform, to set right.
使(某物)处于更好的状态;改善,改进,改革,纠正。
- 5.
To remove fault or sin from (someone, or their behaviour or character); to improve morally, to reform.
去除(某人或其行为或性格的)过错或罪恶;道德上改善,改造
- 6.
In mend one's pace: to adjust (a pace or speed), especially to match that of someone or something else; also, to quicken or speed up (a pace).
调整(步伐或速度),尤其是与他人或其他事物匹配;加快或加速(步伐)
- 7.
Of an illness: to become less severe; also, of an injury or wound, or an injured body part: to get better, to heal.
疾病:变得不那么严重;伤口或受伤的身体部位:好转,愈合
- 8.
Of a person: to become healthy again; to recover from illness.
人:恢复健康;从疾病中康复
愈合;康复;痊愈;纠正;补救;改正;改善;改进;使改过自新;使改正;给(火)添柴;加燃料
In use
I need to mend the tear in my jeans before wearing them again.
The doctor said the bone would mend in about six weeks.
After the argument, they tried to mend their friendship.
Verb forms
base mend · third person mends · -ing mending · past mended · past participle mended
mended
Connections
Collocations
- mend fences
- 修补关系;修复交情
- After their argument, they decided to mend fences.争吵之后,他们决定修复关系。
- mend one's ways
- 改过自新;改正行为
- He promised to mend his ways and study harder.他承诺改过自新,更加努力学习。
- mend a broken heart
- 治愈破碎的心;抚慰失恋之痛
- It takes time to mend a broken heart.治愈受伤的心需要时间。
- mend clothes
- 修补衣服
- She learned to mend clothes from her grandmother.她从祖母那里学会了修补衣服。
- mend a wound
- 愈合伤口;治好伤口
- The ointment helped mend the wound quickly.这种药膏帮助伤口很快愈合。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mend 以 m 开头,像针线缝补的轨迹——记住 mend 就是缝缝补补、修理。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常修理、衣物缝补、伤口愈合 该词作动词时最常见的意思是“修理、修补”,属于中性用法,日常口语和书面语都常用;在医学语境中也可表示伤口愈合或恢复健康。选择中性语气通常最安全。
Grammar Note
mend 既可作及物动词(如 mend a shirt),也可作不及物动词(如 The bone is mending)。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 mend 押韵,重读元音和之后的部分都是 /ɛnd/:end、bend、lend、send、trend、friend。注意 friend 拼写中有 i,但读音仍是 /frɛnd/。拼写类似的 mean /miːn/、menu /ˈmɛnjuː/ 并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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