mend sth
及物用法，宾语通常是具体破损的物品，如衣物、器具、建筑等。
He mended the broken fence before winter.
冬天来临前他修好了破损的栅栏。
修理；修补
mending — present participle of mend
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
To repair something that is broken or damaged.
物理修复(破损、损坏、腐烂、撕裂或其他损坏的东西)。
To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).
给(火)添加燃料。
To add fuel to (a fire).
纠正或改正(错误、故障等)；修正,补救。
To correct or put right (an error, a fault, etc.); to rectify, to remedy.
使(某物)处于更好的状态；改善,改进,改革,纠正。
To put (something) in a better state; to ameliorate, to improve, to reform, to set right.
去除(某人或其行为或性格的)过错或罪恶；道德上改善,改造
To remove fault or sin from (someone, or their behaviour or character); to improve morally, to reform.
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)
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).
疾病:变得不那么严重；伤口或受伤的身体部位:好转,愈合
Of an illness: to become less severe; also, of an injury or wound, or an injured body part: to get better, to heal.
人:恢复健康；从疾病中康复
Of a person: to become healthy again; to recover from illness.
一般现在时
She mends her clothes when they tear.
衣服破了时她会缝补。
present progressive
He is mending the fence in the backyard.
他正在修补后院的栅栏。
一般过去时
They mended the broken vase yesterday.
他们昨天修好了那个破碎的花瓶。
mended
I need to mend the tear in my jeans before wearing them again.
我需要把牛仔裤上的破洞补好再穿。
用法提示：动词mend表示“修补”，直接作用于衣物。
The doctor said the bone would mend in about six weeks.
医生说骨头大约六周就能愈合。
用法提示：动词mend表示“愈合”，用于身体恢复。
After the argument, they tried to mend their friendship.
争吵之后，他们试图修复友谊。
用法提示：动词mend表示“修复”，用于人际关系。
及物用法，宾语通常是具体破损的物品，如衣物、器具、建筑等。
He mended the broken fence before winter.
冬天来临前他修好了破损的栅栏。
不及物用法，主语常为伤口、骨折或病情，表示愈合或好转。
The cut on his hand mended quickly.
他手上的伤口很快就愈合了。
固定搭配，指改变不良行为或习惯，多用于正式或书面语境。
After the warning, he promised to mend his ways.
受到警告后，他承诺改过自新。
用 with 引出修补所使用的材料或工具。
She mended the hole in the sock with a needle and thread.
她用针线补好了袜子上的洞。
较正式，可用于器物、建筑、道路等具体损坏；不能替代 fix 表“解决抽象问题”的口语用法。
比 repair 口语化，宾语可以是具体物品，也可以是计划、安排等抽象对象；强调“弄好”而非工艺。
只适用于局部破损，且常暗示临时或表面处理；不能用于整体修复或恢复原貌。
强调恢复原貌或旧观，常用于古董、建筑、画作等；比 repair 强调整体性和完整性。
专指用针线修补衣物等纺织品上的破洞，不能用于金属、塑料等硬质材料。
grammar · medium
易错句子Parliament mended the law to protect consumers.
正确表达Parliament amended the law to protect consumers.
法律、文件、条文等内容的正式修改，英语惯用 amend（修订、修正）；mend 侧重把破损实物修回原状，含“修补”义，不用于指对法律条文内容的改动，故应改为 amended。
grammar · medium
易错句子He mended up the broken chair.
正确表达He mended the broken chair.
mend 是及物动词，直接接宾语，本身已含“修补好”的意思；受 fix up、make up 等短语影响而多加的 up 并非标准搭配，去掉 up 后句子才自然。
grammar · medium
易错句子The thief promised to mend his way.
正确表达The thief promised to mend his ways.
mend one's ways 是固定习语，ways 必须用复数，意为“改过自新、改邪归正”；写成单数 his way 不符合该习语形式，改为复数后意思保持不变。
针对“mend 修理（破损物）”：break 表示使完整的东西断裂或失效，与 mend 的修复动作相对。
针对“mend 修理（破损物）”：damage 强调造成损伤或价值、功能的损失，但不一定完全毁坏；mend 则是在损伤后进行修补。
针对“mend 修补（布料、纸等）”：tear 表示撕出破口，与 mend 的缝补相对。
针对“mend 修补（织物等）”：rip 指用力撕开，常留下粗糙破边；mend 是将其补好。
针对“mend 修理/修复”：ruin 表示彻底毁坏，使难以或无法修复，是 mend 的强烈反义。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
修复关系，重修旧好
After their argument, they finally decided to mend fences.
争吵之后，他们最终决定修复关系。
改过自新，改正行为
If he doesn't mend his ways, he will lose his job.
如果他不改过自新，就会失去工作。
少说为妙
I won't bring up the mistake again — least said, soonest mended.
我不会再提那个错误——少说为妙。
（出自莎士比亚《李尔王》）你说话要谨慎些，免得坏了你的大事。
He tried to mend the relationship by apologizing sincerely.
他诚恳道歉，试图修复这段关系。
（英语谚语）改过永远不嫌晚。
She decided to mend her careless habits before it was too late.
她决定趁还来得及，改掉自己粗心的习惯。
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