mend
[mend]
vt.修理, 修补, 改进
vi.改过自新, 改进, 痊愈
n.修补, 改进, 修补处
例句与用法：
It is never too late to mend.
改过不嫌晚。
In the end, things will mend.
[谚]车到山前必有路。
The mends were almost invisible.
修补过的地方几乎看不出来。
It's never too late to mend.
改过不嫌迟。
词形变化：
形容词: mendable | 名词: mender | 动词过去式: mended | 动词过去分词: mended | 动词现在分词: mending | 动词第三人称单数: mends |
详细释义：
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
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。
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。
短语词组：
mend one's fences
1. 修复友好关系
They tried to mend their fences with us.
他们努力想与我们修好。
on the mend
1. 在好转中
The doctor said that he was on the mend.
医生说他的病情正在好转。