读音

/mend/

释义

• 动词:

1. 修复；修补：指修复破损或不完整的事物。例如: “He mended his broken watch with great care.”
2. 改进；改正：指改善或纠正错误或问题。例如: “She’s working on mending her relationship with her sister.”

短语

• “to mend one’s ways” 意味着改正行为或习惯。
• “mend fences” 指修复与他人的关系。

例句

• 动词（修复）: “The tailor skillfully mended the torn dress.”
• 动词（改进）: “After a heart-to-heart talk, they started to mend their friendship.”

同义词

• repair
• fix
• restore
• patch up
• correct