mended

英 [ˈmendɪd]

美 [ˈmendɪd]

v.  修理; 修补; 缝补; 织补; 弥合(分歧); 解决(争端)
mend的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：mended　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 修理;修补
  If youmendsomething that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used.
  1. They took a long time to mend the roof...
     他们花了很长时间修缮屋顶。
  2. Somebody else lent me a pump and helped me mend the puncture...
     别人借给我一个打气筒，又帮我补好了轮胎。
  3. I should have had the catch mended, but never got round to it.
     我原本应该修好这个窗钩的，却一直没能抽出时间来。
• V-ERG (使)康复;(使)痊愈;(使)愈合
  If a person or a part of their bodymendsoris mended, they get better after they have been ill or have had an injury.
  1. You'll mend. The X-rays show that your arm will heal all right...
     你会康复的。X光照片显示你的胳膊能够较好地复原。
  2. I'm feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it's mending...
     我感觉好多了。伤口很疼，但是正在愈合。
  3. He must have a major operation on his knee to mend severed ligaments.
     为了让他断裂的韧带愈合，他的膝盖必须动一次大手术。
• VERB 弥合(分歧);解决(争端)
  If you try tomenddivisions between people, you try to end the disagreements or quarrels between them.
  1. He sent Evans as his personal envoy to discuss ways to mend relations between the two countries...
     他派埃文斯以私人特使的身份前往商讨修复两国关系的途径。
  2. I felt that might well mend the rift between them.
     我觉得那样做也许可以让他们冰释前嫌。
• PHRASE (关系)正在改善;(形势)正在好转
  If a relationship or situation ison the mendafter a difficult or unsuccessful period, it is improving.
  1. More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed.
     需要更多证据来证明经济正在好转。
• PHRASE (病人)正在恢复之中，正在逐渐好起来
  If you areon the mendafter an illness or injury, you are recovering from it.
  1. The baby had been poorly but seemed on the mend.
     宝宝生病了，但似乎正在好起来。
• PHRASE 改过自新;改邪归正
  If someone who has been behaving badlymendstheirways, they begin to behave well.
  1. He has promised drastic disciplinary action if they do not mend their ways.
     如果他们不改邪归正的话，他保证一定严惩不贷。
• tomend fences→ see:fence

双语例句

• I'll have to get my briefcase mended, the handle has parted company with the rest of it.
  我得把公文包修理一下，包的把手同包的其它部分已分家了。
• I mended some toys for her.
  我为她修理了一些玩具。
• Mother mended the tear in Andrew's trousers.
  妈妈补好了安德鲁裤子上的破洞。
• Friendship is like earthenware: once broken, it can be mended;
  友谊就像陶器，被了可以修补；
• She mended the holes in the knees of his trousers.
  她把他裤子膝部的洞眼缝补好了。
• His overcoat had been worn for years, and was already mended in quite a few places.
  他的大衣穿了多年，已经打了不少补钉。
• I left my watch to be mended last week, is it ready?
  上星期我把表放在这里修理的，修好没有？
• I should have had the catch mended, but never got round to it.
  我原本应该修好这个窗钩的，却一直没能抽出时间来。
• He's mended that broken clock.
  他修好了那个坏了的钟。
• I had my computer mended.
  我找人把我的电脑修理好了。