1. vt. & vi.修理，修补　 repair
2. vi.恢复；康复　 resume or regain; recover
3. vt. & vi.改〔纠〕正；改善〔进　〕 free from faults or errors

　～ a bicycle　修自行车
　～ a broken cup　修补一只坏杯子
　～ a chair　修椅子
　～ a clock　修钟
　～ a plow　修犁
　～ a road　修路
　～ a split　修补裂缝
　～ a window　修理窗户
　～ books　修订书籍
　～ clothes　补衣服
　～ nets　补网
　～ one's fences　修补篱笆
　～ shoes　补鞋
　～ socks　补袜子
　～ the fire　添火
　～ the sleeve　补袖子
　～ a fault　改正错误
　～ matters　改善事态
　～ one's fence　改善关系，照顾自己选区内的政治利益
　～ one's manners　改正自己的行为
　～ one's pace　加快步伐
　～ one's way　悔改
　～ relations　改善关系
　～ the case　挽回局面
　～ the state of affairs　使事态好转
　～ working conditions　改善工作条件
　～ soon　很快恢复
　～ accurately　准确地修理
　～ appreciably　明显地恢复
　～ artfully　灵巧地修复
　～ artistically　艺术性地修复
　～ cleverly　灵巧地修复
　～ constantly　不断地修理
　～ deftly　熟练地修复
　～ enthusiastically　热情地修理
　～ expertly　精于修理
　～ freely　随意地修理
　～ generally　一般地修理
　～ nicely　顺利康复
　～ passively　消极地修理
　～ periodically　周期性地康复
　～ probably　适当地修理
　～ quickly　迅速地修理
　～ quietly　悄悄地修理
　～ rapidly　迅速地恢复
　～ responsibly　负责任地修理
　～ shortly　立即修理
　～ skilfully　巧妙地修理
　～ slowly　慢慢地修理
　～ slyly　偷偷摸摸地修理
　～ thoroughly　彻底地修理
　～ for　为…修补
　～ with　用…修补

　I've been mending all night.　我缝补了一夜。
　Things are mending.　情况正在好转。
　The relations between Facer and Ade are mending.　费塞与艾德的关系在改善。
　The situation on the battlefield will begin to mend.　战局将有转机。
　It is never too late to mend.　改过不嫌晚。
　Least said quickest mended.　少说为佳。
　His fractured wrist is mending rapidly.　他断裂的手腕在迅速康复。
　He was waiting for his injury to mend.　他正等待创伤好起来。
　His health is mending.　他的健康状况正在好转。
　The patient is mending nicely after the operation.　手术后病人在日益好转。
　The child will soon mend if she has enough to eat.　这孩子如果有足够的东西吃就会很快恢复健康。
　Will you please mend the sleeve of my blouse?　请你把我衬衣的袖子补一下好吗?
　He asked his mother to mend the hole in the pocket of his jeans.　他要他母亲为他缝补牛仔裤兜上的洞。
　He used to come in and mend our cars.　他过去常来给我们修车。
　He sent for someone to mend the broken window.　他叫人来修补破窗子。
　Let me mend the socks for you.　让我来给你补袜子。
　I mended some toys for her.　我给她修好了几样玩具。
　You should mend your manners.　你的态度得改一改。
　I think I can do something to mend all this.　我认为我能够为改善这一切做些事情。
　He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.　他急于修补这两个人之间的裂痕。
　Nothing short of this could mend the case.　不这样就不能挽回局面。
　The roads were never mended.　这些路从未修过。
　I had my shoes mended.　我已让人修了我的鞋。

 ♣ mend with　(v.+prep.)
　用…修补　repair (sth) with
　She mended a broken dish with glue.　她用胶水把碟子粘好了。
　The torn page was mended with tape.　撕破的一页用胶带补好了。

 ♣ mend, amend, fix, patch, repair
　参见fix条。

　我得把表修一修。
　［误］ I'll have my watch mended.
　［正］ I'll have my watch repaired.
　［析］ 表示“修理手表、机器”等时，必须用repair，而不能用mend.

　mend　还可用作名词，意思是“改进，改良；补丁，修理部分；好转”。

　［同义词］ fix, patch, repair, restore, improve
　［反义词］ destroy, ruin, spoil, worsen
　［词源］　amend（改正，改进，修正）