mend
英 [mend]
美[m?nd]
- vt. 修理，修補；改善；修改
- vi. 改善，好轉
- n. 好轉，改進；修補處
詞組搭配
mend (one's) fences
make peace with a person
修復友好關系
is it too late to mend fences with your ex-wife?.
現在與你前妻重歸于好太晚了嗎？。
mend one's manners
act more politely
變得更有禮貌
mend one's ways
improve one's habits or behaviour
改進作風
mend fences
To improve poor relations, especially in politics
改善關系：改善不良關系，尤指在政治中
“Whatever thoughts he may have entertained about mending some fences with&I{[them]} were banished” (&b{Conor Cruise O'Brien})
“不管他曾有過什么&I{與他們} 改善關系的想法，這些想法都被排除了” (&b{康納·克魯斯·奧布賴恩})
on the mend
Improving, especially in health.
健康好轉