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【释义】：

vt．❶ 修理，缝补：mend shoes补鞋．mend a road修路．❷ 改正，纠正：mend a fault改正错误．We must unite with those who committed mistakes and have mended their ways．我们必须团结那些犯了错误并且已改正错误的人．❸ 改善：mend working conditions改善工作条件．❹ 加快：mend one’s pace加快脚步．mend the fire添火，加煤．

－vi．❶ (病人)好转：The patient is mending．病人正在恢复健康．❷ 修正，改善，改过：It is never too late to mend．【谚】改过不嫌晚．mend·er n．修补者，修理者．mending n．修补，补缀．

－n．修理，修补，修理部分：be on the mend(状况、健康等)在好转中：The doctor says that he is on the mend．医生说他的病在好转中．