mend

mend, repair, patch, fix

名词 mend:

1. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
   同义词：patch, darn
2. the act of putting something in working order again
   同义词：repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mending, reparation

动词 mend:

1. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
   同义词：repair, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
2. heal or recover
   同义词：heal

1. It is never too late to mend.
   改过不嫌晚。
2. In the end, things will mend.
   [谚]车到山前必有路。
3. The mends were almost invisible.
   修补过的地方几乎看不出来。
4. It's never too late to mend.
   改过不嫌迟。

mend

v.（动词）
mend.ed,mend.ing,mends
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
修理：修理或修复；整理
To reform or correct:
改正，纠正：
例句：
mend one`s ways.
改过自新

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To improve in health or condition:
康复：渐愈或健康好转：
例句：
The patient is mending well.
这个病人的病情正在好转

To heal:
痊愈：
例句：
The bone mended in a month.
骨伤一个月之内就痊愈了

To make repairs or corrections.
修理，矫正
n.（名词）
The act of mending:
修补：修补的动作：
例句：
did a neat mend on the sock.
将袜子缝补得整整齐齐

A mended place:
补丁：修补过的地方：
例句：
You can`t tell where the mend is.
你简直看不出补丁在哪儿

<习惯用语>mend fences
To improve poor relations, especially in politics:
改善关系：改善不良关系，尤指在政治中：
例句：
.Whatever thoughts he may have entertained about mending some fences with[them] were banished. (Conor Cruise O`Brien)
.不管他曾有过什么与他们 改善关系的想法，这些想法都被排除了. (康纳·克鲁斯·奥布赖恩)

on the mend
Improving, especially in health.
健康好转
来源：
Middle English menden
中古英语 menden
short for amenden [to amend] * see amend
amenden的简写 [改善，改进] *参见 amend

【引伸】
mend.able
adj.（形容词）
mend.er
n.（名词）