1 a place in a piece of clothing where a repair has been made
2 to repair cloth that is torn or something that is damaged:
4 to repair something that is broken or not working:
They're sending someone round to mend the photocopier.
5 to find a solution to a problem:
The new government pledged to mend the country's broken society.
6 to try to improve a relationship with someone you have had a disagreement with:
The industry is trying to mend fences with government, environmental groups, and the public.
7 to begin to improve your behaviour after you have been behaving badly:
8 to be improving after a period of difficulty or failure:
I thought I could mend the radio myself, but I've had to admit defeat.
Never try to mend a broken machine without disconnecting it from the electricity supply.
He wants me to mend his shirt for him, but I'm not going to!
He can mend anything - he's so good with his hands.
If we could look behind those carefully mended curtains we should see carpets faded and patched.
They are simple improvements of a type that we never get around to—like mending the staircase that always creaked in grandad's day.
He may be a plumber, electrician, or fireman who goes window cleaning, gardening, cleaning a car or mending a television set.
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修理, 修補, 縫補…
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修理, 修补, 缝补…
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coser, arreglar, remendar…
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consertar, remendar, reparar…
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(服)を繕う, ~を直す…
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tamir etmek, onarmak…
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raccommoder, repriser, se réparer…
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cosir, arreglar, apedaçar…
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