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mend 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/mend/,
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mends, 3rd person singular present; mended, past participle; mending, present participle; mended, past tense;
  1. Repair (something that is broken or damaged)
    • - workmen were mending faulty cabling
    • - a patch was used to mend the garment
  2. Return to health; heal
    • - foot injuries can take months to mend
  3. Improve (an unpleasant situation, esp. a disagreement)
    • - quarrels could be mended by talking
Noun
  1. A repair in a material
    • - the mends were so perfect you could not even tell the board had been damaged
  1. repair: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
  2. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"
  3. repair: the act of putting something in working order again
  4. heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
  5. (mending) garments that must be repaired
  6. Mend is the critically acclaimed debut album by the Scottish band De Rosa. Released in June 2006, it was voted 16th in Mojo’s top 50 albums of 2006. It was recorded by Scottish producer Andy Miller.
  7. Mended is the sixth overall solo studio album and second English studio album by American Latin pop singer-songwriter Marc Anthony, released on May 21, 2002 by Columbia Records and Sony Discos. It was re-released with two bonus tracks in 2003 as Mended: Bonus Tracks.
  8. (Mending) Maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) involves fixing any sort of mechanical or electrical device should it become out of order or broken (known as repair, unscheduled or casualty maintenance). ...
  9. A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending; The act of repairing; To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or ...
  10. (Mending) To dream of mending soiled garments, denotes that you will undertake to right a wrong at an inopportune moment; but if the garment be clean, you will be successful in adding to your fortune. For a young woman to dream of mending, foretells that she will be a systematic help to her husband.
  11. (Mending) If a piece of clay or bisque breaks it is mended is possible.
  12. (Mending) The act of repairing a rip, tear or open seam of a garment.
  13. To join broken fragments together again.
  14. An independent charitable organisation that provides residential and nursing care for people with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
  15. The technique of positioning your fly line on the surface of the water either upstream or downstream.
  16. When a fly fisherman repositions the fly line on the water in order to try and get a better drag-free drift. It is also used to control the action of the fly in or on the water and to control the depth of the fly.
  17. A form of sweep used for manipulating the fly line in air or water that usually creates slack or removes slack in order to achieve a desired result with line layout. Used for placement of line position that typically takes place after RSP.
  18. Medical Education for National Defense