| 釋義 |
mendvt. 1.repair,cobble,remedy修理,修補(bǔ),彌補(bǔ)。 △Tw.1.5.48 (45):“bid the dishonest man mend himself.”勸那不老實(shí)的人補(bǔ)正他自己。 △Rom.Pro.14: “What here shallmiss,our toil shall strive to mend.” (The choruspromises that whatever is lacking in the Prologue willbe supplied by the actors' performance in the courseof the play.)現(xiàn)在陳述不清之處,我們會(huì)盡力補(bǔ)充。 2. put right,correct,reform糾正,改正,修正。 △Lr.1.1.96 (94):“Mend your speech a little. / Lest you maymar your fortunes.”把你的話改正一 下,不然你會(huì)毀壞自己的命運(yùn)。 △1H.IV.3.1.254 (249): “as God shall mendme,”就像上帝會(huì)糾正我。 △1H.IV.5.2.36: “I told himgently of our grievances,/ Of his oath-breaking,which he mended thus,/ By now forswearing that heis forsworn.”我溫和地告訴他我們的委屈以及他的背誓,他這樣彌補(bǔ)他的過錯(cuò):竟然發(fā)誓否認(rèn)他自己曾經(jīng)違背過誓言。 △H.VIII.1.2.201:“God mend all!”愿上帝糾正一切錯(cuò)誤吧! △H.VIII.3.1.104 (105):“Mend 'em for shame,my lords!”真可恥,改過自新吧,二位大人! 3. improve,better改進(jìn),使更好。 △Tw.1.3.104 (97):“Why,would that have mended my hair?”怎么,那就可以改良我的頭發(fā)嗎? △As. 3. 2. 72 (68): “Mend the instance,shepherd.”舉出更好的證據(jù)來吧。 4. improve on超出。 △L.L.L.5.2.329 (328):“and inushering,/Mend him who can.”講到護(hù)送(女賓),誰也比他不過。 5. augment,increase增加。 △Shr.1.2.152(148):“O-ver and beside / Signior Baptista's liberality,/ I'll mend it with a largess.”除了巴普提斯塔先生的束脩之外,我還要賞你一份厚禮。 △As.2.4.95 (94): “And we willmend thy wages.”我們還給你漲工錢。 6. amend,save改好,拯救。 △Rom.1.5.83 (79):“Godshall mend my soul,”i.e. God save my soul!上帝拯救我的靈魂! 7. restore to health使恢復(fù)健康。 △As.4.1.199 (189):“God mend me,” (an oath).(一種誓言)上帝拯救我。 △2H.IV.1.2.125(109):“Well,God mend him!”好,上帝保佑他早日痊愈! 8.supplement,buy some more for補(bǔ)充,為…再買點(diǎn)東西。 △Com.4.3.59:“we'll mend our dinner here.”我們可以在這兒再補(bǔ)充一點(diǎn)什么吃的東西。 ~ vi. amend,improve,grow better改過,改進(jìn),變好。 △Tw.1.5.78 (73): “What think you of this fool,Malvolio? doth he not mend?” i.e. become a better fool. 你覺得這個(gè)傻子怎么樣,馬伏里奧? 他是否進(jìn)步些了? △Ado.5.2.98 (93): “Serve God,love me,andmend.”服侍上帝,愛我,你慢慢就好了。 △Lr.2.4.232(229):“Mend when thou canst,”你能改時(shí)就改過。 mend[mend]v.& n.修理,修補(bǔ),好轉(zhuǎn) ◇ be on the mend在改進(jìn)中 it’s never too late to mend.改過不嫌遲 mend one’s pace加快步伐 mend one’s ways改過 mend up 修補(bǔ) ‖mendable adj.課改進(jìn)的,能修好的 mender n.修理者 mendery n.修理鋪,修理車間 mending n. 修補(bǔ) |