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Danh từ

sự vá, sự mạng (quần áo)

quần áo đưa vá mạng

a pile of mending

một chồng quần áo đưa vá mạng

verb

mends; mended; mending

[+ obj] :to make (something broken or damaged) usable again :to repair (something broken or damaged)

Dad's trying to mend [=fix] the roof.

The town needs to mend these roads.

Fishermen were mending their nets.

She spent the evening mending (the holes in) her socks.

mending a torn sleeve = mending a tear in a sleeve - often used figuratively

He's trying to mend his reputation.

We've mended our differences [=stopped arguing] and agreed on a plan.

to heal or cure (a broken bone, a sad feeling, etc.) [+ obj]

Surgery was needed to mend (the break in) the bone.

Only time can mend a broken heart. [=make someone stop being sad] [no obj]

Her arm mended slowly after surgery.

His broken heart never completely mended.

mend fences

or mend your fences

to improve or repair a relationship that has been damaged by an argument or disagreement

She mended fences with her father.

They are trying to mend their fences.

After the election, he spent a lot of time mending political fences.

mend your ways

to change or improve your behavior :to stop behaving badly

It's time (for you) to mend your ways.

She told her teenage son to start mending his ways.

noun

[singular] :a place where something (such as a piece of clothing) has been repaired

You can hardly see the mend in the sleeve.

on the mend

becoming better after an illness or injury

Her broken leg is on the mend.

Her health is on the mend. :becoming better after a bad or poor period

The country's economy is on the mend.

They almost got a divorce, but now their marriage is on the mend.

* Các từ tương tự:
mendacious, mendacity, mendicant

verb

When will you get round to mending the roof?

patch (up)

When are you going to mend your ways?

set or put right

It took me a few months to mend after the accident

noun

You can hardly see where the mend is

repair

patch

The good news is that father is on the mend after his attack

on the mend

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