mending

名词 mending:

1. garments that must be repaired
2. the act of putting something in working order again
   同义词：repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, reparation

动词 mend:

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

1. He had three tries at mending the lock and gave up.
   他把那个锁试著修了三次以後，放弃不修了。
2. There's no sign of him mending his ways.
   看不出他有改进生活方式的迹象。
3. You're only laying up trouble (for yourself) by not mending that roof now.
   你不趁现在修理房顶将来给自己找麻烦。
4. How much do you charge for mending shoes?
   修鞋要多少钱?
5. Mending the car became something of an epic.
   修理汽车竟然也算是了不起的事。
6. I'll have a go at mending your bike today.
   我今天修修你的自行车。
7. They gave me a quotation for mending the roof.
   他们给了我修理屋顶的报价单。
8. He is mending the wire mesh in front of the chicken coop.
   他正在鸡笼前面修理铁丝网。

mend.ing

n.（名词）
Clothes and other articles that must be repaired:
修理的东西：需修补的衣服和其他物品：
例句：
We let the mending accumulate until Wednesday.
我们让需缝补的衣服一直积存到星期三