mend/repair1、mend/repairrepair 指将受损、故障、用旧之物修理好,如用于修补机械方面的东西多用 repair
如:Ask him to repair my watch/TV set
请他给我修一下手表/电视机
The garage charged forty dollars to repair the car
修车行修理这辆车收了四十美元
repair 还可作“弥补、补偿”讲
如:How can I repair the damage I have caused
我怎样才能弥补我造成的损失
I’d like to repair our differences
我想我们应该重归于好
mend 指将打破、撕碎或用坏之物修补完整,“ 缝补衣服”多用 mend
如:His clothes need mending
他的衣服该补了
She mended the broken jar with cement
她用水泥把破碎的缸补好了
mend 还可意为“改正、纠正、治愈、使恢复健康”等
如:The prisoner is mending his way
囚犯在改过自新
It is never too late to mend
亡羊补牢,犹未为晚
2、mistake 短语归纳1)用作名词:by mistake 由于差错;make mistakes 出错; make no mistake 没出错;correct one’s mistake 改正错误;recognize one’s mistake 承认错误;make mistake about sb
误会(解)某人/事2)用作动词:mistake one’s meaning 误解某人的意思;be mistaken 弄错,错误的;mistake sb
for 错当成,误以为是