(1) ①repair意思是“修理,修补”,用于破旧或损坏之物,如道路、钟表、衣物、车辆、建筑等。
- As soon as the storm ended/was over, we set about repairing the damage.
暴风雨一停,我们就着手修补破损之处。 - The landlord promised to repair the roof/that the roof should be repaired within two days.
房东许诺两天内修补房顶。
②repair可用于引申,表示“纠正,弥补,补偿”,如:repair the damage(弥补损失), repair the error(纠正错误), repair the injury(对伤害进行补偿)。
- How can we repair the damage our company has caused.
我们如何能弥补本公司所造成的损失? - The wrong that has been done to you must be repaired .
你受的委屈一定会得到补偿。
(2) ①mend意为“修理,修补”断裂、破损、撕坏、开线之物,大多为小规模地修补,如衣服、鞋袜、房屋、门窗、玩具等。
- Have you mended the hole in the pocket of my coat/the tear in my shirt?
你补上我上衣口袋的洞/我衬衣上撕的裂口了吗? - The hole in the roof must be mended without delay.
房顶上的洞必须马上修补。
②mend也可用于引申意义,表示“改善,弥补”。
- That won't mend matters.
那于事无补。 - How can you mend matters by being so impolite?
你这样无礼,怎么能改善事态呢?
③mend还可表示“改善,痊愈”,用作不及物动词。
- I think things are mending now.
我想现在事情正在好转。 - She is mending nicely.
她身体很有起色。
④mend有时可表示“改正缺点,补过”。
- It is never too late to mend .
亡羊补牢,为时未晚。 - If you don't mend your ways you're going to end up in prison like your elder brother.
如果你不改过自新,你将会像你哥哥一样进监狱。
(3) fix原意为“固定,钉牢,安装”,在口语中也可表示“整顿,修理”,如:fix one's hair(梳理头发);fix/repair a clock(修理钟表)。
- We must have the broken machine fixed .
我们必须把这坏了的机器修理好。 - Fix your room after you get up!
起床后把你的房间整理一下!