Repair、Mend 和Fix 之间的用法区别

Repair、Mend 和Fix 之间的用法区别

Repair、Mend 和Fix 三个词在英语中都有“修理”的意思，但它们在使用场景和具体含义上存在一些差异。下面通过多个例句来详细说明它们的区别。

Repair

"Repair" 通常用于指对相对复杂的事物进行修理，需要一定的技巧。它可以用于房屋、道路、机器、手表、汽车等，目的是恢复事物受到损害的形状或功能，某些损失或故障。此外，它也有抽象的补偿、修理、救援等意思。

例如：

• Repair the car/roof/road/TV
• Goldsmith repaired the roof to ensure the house was windproof.
• The gas company hasn't called to repair the stove, so I can't help but be rude to them.
• Love my China, repair the Great Wall.
• The rainy season is approaching. It is urgent to repair the drainage equipment.
• Who repaired her old furniture?
• Repairing the damage caused by the earthquake may cost more than $700 million.
• The first and most important thing is to repair my relationship with my father.
• He spent $12 repairing his shoes.

Mend

"Mend" 通常指用针线等修补小型物品，使其恢复原状。它一般用于不需要复杂技术和工具的小型物品修复。

例如：

• This shirt is too old to mend.
• When I was a child, my mother often mended my shoes for me.
• When will you mend my bicycle?
• Dad can mend any broken toy.

Fix

"Fix" 通常用于调整物体的结构，将松动的部分固定牢固，或将分离的物体各部分组装起来。在美国口语中，它也常用于表示修复和修补。

例如：

• Can you fix the broken chair?
• He fixed my old computer.
• Can you fix the car's brakes?

知识拓展：Patch

"Patch" 通常指修复某物上的孔或磨损区域。

例如：

• She is learning how to patch clothes.
• He is wearing a pair of patched jeans.