| 词组 | repair |
| 释义 | verb | noun repair1 /rɪˈpeə $ -ˈper/ verb to make something be in good condition or work properly again, when it has been damaged or stopped workingnounsrepair a car/truck/plane The cost of repairing the car is more than its value.repair a house/building/church The school buildings urgently need to be repaired.repair a roof/ceiling/wall/fence The builders are coming to repair the roof.repair a road/bridge/tunnel It could take up to three months to repair the road.repair a machine/computer/television/watch The washing machine needs repairing.repair shoes/clothes Where can I get my shoes repaired?repair the damage Engineers are working to repair the damage caused by the storms.repair a hole He had surgery to repair a hole in his stomach.verbshave/get sth repaired (=pay for someone to repair it for you) I get my computer repaired by a man who lives locally.sth needs repairing/needs to be repaired The dishwasher needs repairing – it keeps making a funny noise.pay for sth to be repaired The driver offered to pay for my bike to be repaired.Repair, fix, or mend?Repair is the usual word to use, but it can sound a little formal. In spoken English, people often use fix or mend.British people use fix, especially about machines and mechanical problems. British people use mend about repairing clothes, roofs, roads etc.American people use fix about all types of repairs, and mend is much less common in American English.THESAURUS: repair fixcar | computer | machine | boiler | roof | door | damage to repair something. Fix is more informal than repair and is very common in spoken English: Most kids help their dad fix the car. | I need someone who will keep my computer running properly and fix it when something goes wrong. | The washing machine needs fixing. | He told them he knew how to fix his broken boiler. | They’ll have to fix that roof when the bad weather comes. | We really need to fix the door one day. | Richard is still fixing the flood damage to his house.Fix is also often used about dealing with a problem: I think I know someone who can fix the problem for us. mend especially BrEroof | fence | road | car | boat | clothes | shoes | net | boiler | damage | hole to repair something that is damaged, torn, or not working: My first job was to mend the roof and stop the rain from getting in. | I’ve found someone who can mend the fence for us. | The workmen are mending the road. | She’s waiting for her car to be mended at the garage. | In those days we had to mend our own clothes. | My father used to mend our shoes. | James and John were in their boat mending the fishing nets. | The carpenters are mending the damage to the ship. | They have mended all the holes in the road.Mend is also often used about dealing with situations that are making people angry or upset: Is it too late to mend fences with your ex-wife? (=repair your relationship with her) | We’ll have to see if we can mend the situation. servicecar | plane | boiler | machine | computer to check a vehicle or machine and repair it if necessary, especially regularly: You should have your car serviced every six months. | The company is responsible for servicing the RAF’s Tornado planes. | The boiler has only just been serviced, so there shouldn’t be anything wrong with it. | The engineers service the machines and do the repairs. renovatebuilding | house | home | church | hotel to repair an old building so that it looks in good condition again: The building was extensively renovated in 2012 (=a lot of work was done on it to repair it). | They spent thousands of pounds renovating the house. | They discovered the letters while renovating their home five years ago. | They need to raise $450,000 to renovate the church. | The hotel has been recently renovated. restorebuilding | house | church | hotel | palace | city | painting | picture | furniture | car | train to repair something old and valuable, so that it looks the same as it did originally: Many people dream of rescuing and restoring a historic building. | The church has now been fully restored (=completely restored). | The workmen are restoring the palace to its former splendour (=repairing it so that it looks as impressive as it did before). | The Agency is responsible for restoring the city to how it was before the hurricane. | The painting has been restored to its original condition. | Old armchairs and secondhand furniture were restored with a coat of paint. | The cars were restored by the Science Museum. | The train has been painstakingly restored to all its former glory (=very carefully restored). do up BrE informal fix up AmE informalhouse | place | car | room to repair an old building or vehicle, so that it looks in good condition again: Laura loves buying old houses and doing them up. | A builder bought the house and fixed it up. | He’s been there a year fixing up the place. | Mike does up old cars and sells them. | Her uncle is fixing up her bedroom. patch uphole | damage | crack | wound | ship to quickly repair something that has a hole in it, usually by putting a piece of material on it. Patch up is rather informal and is used about temporary repairs: I used a bit of wood to patch up the hole in our roof. | Willis uses some spray paint and filler to patch up the damage. | You can patch up the cracks with wax. | The wound was patched up and he was ready to play again. | The leaky ship was patched up.You can also patch up your relationship with someone after an argument: He tried to patch things up by buying her a gold bracelet (=he tried to repair the damage to their relationship). darnsocks | stockings to repair holes in clothes: Are you any good at darning socks? | At least I am not blind and can still darn my own stockings. verb | noun repair2 /rɪˈpeə $ -ˈper/ noun something that you do to fix a thing that is damaged or not workingGrammarUsually plural, except when used before another noun.adjectivesminor repairs We had to carry out some minor repairs to the boat.major repairs Luckily, no major repairs were needed to the car.necessary/essential repairs The council has agreed to undertake essential repairs to the fencing.urgent repairs More than £40,000 is needed for urgent repairs to the building.extensive repairs (=a lot of repair work) The boat needed extensive repairs.structural repairs (=to the main parts of a building or other structure) Significant structural repairs to the bridge are planned.electrical repairs Never attempt to do electrical repairs without unplugging the machine.running repairs (=small repairs done regularly to keep something working properly) Most drivers in the past used to carry out their own running repairs.verbsdo/make/carry out repairs The builders are doing some repairs to the roof. | The council is carrying out repairs to the public library.undertake repairs formal (=do them) The road will be closed tonight while workmen undertake essential repairs.undergo repair formal (=have repairs done on it) Several of the ships are undergoing repair.repair + nounsthe repair bill The repair bill will be hundreds of thousands of pounds.repair costs The insurance company has agreed to pay all repair costs.repair work The repair work is being done by a local firm.a repair job It looked like a simple repair job to me.a repair shop/yard (=a place where things of a particular kind are repaired) He works in a shoe repair shop.a repair service The jeweller’s offers a repair service.a repair kit (=a set of tools or equipment that you use to repair something) Always carry a repair kit with you when you go cycling.phrasesbe under repair (=be being repaired) A large section of the road was under repair.be in need of repair Many of the cottages were badly in need of repair.be beyond repair/be damaged beyond repair (=be so badly damaged that it cannot be repaired) Unfortunately the engine is beyond repair.be in a good/poor state of repair also be in good/poor repair (=be in good or bad condition) The house was old and in a poor state of repair.be closed for repairs The bridge will be closed for repairs for two months. |
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