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  • Derivatives : n  repairer ; adj  repairable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

repair [rɪ'pεər]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] 修理
  2. 2. vt. [+object] [ building] 修补
  3. 3. vt. [+damage] 维修
    in good/bad repair
    维修良好/不善
    to be beyond repair
    无法修复
    under repair
    修理

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

repair [rɪˈpeər]
  1. 1. vt. 修理修补
    She repaired her tv set.
    修好她的电视机
  2. 2. vt. 弥补补偿
    One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich.
    希特勒的第三帝国犹太人带来痛苦损失永远无法弥补的。
  3. 3. vi. 前往,去往
    He repaired to his cabin in the woods.
    经常去他在林中的小木屋
  4. 4. vt. 纠正修订
  5. 5. vt. 使新生使恢复体力
    This treatment repaired my health.
    这种治疗方法使我痊愈了。
  6. 6. n.[u] 修理修正调整
  7. 7. n.[u] 保养状况维修状态
    The building was in good repair.
    建筑物状态良好
  8. 8. n.[c] [Archaic] 经常去的地方经常出没场所

Collins English-English Dictionary

repair [rɪ'pεə]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to restore (something damaged or broken) to good condition or working order
  2. 2. vt. to heal (a breach or division) in (something)
    to repair a broken marriage
  3. 3. vt. to make good or make amends for (a mistake, injury, etc)
  4. 4. n the act, task, or process of repairing
  5. 5. n a part that has been repaired
  6. 6. n state or condition
    in good repair
  7. 7. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French reparer, from Latin reparare, from re- + parare to make ready
repair [rɪ'pεə]
  1. 1. vi. [intr] [usually foll by to] to go (to a place)
    to repair to the country
  2. 2. vi. [usually foll by to] to have recourse (to) for help, etc
    to repair to one's lawyer
  3. 3. vi. [usually foll by from] [Archaic] to come back; return
  4. 4. n [Archaic] the act of going or returning
  5. 5. n a haunt or resort
  6. 6. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatriare to return to one's native land, from Latin re- + patria fatherland; compare repatriate

Examples

to repair one's health
恢复健康
to repair a mistake
纠正错误
a car kept in repair
保养良好的汽车
repair service
修补业
under repair
在修理中
a masterly job of repair work
修理活计干得很出色
It is too late to repair the situation.
现在要挽回局面为时晚矣。
He did a good repair on my trousers.
他把我的裤子补得很好。
I'll try my best to fix your pc but I can't promise I'll repair it.
电脑我会尽力修的,但是我不敢保证肯定能修好。
Many national newspapers carry adverts for companies purporting to repair your credit rating.
很多的全国性报纸都刊登公司广告,宣称这样可以提升公司的信用等级。

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