repair1
KK: [rɪˈpɛr]
DJ: [riˈpɛǝ]
vt.
- 修理;修補
The roof should be
repaired soon.
這屋頂應及早整修。
He had his car
repaired yesterday.
昨天他把車子送去修好了。
- 補救;糾正
Tom tried to
repair his mistake.
湯姆努力糾正自己的錯誤。
- 恢復
It took a long time for him to
repair his health.
他過了好長時間才恢復健康。
- 彌補;補償
n.
- 修理;修補[U]
The road is badly in need of
repair.
這路急需修理。
- 修理工作;修補工作[P]
Repairs must be done to the house before we move in.
在我們搬進去之前,房屋必須整修。
- 修補部位[C]
This suit has several
repairs.
這套衣服有幾處修補過的地方。
- 維修狀況[U]
That building was out of
repair.
那幢大樓年久失修。
- 補償;恢復[U]
片語
beyond repair
- 無法修理
I have to tell you that the machine is
beyond repair.
我得告訴你,這機器沒法修理了。
in good repair
- 維修良好
The machine is
in good repair.
機器維修良好。
under repair
- 修理中
Traffic will be diverted while the road is
under repair.
在修路期間車輛改道行駛。
衍生
辨析
repair2
KK: [rɪˈpɛr]
DJ: [riˈpɛǝ]
vi.
- 去;經常去;大夥兒去[(+to)]
After dinner we
repaired to the sitting room.
用餐後我們去會客室。
- 聚集,集合
片語
repair to
- (成群地)常去,聚眾而去
We all
repaired to a restaurant and drank coffee together.
我們都湧到餐廳,一起喝咖啡。
repair1
v.
- restore (something damaged, worn, or faulty) to a good condition.
- set right (a rift in relations).
n.
- the action of repairing.
▸a result of this.
- the relative physical condition of an object.
Derivative
- repairable adj.
- repairer n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. reparer, from L. reparare, from re- ‘back’ + parare ‘make ready’.
repair2
v.
(
repair to)
formal or
humorous go to (a place).
n.
archaic an abode or haunt.
▸frequent or habitual visiting of a place.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. repairer, from late L. repatriare (see repatriate).