—see also fence-mending 2 [VN] to repair a hole in a piece
of clothing, etc.缝补；织补：He mended shoes/or a ZiWng.他靠修—为生。3 [Vf4to find a solution to a
problem or disagreement 弥合（..分歧）；解决（■争
端）：TTi^y
tried to mend t/ieir dij5ferences.他们试图消 •他们之间的分歧。4 [V] (Brf，oW-/osh/’one£/) (of a person 人）to improve in health after being
ill/sick 疫愈；恢复
健康 recover ： He's
mending slowly after the
operation.手术后，他正在缓慢好转。5 [V] (of a broken
bone 骨折）to heal 愈合；痊愈 mend (your) fences (with sb) to find a solution to a
disagreement with sb 解决纷争；消除隔阂 mend your 'ways to stop behaving badly改过自新；改邪归正一more
at say v.
• noun ITiT?l on the mend {informal) getting better after an illness or injury; improving after a difficult
situation 康复；好转；改善；改进：A^iegisde/Mtefyonthe mend now.我的腿确实在好转。◊ Does he beiieve the
economy’s reaHy on the mend?他相信经济确实在复 苏吗？
men-da-cious
/men'deijas/ adj.
(formal) not telling the truth撒谎的;不真实葯；捏造的S33 lying men-da-city /men'daesati/ noun [U] (formal)
the act of not telling thd truth 撒谎;捏造；说瞎话 sia lying men-del-evium /.mende'liiviam; -'leiv-/ noun
[U] (symb Md)
a chemical element. Mendelevium is
a radioactive element that does
not exist naturally, f]'(放射 性化学元素厂
mend-er /'mend8(r)/ noun
(Br£) (usually in compounds 通常构成叙合词）a person who mends sth修理工；修补
者：road menders修路工
men-di-cant /'mendikant/ adj.
(format) (especially of members of religious groups 尤备宗教成员）living by asking people for money
and food 化缘的；行乞的
► men-di-cant now/7
men.folk
/'menfauk; NAmE
-fouk/ noun [pi.] (old- fashioned) men
of a particular family or community (统称家庭或社群中的）男人：a society sending its men/oHc ojf
to war把男人送上战场的社会一 compare WOMENFOLK
SYNONYMS同义词辨析 mentally ill
insane ♦ neurotic ♦ psychotic ♦ disturbed ♦
unstable
These words
all describe sb who is suffering from a mental illness.以上各词均用以來容患有精神疾病的X。 unentaily ill suffering
from an illness of the mind, especially in a way that affects the way you think
and behave指有精神*
insane [not usually before noun] {rather formal) suffering from a
serious mental illness and unable to live in normal society指精神失常、神经错乱：The question is, was the man
insane when he committed the cr/me?问题在于这男人犯罪时是否处于精神失常状态？
•加 In informal English insane can describe sb who is not suffering from a mental illness, but whose
mind does not work normally, especially because they are under pressure. This
meaning is used especially in the phrases go insane and drive sb
insane. ^
中，insane可用于未患精神病怛尤因压力导致心智本正
常的人。这一含义尤用于go insane和drive
sb insane短 语中。
neurotic {medical) suffering from or connected with
neurosis (= a mental illness in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear
and worry)指神经机能病的、神 经官能症的：the treatment of anxiety in
neurotic pflf/t5对神经官能症病人焦虑感的备疗EEHa In informal English neurotic is also used to describe sb who is not suffering from a mental illness,
but is not behaving in a calm way because they are worried about sth.在非正式英语中，neurotic亦用以指未患精神病、
但因担忧而变得神经质的人：She became狀wrat/‘c
flfcowf A:eep/>7g沩e d«?n.她对保持房子清洁有点
神经质。
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men-hir /'menhia(r); NAmE
-hir/ noun a tall vertical stone that was shaped and put up by prehistoric people in western Europe (西欧史前的）巨石柱，竖石
纪念物 STANDING STONE
me-riial /*mi:ni0l/ adj., noun
■ (usually t//sflppraw>7g) (of work 工作）not skilled or important, and often boring or badly paid 不需技巧
的；枯燥的；报酬低的：me/iiaU’obs/worfc枯燥的工作
◊ meniaZ tasfcs 〖ifce
deeming the_/Ioor 擦地板这种琐碎的
工作.
mnoun {old-fashioned) a person with a menial job {F A ；
用人
meri-in-ges
/ma'nind3i:z/
noun [p\] (anatomy M) the three membranes (= thin layers of material) that surround the brain and spinal cord 脑脊膜
men-in-gi-tis
/,memn'd3aitis/
noun [u] a serious disease in which the tissues surrounding
the brain and spinal cord become infected and swollen,
causing severe headache, fever and sometimes death 脑膜炎’；脑脊 膜炎_
me-nis-cus /ma'mskas/ noun
{pi. rne-nisci /-sai/) 1 物）the curved surface of a liquid in a tube
(液柱的），弯:为.面2(抓伽爪)/解）3 1：11111邮61：(^ cartilage between the surfaces of some joints, for example the knee (膝关节等的）半月板
Men-non-ite
/'menanait/ noun
a
member of a Protestant religious group that lives in the
psychotic {medical) suffering from or connected with
psychosis (= a serious mental illness in which thought and emotions lose
connection with external reality)指
精神错乱的、有精神病的GEH1 In informal English psychotic is sometimes used to describe anyone
suffering from a mental illness, but in correct medical usage it only describes
people who have difficulty relating to external reality. It contrasts with neurotic which describes people who are less seriously mentally ill and are still
able to distinguish what is real from what is not.在非正式英语中，psychotic有时用以泛指 患有精神疾病的人;但在正确的医学用语中，只用以描
述难以与客观现实联系起来的人，这与neurotic形成对 比；neurotic用以描述患有轻微神经错乱，但仍能度分
现实与虚幻的人。
disturbed mentally ill,
especially because of very unhappy or shocking experiences 指有精神病的、心理
不芷常的、精神紊乱的，尤因不幸或受刺激所致：We works with emotionally
disturbed children.他从事跟精
神异常儿童有关的工作。
unstable having
emotions and behaviour that are likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly 指情绪、
行为反复无常的、不稳定的
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
a(n) disturbed/unstable mind
■
neurotic/psychotic/disturbed/unstable behaviour
■
neurotic/psychotic illnesses/disorders/symptoms/
patients
■
seriously mentally
ill/neurotic/psychotic/disturbed/ unstable
b emotionally/mentally disturbed/unstable