新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

amend

英  [əˈmend]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASE. 习语
  • make amends

    1补偿

    If you make amends when you have harmed someone, you show that you are sorry by doing something to please them.

    双语例句

    例:

    He wanted to make amends for causing their marriage to fail.

    他想为一手造成他们婚姻的破裂作出补偿。

    VERB. 动词
  • amends , amending , amended

    1[T 及物动词] 修正

    If you amend something that has been written, such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.

    近义词

    revise

    双语例句

    例:

    The president agreed to amend the constitution and allow multi-party elections.

    总统同意了修正宪法并且允许多党选举。

    例:

    the amended version of the Act.

    该法案的修正稿。

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