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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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