Vocab Info
N1 う-Verb
繕う
to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)
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う-Verb
単語の種類
五段動詞
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綻びを針と糸で繕いました。
I mended the tear with a needle and thread. {to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)}
女の子が鏡の前で髪を繕っています。
The girl is fixing her hair in front of the mirror. {to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)}
庭の垣根を繕うために新しいレンガを買い足した。
I bought new bricks to repair the hedge in the garden. {to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)}
身なりを繕ってからでないと美意識の高い姉は外出できないそうです。
It seems that my sister, who has a high sense of beauty, cannot go out unless she has tidied up her appearance. {to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)}
首相は一生懸命に体裁を繕おうとしているが、汚職は既に明らかになっている。
The Prime Minister is trying hard to maintain appearances, but the corruption has already been exposed. {to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)}