mend n. 改進，改良，補丁，修理v. 修改，改進

例句：It took her three hours to mend her bicycle.

她修理自行車用了三個小時。

maintenance n. 維護，保持，生活費用，扶養

例句：If you have trouble with your car, you can refer to the maintenancemanual, which gives diagrams and instructions for repairing your car.

如果對車有什么問題的話，可以看維護手冊；維護手冊將向您提供修理汽車所需的圖表和說明。

amend v. 修訂，改進，改正

例句：The constitution was amended in 1920 to give women the right tovote.

美國憲法于一九二0年修訂，賦予婦女投票權。

amends n. （對毀壞，損壞的）賠償，賠禮

例句：I want to make amends to my friend for breaking her precious vase.

我打破了朋友的貴重花瓶，想賠償她的損失。

commend vt. 稱贊，表揚，推薦，委托，吸引

例句：We should commend good people and good deeds.

我們應當表揚好人好事。

Donna commended the child to her sister'scare.

唐娜將孩子委托給她妹妹照管。

comment n. 注釋，評論，意見vi. 注釋，評論

例句：Wesley made several favorable comments about their candidate.

衛斯理對他們的候選人發表了一些有利的評論。

commentary n. 注釋，解說

例句：The tour guide gave a running commentary from the front of the carriage.

導游在車廂的前部向游客作連續的現場解說。

recommend v. 推薦，介紹，勸告，托付

例句：Can you recommend me some new books on Internet?

你能推薦一些有關因特網的新書給我嗎？

recommendation n. 推薦，介紹（信），勸告，建議

例句：I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend.

我由于一位朋友推薦而買了這本書。