repair主要用作及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语，可用于被动结构。偶尔也可用作不及物动词，其主动形式常含有被动意义。表示“经常地或成群地去(某地)”，是不及物动词，常与介词to连用，往往出现在文学语言或修饰语里。
1.修理；修补；修缮
如：It's almost 15 years old. It isn't worth having it repaired .
这东西差不多15年了。不值得送去修了。
2.补救；纠正；弥补
如：It was too late to repair the damage done to their relationship.
太晚了，无法弥补他们的关系所遭受的创伤了。
3.挽救(关系或声誉)
如：The government continued to try to repair the damage caused by the minister's interview.
政府不断努力弥补因该部长接受采访带来的不良影响。
4.到...去；前去
如：We then repaired to the pavilion for lunch.
然后我们就去凉亭吃午饭了。
5.(建筑等)维修良好/糟糕，状况良好/ 糟糕
如：The monks of Ettal keep the abbey in good repair...
埃塔尔的修道士把修道院维护得很好。
6.（名词）修理；修补；修缮
如：I took my bike in for repair .
我把自行车送去修了。
