Well,they're trying to repair it,sir.
啊，他们正设法修呢，先生。
新概念英语第一册
Lesson 87 A car crash
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验，尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
vt. 修理;纠正;恢复;弥补;
n. 修理;修理工作;维修状态;经修理的东西;
💡 re再+pair回到最初状态 →重新回复正常→修理
"The fore end tube plate of the condenser has cracked beyond repair."
冷凝器前端破裂得无法修理了.
近义：mend, patch, refit, refurbish, rehabilitate, remodel
反义：impair, disarrange, disorder, ruin, hurt, impairment