After the election, the politician focused on fence-mending with the opposition party.

fence-mending 是一个复合词，由 fence（栅栏）和 mending（修理）组成。字面意思是"修理栅栏"，引申为"修复关系"或"修补裂痕"。 在政治语境中，fence-mending 特指政治家在选举后为改善与其他党派或选民的关系而采取的行动。