- 构成，组成；形成；占：
The committee is made up of six women.
委员会由六位妇女组成。
This made up 15%of their total income.
这是他们总收入的百分之十五。
- 编造，捏造；即席做(诗)，虚构：
I couldn't remember the fairy story I wanted to tell her, so I made one up as I went along.
我想不起我要给她讲的那个神话故事，于是我一边走一边编了一个。
It's not true. She made it up.
这不是真实的情况，是她编造出来的。
- 和解；言归于好：
She is coming to make up with you.
她是来与你和解的。
He and his wife usually make up their quarrel the same day.
他和妻子吵架通常当天就言归于好。
- 赔偿金钱损失；弥补，补偿，补充：
His intelligence made up for his lack of personal charm.
他的智慧弥补了他的容貌缺陷。
They'll do all they can to make up the economic losses.
他们要尽一切力量弥补这些经济损失。
- 补考；补上(功课)；补修；赶上：
She soon made up the lessons she had missed.
她很快就把缺的课补上了。
Jim has three courses to make up before he can get his degree.
吉姆要先补上三门课程才能获得学位。
- 打扮；化妆；化装；涂脂抹粉：
She made up for the part of an old woman.
她化装扮演一个老妇人。
Mary was slightly made up.
玛丽稍稍涂了一点脂粉。
- 铺床；整理(旅馆、房间等)：
We made up our beds immediately after getting up.
我们一起床就把床铺整理好。
We can make you up a bed on the floor,if you don't mind.
要是你不介意，我们可以为你打个地铺。
- 准备(食物)：
I'll make up a packed meal for the journey.
我来准备一份供旅途食用的盒饭。
- 完成(订货、定单等)；按处方配药；配制(药)合成药剂：
The chemist is making up the doctor's order.
药剂师正在根据医生的处方配药。
Your job will be to make up the customer's orders.
你的工作就是按订户的订单配齐货物。
- 决定，签订
- 铺设(沥青)路面：
The road should be made up this year.
这条路应该今年铺设。
- 草拟；结算；清算
- 涨潮
- 凑足，凑满，成为一分子，配齐：
He generously made up the necessary amount.
他慷慨地凑足了所需的款项。
Can you make up a four at tennis.
我们打网球三缺一，你能来凑成第四个人吗?
- 捆扎；包扎；打成包；包装，安排：
Can you make up these papers into parcels of about ten each?
你能按每包10份左右把这些文件捆扎好吗?
- 编辑，编排(版面)；拼版：
They need someone with experience of making up a page.
他们需要一个有编排版面经验的人。
- 缝制(衣服)，缝制成衣，裁制：
This length of cloth should make up into two pairs of trousers.
这段布料可做两条裤子。
This material will make up into three dresses.
这块料子可以裁制三件衣服。
- 加燃料使火不熄灭，生火：
This wood burns so quickly that we have to make the fire up every half hour.
这种木材烧得很快，每半个小时我们就得添加燃料。
The fire needs making up.
这火需要添柴。
- 下决心，拿定主意
- 重印；换掉
- 体格；性情；特质；天生个性
- 积聚，收集；聚集
- 代替，取代，替换
- 修建；修理；装配 [亦作 makeup]