短语 | make something up |
释义 | make something up 1. (亦作make up for)serve or act to compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient 补充某物, 补足某物; 弥补某物: I'll make up the time tomorrow. 明天我把时间补回来。 ■ (make it up to) compensate someone for negligent or unfair treatment 补偿: I'll try to make it up to you in the future. 以后我会设法补偿你。 2. (make up) (of parts) compose or constitute (a whole) 组成, 构成: women make up 56 per cent of the student body 女性占学生总数的56% the team is made up of three women and two men. 小组由三女二男组成。 ■ complete an amount or group 凑成: he brought along a girl to make up a foursome. 他带来了一位姑娘凑成4人组合。 3. put together or prepare something from parts or ingredients 合成, 配制: make up the mortar to a consistency that can be moulded in the hands. 把灰泥调制成可用手捏成形的软硬程度。 ■ get an amount or group together 召集: he was trying to make up a party to go dancing. 他在设法凑齐一帮人去跳舞。 ■ prepare a bed for use with fresh sheets and bedclothes 铺床。 ■ Printing arrange type and illustrations into pages or arrange the type and illustrations on a page 【印刷】排(版); 将…拼版。 4. concoct or invent a story, lie, or plan 编造; 捏造: she enjoyed making up tall tales. 她喜欢编造荒诞不经的故事。 |
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