| 短语 | make up |
| 释义 | make up 1. FORM / BE 形成/占, make up sth not in progressiveto combine together to form something形成，组成，构成;SYNconstitute•Women make up only a small proportion of the prison population.女性只占囚犯人数的一小部分。be made up of sth•The committee is made up of representatives from every state.该委员会由来自每个州的代表组成。2. PRETEND STH IS TRUE 假装某事是真实的, make sth ↔ up to pretend that something is true in order to deceive someone编造，假装:•I think they're making the whole thing up.我认为整件事情是他们编出来的。⇒MADE-UP(1)3. INVENT 创作, make sth ↔ up to produce a new story, song, game etc by thinking创作，编写〔故事、歌曲、游戏等〕:•Nick made up a song about them.尼克创作了一首关于他们的歌曲。•When you're the boss you can make up your own rules.如果你是老板，你可以自己制定规则。•I've given talks so many times that now I just make them up as I go along (=think of things to say as I am speaking) .我作过许多次演讲，现在都能脱口而出地往下讲了。4. PREPARE 准备, make sth ↔ up to prepare something by mixing things or putting things together准备; 布置:•I could make up a bed for you on the sofa.我可以给你在沙发上铺个床。•Can you make up a bottle of milk for the baby?你能给宝宝准备一瓶奶吗？5. SB'S FACE 某人的脸, make sb ↔ up to put MAKE-UP (=special coloured substances) on someone's face in order to make them look better or different给〔某人〕化妆:•They made him up as an old man for the last act of the play.在这出戏的最后一幕，他们把他化妆成一个老头子。•One lucky winner will have the chance to be made up and photographed.有一名幸运的获胜者将有机会被化妆照像。 ► Do not use the verb make up when you are talking about putting coloured substances on your own face. Say that you wear make-up or put on make-up . 给自己化妆不要用 make up 这个动词，而要说 wear make-up 或 put on make-up。 ⇒MADE-UP(2)6. NUMBER / AMOUNT 数目/金额, make sth ↔ up especially BrEto add to an amount in order to bring it up to the level that is needed凑足，补齐:•I saved as much as I could, and my parents made up the rest.我尽自己所能攒了一些钱，余款由我父母凑齐。•The company will be forced to pay $6 million to make up the difference .公司将被迫出 600 万美元来补齐差额。7. TIME / WORK 时间/工作, make sth ↔ up to work at times when you do not usually work, because you have not done as much work as you should补上，补回:•I'm trying to make up the time I lost while I was sick.我正在设法补回我生病期间耽误的时间。•Is it OK if I make the work up next week?我下星期再补做这项工作可以吗？8. FRIENDS 朋友 also make it up, informalto become friendly with someone again after you have had an argument和好，和解:[+ with ]•Have you made up with Patty yet?你跟帕蒂和好了算了？•Oh come on! Why don't you just kiss and make up ?好了！ 你们干吗不和好呢？9. FROM CLOTH 用布料, make sth ↔ up to produce something from cloth by cutting and sewing裁制; 缝制:•The dress had been made up to her exact requirements.裙子是严格按照她的要求制作的。[+ into ]•I plan on making that material up into a dress.我打算把那块衣料做成一条连衣裙。⇒make up your mind at MIND¹ (3) make up be reconciled after a quarrel 和好, 和解： let's kiss and make up. 我们亲一下, 和好吧。 ˌmake ˈup|ˌmake yourself/sb↔ˈupto put powder,lipstick,etc. on your/sb's face to make it more attractive or to prepare for an appearance in the theatre, on television, etc.化妆；上妆related nounmake-up (1)make up1. invent; fabricate 编造 * Jane made up stories to amuse her little brother. 简编故事逗她的小弟弟。 * He's very good at making up songs. 他很善于编歌。2. constitute 组成 * A car is made up of many different parts. 汽车由许多零部件组成。 * Peasants make up over 80 percent of the Chinese population. 农民占中国人口的百分之八十以上。3. repay; compensate 补偿 * We have to drive fast to make up the hour we lost in Boston. 我们的车得开快一点，好补回我们在波士顿丢掉的时间。 * By hard work they made up the loss of time. 由于努力工作，他们弥补了失去的时间。4. apply cosmetics 化妆 * Tom watched his sister make up her face for her date. 汤姆望着他姐姐化妆去赴约。 * She spent two hours making herself up before the party. 她在参加聚会前用了两个小时化妆。5. become friends again after a quarrel 复交；和解 * Why don't you make up with her and forget all about your quarrel? 你为什么不能同她和解并忘掉你们吵架的事呢？ * Has Ray made it up with Ros yet? 雷跟罗斯还没有握手言好吗？6. complete 完成；凑成 * She has a lot of work to make up. 她有许多事要做。 * We still need 50 yuan to make up the required sum. 我们还需50元来凑足需要的款项。7. arrange bedclothes 铺床；（临时）搭床铺 * Make up your bed before you sleep. 睡前要铺床。 * She made up a special bed for her sick mother. 她为生病的母亲搭了个特制的床。8. prepare sth. , esp. medicine, by putting different things together 配制 * Please call at the drugstore and have this prescription made up for me. 请去药店照这张方子给我配些药来。 * He made up a bottle of cough medicine. 他配制了一瓶咳嗽药水。9. add fuel to a fire, boiler, etc. 加燃料使（火）不熄；生（火） * If the stove isn't made up, it'll soon go out. 不给火炉加点燃料的话，火很快就会灭。 * He made up a fire. 他生了堆火。10. wrap up; fasten up 包扎；把…打成包 * She made up a big bundle of all her old clothing. 她把她所有的旧衣服扎成一大包。 * The shop assistant made up the parcel expertly. 那个店员把小包捆得干净利落。11. make (cloth) into a garment 缝制 * She would like to have this piece of cloth made up into a skirt. 她想用这块布做条裙子。 * This material will make up into two dresses. 这块衣料可做两件女装。 |
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