| 短语 | make up for sth |
| 释义 | make up for sth 1. to make a bad situation better, or replace something that has been lost弥补，补偿:•The team will be anxious to make up for a disappointing start to the season.球队急于挽回本赛季令人失望的开端。•I don't eat breakfast but I make up for it at lunch.我不吃早饭，但会在吃午饭的时候补回来。•The good days more than make up for the bad ones.愉快的日子足够抵消不愉快的日子。⇒see box at INCLUDE2. to have so much of one quality that it is not important that you do not have much of another one弥补:[+ in / with ]•What Jay lacked in experience, he made up for in enthusiasm.杰伊用热情来弥补经验方面的不足。•Caroline doesn't have a natural talent for music but she makes up for it with hard work.卡罗琳的音乐天分不高，但她的刻苦弥补了不足。3. to do something to show that you are sorry for doing something that upset or annoyed someone弥补〔给别人造成的不快〕:•I'm sorry I was late. To make up for it, let me treat you to a meal.很抱歉我来晚了。 为了弥补，让我请你吃一顿饭吧。4. make up for lost timea. to work more quickly, or at times when you do not usually work, because something has prevented you from doing the work before补偿失去的时间:•We rehearsed all day Saturday, to make up for lost time.我们星期六排练了一整天，以补回失去的时间。b. to do a lot of something in an eager way because you have not had a chance to do it before补偿〔早先应做而未做的事〕:•Palm didn't travel much as a young man but he's certainly made up for lost time now.帕姆年轻时旅游不多，但他现在显然已经补上了失去的时间。ˌmake ˈup for sthto do sth that corrects a bad situation弥补；补偿compensateNothing can make up for the loss of a child.失去一个孩子是任何东西都无法弥补的。After all the delays, we were anxious tomake up for lost time.耽搁了这么久，我们急着想弥补失去的时间。Her enthusiasm makes up for her lack of experience.她的热情弥补了她经验的不足。 |
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