make up

英 ['meɪkˌʌp] 美 ['meɪkˌʌp]

• v. 弥补；和解；编造；整理；化妆；拼凑成

英英释义

Verb:

1. form or compose;

   "This money is my only income"
   "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"
   "These constitute my entire belonging"
   "The children made up the chorus"
   "This sum represents my entire income for a year"
   "These few men comprise his entire army"
   

2. devise or compose;

   "This designer makes up our Spring collections"
   

3. do or give something to somebody in return;

   "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
   

4. make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point;

   "I have to make up a French exam"
   "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"
   

5. make up something artificial or untrue

6. put in order or neaten;

   "make the bed"
   "make up a room"
   

7. adjust for;

   "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
   

8. come to terms;

   "After some discussion we finally made up"
   

9. apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier;

   "She makes herself up every morning"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. I tried to make up for my loss.
   我力图补偿我的损失。
2. Let's make up.
   让我们言归于好吧。
3. The boy made up a story, it is not true.
   这个故事不是真的,是那个男孩编造出来的。
4. Leave this notice hanging on your door, asking the servant to make up your room.
   留张便条挂在你房门上, 请服务员把你的房间整理一下。
5. I don't like to see women making up in public.
   我不喜欢看见女人在公开场合化妆打扮。
6. Farm workers make up only a small section of the population.
   农民只占人口的一小部分。

词汇搭配

• make up one's mind 下决心,打定主意...
• make up to 接近
• make up for 补偿
• make it up to someone 补偿
• make up leeway 弥补失去的时间,摆脱...
• make it up 和解
• make up 弥补
• make up a fire 添燃料使火烧旺...
• have much leeway to make up 要花许多力量才能赶上...

近反义词

【近义词】

• invent 发明
• fabricate 编造
• atone 补偿
• devise 设计
• improvise 即兴创作
• hatch 孵化
• consist 由 ... 组成
• forge 锻造
• compound 化合物
• compose 作曲
• coin 硬币
• compensate 补偿
• pay 支付
• cook up 编造
• represent 表现
• constitute 构成
• pay off 偿清(欠款等)...
• reconcile 调和
• catch up with 赶上
• correct 正确的
• make 做
• comprise 构成
• patch up 修补
• even up 使平, 使相等...
• settle 解决
• be 有
• manufacture （手工）制造...
• conciliate 安抚
• counterbalance 平衡
• even out (使)相等
• war paint 出征化妆
• makeup 化妆品