| 单词 | make up; make oneself/sb up |
| 释义 | put powder, lipstick, greasepaint, etc on the face, etc to make it more attractive or to prepare it for an appearance in the theatre, on television, etc 为自己[某人]化妆: She spent an hour making (herself) up before the party. 她在聚会前化妆用了一个小时. * She's always very heavily made up, ie She puts a lot of make-up on her face. 她总是浓妆艳抹的. make sth up (a) form, compose or constitute sth 形成、 构成或组成某物: Animal bodies are made up of cells. 动物的身体是由细胞组成的. * What are the qualities that make up her character? 形成她性格的特质是什麽? * These arguments make up the case for the defence. 这些论据是有利於被告的理由. * Society is made up of people of widely differing abilities. 社会是由能力迥异的人组成的. (b) put sth together from several different things 将几种东西放在一起: make up a bundle of old clothes for a jumble sale 把旧衣物捆起准备义卖 * She made up a basket of food for the picnic. 她为野餐装好一篮子食物. (C) prepare (a medicine) by mixing different ingredients together 配（药）: The pharmacist made up the prescription. 药剂师按处方配了药. (d) fashion (material) into a garment 将（布料）制成衣服: Can you make up this dress length for me? 你能用这块衣料给我做一件连衣裙吗? (e) prepare (a bed) for use; set up (a temporary bed) 铺（床）; 支起（临时床）: We made up the bed in the spare room for our guest. 我们在空著的房间里给客人铺好床. * They made up a bed for me on the sofa. 他们给我在沙发上铺好被褥当作床. (f) add fuel to (a fire) 给（火）添燃料: The fire needs making up, ie needs to have more coal put on it. 这火该添点煤了. (g) (esp passive 尤用於被动语态) put a hard surface on (a road) to make it suitable for motor vehicles 铺（路）. (h) arrange (type, illustrations, etc) in columns or pages for printing 编排（版面）; 拼（版）. (i) invent sth, esp in order to deceive sb 捏造、 虚构某事（尤指为欺骗某人）: make up an excuse 编造藉口 * I couldn't remember a story to tell the children, so I made one up as I went along. 我想不出有什麽故事可给孩子讲了, 只好现编现讲. * Stop making things up! 不要胡编了! (j) complete sth 补足或补齐某事物: We still need 100 to make up the sum required. 我们还需要100英镑才能达到所需的数目. * We have ten players, so we need one more to make up a team. 我们已有十名运动员, 尚需一名才能凑成一个队. (k) replace sth 代替、 取代、 替换或赔还某事物: Our losses will have to be made up with more loans. 我们需增加贷款以赔补亏损. * You must make up the time you wasted this afternoon by working late tonight. 你今晚得熬夜来补回下午浪费的时间. make up for sth compensate for sth 补偿、 赔偿、 弥补或抵消某事物: Hard work can make up for a lack of intelligence. 勤能补拙. * Nothing can make up for the loss (ie death) of a child. 孩子的死亡是无可弥补的损失. * The beautiful autumn made up for the wet summer. 美丽的秋季抵消了多雨的夏季这一缺憾. make up (to sb) for sth compensate sb for the trouble or suffering one has caused him （因给某人带来麻烦或苦难）酬谢或报答某人: How can I make up for the way I've treated you? 我这样待你, 真不知怎样才能向你赔罪. make up to sb (infml) be pleasant to sb in order to win favours 讨好或巴结某人: He's always making up to the boss. 他总是巴结老板. make it up to sb (infml) compensatesb for sth he has missed or suffered or for money he has spent 补偿某人的损失、 遭受的不幸或花费的钱财: Thanks for buying my ticket I'll make it up to you later. 感谢你给我买了票--我稍後再还给你钱. make (it) `up (with sb) end a quarrel or dispute with sb 与某人和解或和好: Why don't you two kiss and make up? 你们俩接个吻, 言归於好吧! * Has he made it up with her yet/Have they made it up yet? 他跟她[他们]和好了吗? |
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