makesthup
—phrasal verbwithmakeverbuk/meɪk/us/meɪk/made|made
(INVENT)
B2
toinventsomething, such as anexcuseor astory, often inordertodeceive
（常为骗人而）编造（借口、故事等）
I made up anexcuseabout having tolookafter thekids.我编造了个借口，说必须照看小孩。
Mydadwas always really good at making upstories.我爸爸一直很善于编故事。
- They made up anexcusenot to go to themeeting.
- She told usstoriesabout herfamily, but they were all made up.
- There was nofire- he made it all up.
- If you can'tthinkwhat to write, just make something up.
- I made up a few words about hisrolein thecompany.
(PREPARE)
toprepareorarrangesomething by putting different things together
准备；安排；整理
Could you make up alistof all the things that need to be done?你能否将要做的所有事情列张清单？
Heaskedthe man behind thecounterto make up aboxwith aselectionofchocolates.他请售货员选择了一系列巧克，放好在盒子里。
Themaidwill make upyourroomlater.服务员稍后将整理您的房间。
fabricsspecialized
toproduceorpreparesomething fromcloth
（用布）缝制，制作
We could use therestof thematerialto make up somecurtains.我们可以用剩下的布料做些窗帘。
publishingspecialized
If you make up apage,book, ornewspaper, youarrangethetextandpicturesin theformin which they will beprinted.
为（页面、书或报纸）排版
If you make up abedfor someone, you putsheetsandcoverson abedso that they have aplacetosleepinyourhome.
铺床
UK
If you make up afire, youprepareit or put morewoodorcoalon it when it isburning.
生（火）；给（火）添柴（或煤）
(COMPLETE)
to make anamountof somethingcompleteorcorrect
补充，补足
I have £20,000 and I need £25,000 but myparentshavepromisedto make upthedifference.我有2万英镑，而我需要2.5万英镑，不过父母答应帮我凑齐。
UKIsuspectwe were onlyinvitedto make upnumbers(= toprovideenoughpeople).我怀疑我们只是被邀请来充数的。
(REPLACE)
toreduceorreplacesomething, usually anamountoftimeorwork, that has beenlost
补上；补偿；弥补；替代
We'rehopingto make uptimeon thereturnjourneyby notstoppingatnight.我们希望回程途中通宵赶路，以弥补失去的时间。
You'll have to make up theworkyoumissedwhile you were away.你必须补上缺勤期间落下的工作。