单词 | make up |
释义 | make up 1.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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