常用词组
make for
make off
1. 急忙离开;跑走
make out
1. 辨明:辨明或看清,特别是在有困难的情况下
I could barely make out the traffic signs through the rain.
在雨中我几乎看不清交通标志
2. 理解
could not make out what she was saying.
不能理解她在说些什么
3. 写下来;列出
made out the invoices.
开具发票
4. 填写(如表格)
5. 【非正式用语】 暗示,建议
You make me out to be a liar.
你暗示我不要说谎
6. 【非正式用语】 试图建立或者证明
He made out that he was innocent.
他试图证明自己是无辜的
7. 进展:在给定的道路上前进;进展
made out well in business.
在生意上进展顺利
8. 发生性关系
make over
1. 改装;革新
2. 转让:改变或者转移所有权,通常是通过法律文件的方式
made over the property to her son.
把财产转到她儿子名下
习惯用语
make a clean breast of
1. 坦白交待
make a face
1. 改变脸部的容貌;扮鬼脸
make a go of
1. 在…获得成功
have made a go of the business.
生意上获得了成功
make away with
1. 处理;偷
2. 用光或消费
3. 杀死或破坏
make off
1. 急忙离开;跑走
make out
1. 辨明:辨明或看清,特别是在有困难的情况下
I could barely make out the traffic signs through the rain.
在雨中我几乎看不清交通标志
2. 理解
could not make out what she was saying.
不能理解她在说些什么
3. 写下来;列出
made out the invoices.
开具发票
4. 填写(如表格)
5. 【非正式用语】 暗示,建议
You make me out to be a liar.
你暗示我不要说谎
6. 【非正式用语】 试图建立或者证明
He made out that he was innocent.
他试图证明自己是无辜的
7. 进展:在给定的道路上前进;进展
made out well in business.
在生意上进展顺利
8. 发生性关系
make over
1. 改装;革新
2. 转让:改变或者转移所有权,通常是通过法律文件的方式
made over the property to her son.
把财产转到她儿子名下
make up
1. 整理;建立或捏造
make up a prescription.
开一个药方
2. 构成;组成
One hundred years make up a century.
一百年构成一个世纪
3. 用化妆品化妆
4. 捏造,编造:杜撰小说或谎话;捏造
made up an excuse.
编造借口
5. 补偿
made up the difference in the bill.
弥补了帐单上的差额
make up the lost time.
补足失去的时间
6. 和好:平息一场争吵
kissed and made up.
亲吻和好
7. 献殷勤,巴结:提出献殷勤或讨好的建议。和to 连用
made up to his friend's boss.
向他朋友的老板献殷勤
8. 补考,补课:因为以前缺席或不及格在一段时间后再考或再上课
9. 整理,收拾
make up a room.
把房间收拾好
10. 【印刷术】 排版,整版
made up the front page.
为封面排版
make with 【俚语】
1. 使用
a flirt making with the eyes.
用眼睛调情
2. 长出;制造
always making with the jokes.
总是谈笑风声
be made of money
1. (非正式)非常富有
be made up
1. (北英格兰,非正式)很高兴,很愉快
we're made up about the baby.
我们因为孩子感到非常高兴。
have (got) it made
1. (非正式)注定成功
because your dad's a manager, he's got it made.
因为你爸爸是经理,他肯定能成功。
make a day (或night) of it
1. (尤指愉快地)干(或玩)一整天(或一整夜)
make someone's day
1. 使某人的一天过得难忘(或愉快);使某人的一天生色
make a House
1. (英)(下议院中)获得达到法定人数的议员到场
make like
1. (北美,非正式)假装;模仿
tell the whole group to make like a bird by putting their arms out.
告诉所有组员张开双臂装作鸟。
make or break
1. 不成则败,成功或失败
make sail
1. (航海)张帆,扬帆
make up one's mind
1. 下定决心,决定
he made up his mind to attend the meeting.
他决定参加会议。
on the make
1. (非正式)(尤指肆无忌惮地)追逐名利
put the make on
1. (北美, 非正式)向…求欢,要求同…发生性关系
make after
1. (古)追逐,追捕
make away
1. 同 make off
make something of
1. 重视;在意
oddly, he makes little of America's low investment rates.
奇怪的是,他并不重视美国的低投资率。
make out informal 非正式
1. 进展;过日子
how are you making out, now that the summer's over?.
夏天过去了,你们现在生活得如何啊?。
2. (北美,非正式)发生性关系
Ernie was making out with Berenice.
厄尼和贝伦尼斯搞上了。
make someone/thing out
1. 看出;听出;辨认出
in the dim light it was difficult to make out the illustration.
在昏暗的光线下很难看清那说明。
2. 断言;描绘
I'm not as bad as I'm made out to be.
我并不像别人所说的那样坏。
3. 起草,写出(尤指正式的名单或文件)
advice about making out a will.
关于写遗嘱的建议。
send a cheque made out to Trinity College.
寄出开给三一学院的支票。
make something over
1. 转让某物
if he dies childless he is to make over his share of the estate to his brother.
如果他去世时没有子女,他将把自己的那份财产转给他的兄弟。
2. 将某物翻新;改做;重做某物(尤指发型、化妆或衣服)
make someone up
1. 为…化妆
make something up
1. 补充某物,补足某物;弥补某物
I'll make up the time tomorrow.
明天我把时间补回来。
2. 组成,构成
women make up 56 per cent of the student body.
女性占学生总数的56% 。
the team is made up of there women and two men.
小组由三女二男组成。
3. 合成,配制
make up the mortar to a consistency that can be moulded in the hands.
把灰泥调制成可用手捏成形的软硬程度。
4. 编造;捏造
she enjoyed making up tall tales.
她喜欢编造荒诞不经的故事。
make up to
1. (非正式)讨好,奉承
you can't go on about morals when you're making up to Adam like that.
你是不能多谈道德品行的,如果你真是那样想讨好亚当。
make with
1. (美,非正式)使用;提供
make with the feet, honey—you're embarrassing Jim.
走吧,亲爱的——你让吉姆难堪了。
习惯用语
make a clean breast of
1. 坦白交待
make a face
1. 改变脸部的容貌;扮鬼脸
make a go of
1. 在…获得成功
have made a go of the business.
生意上获得了成功
make away with
1. 处理;偷
2. 用光或消费
3. 杀死或破坏
make believe
1. 假装
make bold
1. 冒险
I will not make so bold as to criticize such a distinguished scholar.
我不会冒险去批评这么杰出的一位学者
make book【游戏】
1. 在赛马、比赛或竞赛中接受赌注
make do
1. 用手头拥有的钱去勉强应付
had to make do on less income.
不得不用较少的收入来应付
make ends meet
1. 收支平衡:设法使某人的财产和花费相抵
make eyes
1. 向…送秋波
make fun of
1. 嘲笑;嘲讽
make good
1. 成功地实施
He made good his escape.
他成功地逃脱了
2. 实现
She made good her promise.
她实现了诺言
3. 补偿;弥补
made good the loss.
弥补损失
4. 成功
made good as a writer.
成为一个成功的作家
make hay
1. 利用:使对某人有利
The candidate's opponents made hay of the scandal.
候选人的竞争对手利用这次丑闻做了手脚
make it
1. 【非正式用语】 成功
finally made it as an actor.
最后成了一名成功的演员
2. 【俚语】 发生性关系
make light of
1. 轻视;忽略
He made light of his illness.
他忽视了自己的疾病
make love
1. 做爱抚的动作
2. 发生性关系
make much of
1. 重视对待
make no bones about
1. 对…坦白或直爽;公开承认
They make no bones about their dislike for each other.
他们毫不隐瞒彼此间的厌恶
make off with
1. 夺走或偷走
made off with the profits.
夺走了利润
make sail【航海】
1. 开始航行
2. 张帆
make the grade
1. 达到给定的标准
make the most of
1. 最大限度地利用
make the scene【俚语】
1. 出现
made the scene at the party.
出现在聚会上
2. 参与具体的活动
made the drug scene.
参与毒品活动
make time
1. 弥补时间:运动或走得更快以便弥补失去的时间
2. 【俚语】 更加有吸引力
He tried to make time with the new neighbor.
他试图获取新邻居的好感
make tracks【俚语】
1. 匆忙走开或离去
make up (one's) mind
1. 作出选择;作出决定或提出意见
make waves【俚语】
1. 引起混乱或争论
make way
1. 让路;走到一边
2. 取得进步
on the make【俚语】
1. 拼命追求经济上或社会地位上的提高
a young executive on the make.
追求进步的年轻经理
2. 急切地追求伴侣