make do 凑合着对付过去；将就使用，勉强应付 make do with biscuits for lunch 吃饼干权当中饭 During the war we had no butter or coffee, but we made do. 战争期间我们没有黄油，也没有咖啡，但还是熬过来了。 He could make one shirt do for one week. 一件衬衫他能凑合着穿上一星期。 We can make do without Middle Eastern oil, but they can not. 没有中东的石油我们也可以过得去，但是他们却不行。