make

Word family noun make remake maker making makebatemakeovermakeshiftmake-weightadjective unmade makablemakelessverb make remake

make1 /meɪk/ S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp made /meɪd/)

1 produce 制作,制造 [transitiveT]MAKE to produce something, for example by putting the different parts of it together 制造，做，组装

I’m going to show you how to make a box for your tools.

我来教你怎么做一个箱子存放工具。

A family of mice had made their nest in the roof.

一窝老鼠在屋顶上安了家。

She made her own wedding dress.

她的婚纱是自己做的。

The company has been making quality furniture for over 200 years.

这家公司制作优质家具有两百多年的历史了。

They met while they were making a film.

他们是在拍电影时认识的。

Make a list of all the things you need.

把你需要的所有物品列一份清单。

make somebody something

He made her a toy horse, using just some straw and bamboo twigs.

他仅用了些稻草和竹枝就给她做了个玩具马。

be made from something

Paper is made from wood.

纸是用木材制成的。

be made (out) of something

a shirt made of silk

真丝衬衫

make something from/out of something

She’s very good at making things from old scraps of material.

她很会用旧的碎料来制作东西。

Japanese-made/English-made etc (=produced in Japan etc) 日本制造/英国制造等

→ make the bed at bed1(1) →4 See picture of 见图 ASSEMBLE →5 see picture at 见图 assemble →5 see picture at 见图 assemble

5 GRAMMAR 语法

Use made from especially when the materials used to make something have been completely changed and cannot be recognized. 用于制作某物的原料已完全改变而无法辨认时，要用made from

a wine made from Chilean grapes

用智利出产的葡萄酿造的葡萄酒

Use made of when the materials have not been completely changed and can still be recognized. 原材料并未完全改变、仍可辨认时，要用made of

The wheels were made of wood.

这些轮子是木头做的。

►Do not use 'made by' when talking about the materials used to make something. 表示某物由何种材料制成时，不要用made by。

2 do 做 [transitiveT]DO used with some nouns to say that someone does something 进行；作出〔与某些名词连用，表示某人做某事〕

Anyone can make a mistake.

任何人都可能犯错。

I can’t make a decision just yet.

我还没法作出决定。

I need to make a quick phone call.

我需要很快地打个电话。

You could have made more effort to talk to him.

你其实可以再想想办法和他谈谈。

He made no attempt to apologize.

他没有去道歉。

Could I make a suggestion?

我能提个建议吗？

There are a few points I’d like to make.

有几点我想说明一下。

The police were called but no arrests were made.

警察被叫来了，但没有逮捕什么人。

I suppose we should make a start on cleaning this room.

我想我们应该开始打扫房间了。

Stop making such a fuss!

别这样大惊小怪的！

3 cook 做饭 [transitiveT] to cook or prepare food or drink 做；准备〔食物〕

When was the last time you made a cake?

你上次做蛋糕是什么时候？

John was making breakfast in the kitchen.

约翰在厨房做早餐。

Who’s going to make the tea?

谁去泡茶？

make somebody something

I’ll make you some sandwiches.

我来给你做点三明治。

► see thesaurus at cook

4 cause 导致 [transitiveT]CAUSE to cause something to happen, or cause a particular state or condition 引起，导致；使…发生

Its beautiful beaches make this a highly popular area with tourists.

美丽的海滩使这里成为游客云集的地方。

It was this movie which made him a star.

就是这部电影使他成为明星的。

His attitude made him very unpopular with colleagues.

他的态度使他很不受同事欢迎。

The photo makes her look much older than she really is.

这张照片使她看起来比实际年龄大得多。

make somebody/something do something

I like him because he makes me laugh.

我喜欢他是因为他能逗我笑。

make something difficult/easy/possible etc

The use of computers has made it possible for more people to work from home.

计算机的应用使更多人能在家办公。

make something the best/worst/most expensive etc

Over 80,000 people attended, making it the biggest sporting event in the area.

八万多人到场使这场运动会成了当地最大的体育盛事。

The president has made it clear that he is not going to change his mind.

总统已经明确表示他不会改变主意。

In written English, people often use cause somebody to do something rather than make somebody do something, as it sounds more formal: 在书面英语中，人们常用cause sb to do sth，而不用make sb do sth，因前者听起来更为正式

His attitude caused him to be unpopular with colleagues.

他的态度令他不受同事欢迎。

5 force 迫使 [transitiveT]FORCE somebody TO DO something to force someone to do something 迫使〔某人做某事〕

make somebody do something

My parents always make me do my homework before I go out.

我父母总是要我做完作业才能出去。

be made to do something

I was made to wait four hours before I was examined by a doctor.

我被迫等了四个小时才有一个医生给我做检查。

► see thesaurus at force

6 mark/hole etc 印记/洞等 [transitiveT]CAUSE to cause a mark, hole etc to appear 使形成，留下〔印记、洞等〕

make a hole/dent/mark etc

Make a hole in the paper.

在纸上挖一个洞。

The cup has made a mark on the table.

茶杯在桌上留了个印痕。

7 make it

a) ARRIVEto succeed in getting somewhere in time for something or when this is difficult 〔尤指在困难情况下〕准时到达，赶上

If we run, we should make it.

如果我们跑的话，应该来得及。

make it to

With blood pouring from his leg, he made it to a nearby house.

虽然腿上鲜血直流，他还是坚持走到了附近的一所房子。

b) SUCCESSFULto be successful at something, for example in your job 获得成功

He came to the US and not only made it but made it big (=was extremely successful).

他来到美国，不仅成功了，而且是大获成功。

So far, relatively few women have made it to the top in the business world.

到目前为止，在商业圈里做到很高职位的女性还是相对很少。

make it as

He was told he had no talent and would never make it as a professional singer.

他被告知他不具备天分，永远无法成为职业歌手。

make it to

England look less likely to make it to the finals.

英格兰队看起来进入决赛的可能性较小。

make it to manager/director etc

How did anyone so stupid make it to manager?

这么愚蠢的人怎么当上经理的？

c) spokenGO TO/ATTEND to be able to go to an event, meeting etc that has been arranged 能参加，能出席已安排好的活动、会议等〕

I’m really sorry, but I won’t be able to make it on Sunday after all.

非常抱歉，我星期天还是不行。

Nice to see you. I’m glad you could make it.

见到你真好。我很高兴你能来。

d) SURVIVE informal to continue to live after you have been seriously ill or badly injured 渡过难关〔指重病或重伤之后〕

Frank was very ill, and the doctors didn’t think he’d make it.

弗兰克病情非常严重，医生认为他挺不过来了。

e) to manage to deal with a difficult experience 成功渡过

make it through

I couldn’t have made it through those times without the support of my boyfriend.

没有我男朋友的支持我是不可能渡过那些难关的。

f) used to say or ask what time it is according to your own or someone else’s watch 〔根据自己或别人的表〕时间为…

What time do you make it?

你的表几点？

I make it ten past three.

我的表是三点十分。

Examples from the Corpus

make through• I still try to ensure that in general he makes it through a book within a week or ten days.• The inner ring itself could never quite understand her arrival there, and concluded finally that she made it through sheer cheek.• That we made it through Taos without being apprehended seems astonishing.• But once a manager makes it through the early tough years, the job becomes much more lucrative.• Lesley's family, colleagues and friends were praying she would make it through the first critical hours.• Their superiors said all but three made it through the first year.• The rules to make it through the obstacle course of a day's commute to school are carefully laid out.

8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc spokenGO to be able to go to something that has been arranged for a particular date or time 能够出席[参加]会议/聚会/周二的活动等

I’m sorry, I can’t make Friday after all.

对不起，我礼拜五还是不行。

Will you be able to make the next meeting?

下一个会议你能参加吗？

9 achieve STH 做成某事 [transitiveT]SUCCEED IN DOING something to succeed in achieving a particular position, rate etc 成功获得[达到]〔某一位置、速度等〕

He was never good enough to make the team.

他一直都不够好，进不了球队。

I don’t think we’ll make the deadline.

我认为我们无法按时完成。

10 get money 得到钱 [transitiveT]EARN to earn or get money 挣得；获得〔钱〕

The plan could cost you more than you would make.

这个计划可能会让你入不敷出。

They made a profit of £140 million.

他们获得了1.4亿英镑的利润。

His one aim in life was to make money.

他人生的一个目标就是挣钱。

She hopes to make a living (=earn the money she needs to live) from writing children’s books.

她希望靠写儿童故事书来谋生。

He’s made a fortune (=earned a lot of money) selling computers on the Internet.

他在网上卖计算机赚了大钱。

make something out of something

How easy is it to make money out of gardening?

靠从事园艺挣钱有多容易？

► see thesaurus at earn

11 have a quality 具有某一特性 [linking verb]SUITABLE to have the qualities that are necessary for a particular job, use, or purpose 适合，胜任

make noun

I’m sure you will make a very good teacher.

我相信你一定会成为一名非常出色的老师。

The hall would make an ideal venue for a wedding reception.

这个大礼堂是举办婚宴的理想场所。

An old cardboard box makes a comfortable bed for a kitten.

一个旧纸板盒可以给小猫咪做一个舒适的窝。

n GRAMMAR: Linking verbs

Make is a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with an adjective and noun:

You’ll make a wonderful father.

The leaves make a pretty table decoration.

12 make it/that something spoken used to correct what you have just said 是…，应该是…〔用于纠正刚说过的话〕

Can we have two cups of coffee, please? No, make that three.

请给我们来两杯咖啡好吗？不对，是三杯。

13 make do DEAL WITHto manage with the things that you have, even though this is not really enough 凑合，将就

I hardly had any food in the house so I just had to make do.

家里几乎没有什么吃的东西，所以我只能凑合一下。

make do with/without

I usually make do with a cup of coffee for breakfast.

我通常早饭喝杯咖啡就算了。

For many people, make do and mend (=when someone manages with the things they have and does not buy anything new) was a harsh reality.

对许多人而言，不买新的物品而将就度日是残酷的现实。

Examples from the Corpus

make do and mend• But recent events have shown that they need to learn to make do and mend.• Yet the latest appointment is still a matter of make do and mend.

14 make yourself heard/understood/known etc to succeed in getting someone to hear you, understand you, or know that you are there 让人听到/理解/知道等自己

I had to shout to make myself heard above the music.

我得大声喊，才能让我的声音盖过音乐让人听到。

Examples from the Corpus

make yourself heard/understood/known etc• But only one side was making itself heard.• Hardly a practicable solution when she didn't even know if she could make herself understood.• To leave was to admit defeat in this peculiar ritual of making myself known.• I yelled to make myself heard above the deafening roar of the wind and the sea.• Yet lay people had almost no way of making themselves heard in Rome.• As we will soon see, the inability to make oneself understood properly was at the root of the crisis in Vicos.• He makes himself known with a tiny, metallic clink-clink-clink from within the bushes.

15 be a total 合为总数 [linking verb]TOTAL to be a particular amount when added together 合计为，总计

Two and two make four.

二加二等于四。

There are nine people coming, plus me, which makes ten.

要来九个人，加上我总共十个。

16 calculate 计算 [transitiveT]COUNT/CALCULATE used to say what you have calculated a number to be 计算为，算出

I make that $150 altogether.

我算出总共为150美元。

17 sports score 体育比赛得分 [transitiveT] to achieve a particular score in a sports game 〔在体育比赛中〕得到…分

Surrey had made 92 by lunchtime.

萨里队到吃午饭的时候已经得了92分。

18 make somebody captain/leader etc JOB/WORKto give someone a new job or position in a group, organization etc 任命某人为队长/领导等

She’s now been made a full partner.

她现在已是正式合伙人。

He was made mayor in 1998.

他1998年被任命为市长。

19 make believe PRETENDto pretend or imagine that something is true when it is not 假装；假想

I tried to make believe she was happy, but knew deep down it wasn’t true.

我试图把她想成是快乐的，但我内心里知道并非如此。

→ make-believe

Examples from the Corpus

make believe• Right, kids. We don't have any proper cowboy hats so you'll have to make believe.• You seem to think that it's all a game, a make believe.• She's not really a queen -- it's only make-believe.• For two hours, they're packed together as the Hercules fly low above the make believe battle zone.• Or l would make believe he owed me money.• You can't go on making believe that nothing is wrong.• She made believe that they were as happy together as they should be, and was careful to weep only in secret.• The two little girls used to make believe that they were princesses.• The make believe world of Disney is a truly magical experience that knows no age barriers.• If somebody gives you something to read, you make believe you read it..

20 make like informalBEHAVE to behave as if something is true when it is not 假装，装作

He makes like he never met me before.

他装作以前从未见过我。

21 make as if to do something literaryPRETEND to seem as if you are going to do something but then not do it 好像要做某事

She made as if to speak but then stopped.

她欲言又止。

Examples from the Corpus

make as if to do something• Then he made as if to resume their embrace, but Polly raised a hand to stop him.• Hardin made as if to rise from his seat.

22 arrive 到达 [transitiveT] old-fashionedARRIVE to arrive at or get to a particular place, especially when it is difficult 〔尤指在有困难的情况下〕到达〔某处〕

I don’t think we’re going to make the town before nightfall.

我认为我们天黑前到不了镇上。

23 make the papers/headlines/front page etc NEWSto be interesting or important enough to be printed in a newspaper, reported on television etc 登上报纸/成为头条新闻/成为头版新闻等

News of their divorce made the headlines.

他们离婚的消息成了头条新闻。

Examples from the Corpus

make the papers/headlines/front page etc• And the story made the front pages.• Print reporters know their stories stand a better chance of making the front page.• Not surprisingly, the story made the front page of the New York Times and many other papers.

24 make or break SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto cause something or someone either to be very successful or to fail completely 使大为成功或彻底失败，不成则毁

Critics can make or break a young performer.

批评家可以成就也可以毁掉一名年轻艺人。

→ make-or-break

Examples from the Corpus

make or break• Not only does it influence whether or not you fork out the requisite 65p, it can make or break a band.• Whether for dress or athletics, the fit of the shoe can also make or break a pair of feet.• A scholarly opinion can make or break a picture, as in the case of a Saraceni which we sold in 1989.• He also said the board has the power to make or break a project.• Though generally they are only out by one grade, that can be make or break for some.• It was make or break for us.• Royal watchers say the 47-year-old prince recognizes it is make or break time for him personally.• It could make or break with vibration or thermal expansion as the machine warmed up.

25 that makes two of us spokenAGREE used to say that you agree with someone or that something that is true of them is true of you too 对我来说也是如此；对我同样适用

‘I haven’t a clue what’s going on.’ ‘That makes two of us.’

“我一点也不知道是怎么回事。”“我也一样。”

Examples from the Corpus

that makes two of us• "I'd like to work in Hawaii." "That makes two of us."• Well, that makes two of us, Hilary thought with a little smile as she sat at the table.

26 make STH perfect 使某物完美 [transitiveT] informalPERFECT to make something complete or successful 使完美；使成功

The hat makes the outfit.

这顶帽子给整套服装增色不少。

27. make it with somebody old-fashioned informalSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to have sex with someone 与某人做爱

Examples from the Corpus

make it with somebody• She was so out of it that it would have been like making it with a corpse.• He bragged that he had made it with all five of the New York Dolls when he was sixteen.• The four o'clock call would give her enough time to make it with ease.• You said yourself that I could make it with mimicking and comedy, and I know I can.• I asked if it was possible to make it with no oil.• I guess I can make it with rice.• He became the kind of boy you had to be to make it with the other guys.

→ made, → make somebody’s day at day(19), → make friends at friend1(3), → make good at good1(35), → make sense at sense1(5)

n GRAMMAR: Comparison

be made of

You use this when saying which material is used to make something. The material has not been changed and can still be recognized:

The table is made of wood.

The ring was made of solid gold.

be made from

You use this especially when the materials used to make something have been completely changed and cannot be recognized:

The drink is made from cherries.

Cheese is made from milk.

✗Don’t say:
made by cherries | made by milk

be made by

You use this when saying who makes something:

The pots are made by local craftsmen.

You also use this when saying how something is made:

Tar is made by heating coal to a high temperature.

THESAURUS

make used about things you make yourself, or things that are made in a factory 制作；制造

Diane makes all her own clothes.

黛安娜的衣服都是自己做的。

My camera was made in China.

我的相机是中国制造的。

produce to make something in large quantities to be sold, or to make something as the result of a natural process 制造，生产；产生

The factory produces high-quality steel.

该工厂生产优质钢材。

nJapan produces some of the most advanced mobile phones.

The pancreas is a gland in your body which produces hormones.

胰腺是人体内分泌激素的一个腺体。

create to make something new and original 创造

Tarantino created a whole new style of films.

塔伦蒂诺创造了一种全新的电影风格。

Many companies invest a lot of money in creating new products.

许多公司投入大笔资金创制新产品。

nPotter was famous for creating characters such as ‘Peter Rabbit’.

nThis technique is used to create images of beautiful forests.

manufacture to make machines, cars, equipment etc in factories 〔在工厂〕生产，制造〔机器、汽车、设备等〕

The company manufactures aircraft parts.

该公司生产飞机零部件。

mass-produce to make very large quantities of something in a factory 〔在工厂〕大批量生产

They developed a way to mass-produce the drug.

他们研发出一种新方法，可以大批量生产这种药物。

develop to design and make something new over a period of time 研制〔新产品〕

In 1962, Enders developed an effective vaccine against measles.

1962年，恩德斯研制出一种可有效预防麻疹的疫苗。

The company is developing new anti-virus software.

该公司正在开发一种新的杀毒软件。

form to make something as the result of a natural process or chemical reaction 〔经过自然过程或化学反应而〕形成,产生

Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.

氢和氧结合生成水。

The research will help us understand how planets are formed.

这项研究可帮助我们了解行星是怎样形成的。

generate to make something such as heat, electricity, or power 产生〔热、电、动力等〕

Wind can be used to generate electricity.

风力可用来发电。

PHRASAL VERBS

28 make away with somebody/something phrasal verbphr v

a) informalSTEAL to steal something and take it away with you 偷走〔某物〕

Thieves made away with the contents of the safe.

小偷把保险柜里的东西都偷走了。

b) KILL old-fashioned to kill someone 干掉，杀死〔某人〕

Examples from the Corpus

make away with • You can not allow Araminta to make away with all your inheritance, Benedict.

29 make for something phrasal verbphr v

a) TOWARDSto go in the direction of a particular place 朝…走[驶]去 SYN head for

I think it’s time we made for home.

我想我们该回家了。

b) CAUSEto cause a particular result or situation 促成；使可能

Both teams are on good form, which should make for a great game.

两支球队状态都不错，因此这将是一场精彩的比赛。

→ made for each other at made(6)

Examples from the Corpus

make for • All in all, that makes for a fairly impressive record.• This has not made for a smoothly running society, whose members all feel part of a common enterprise.• But the book makes for compulsive reading.• But external threats can make for improbable subdivision bedfellows.• Recommendations are made for increased constraints to conserve upland habitats threatened by agricultural change.• Time was made for man, not man for time.• Exceptions are made for refugees and veterans of the U.• Provision is made for special licenses at less wages in the case of women who are incapable of full service.

30 make somebody/something into something phrasal verbphr v

a) MAKEto change something so that it has a different form or purpose 把…变成 SYN convert

We can make your room into a study.

我们可以把你的房间改成书房。

b) CAUSEto change someone’s character, job, position in society etc 使转变为〔指改变某人的性格、工作或社会地位等〕

The movie made her into a star overnight.

那部电影使她一夜之间成了明星。

Examples from the Corpus

make into • One of the important things is to enjoy the preparation and not make it into a chore.• She made her get into bed and said she was sending for the blue ladies right away.• He wasn't unmoved either, and his slow arousal against her made her arch into him.• Both of them said the word on the same downbeat, which made them burst into laughter at how hilarious they sounded.• As a result, poorly leached hevea latex made its way into many products, including medical gloves.• There is no reason to make this trip into some kind of nasty macho endurance test.• Then she made to dodge into the bar, but restrained herself.• She moved up the stairs past the few skins that lay on a table and made her way into the office.

31 make something of somebody/something phrasal verbphr v

a) THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THATto have a particular opinion about or understanding of something or someone 了解；理解；看待

I didn’t know what to make of her.

我不知道该如何看待她。

What do you make of the idea?

你对这个主意有什么看法？

b) USE somethingto use the opportunities that you have in order to become successful 〔利用机遇〕有所成就，成功

I want to make something of my life.

我想这辈子有所成就。

make something of yourself

She has the ambition and talent to make something of herself.

她志大才高，必会有所作为。

c) make the most of something to get as much advantage as you can from a situation while you are able to 充分利用某事物

We’ve only got one day in Paris, so we’d better make the most of it.

我们在巴黎只有一天时间，所以我们最好能充分利用它。

d) make too much of somethingIMPORTANT to treat something as if it is more important than it really is 过分重视某事

It would be a mistake to make too much of these findings.

对这些发现过于重视是错误的。

→ make much of somebody/something at much2(17)

e) make a day/night/evening of it informalSPEND TIME to spend a whole day, night etc doing something, because you have chosen to 花整天/整夜/整个晚上的时间做某事

We decided to take a picnic and make a day of it.

我们决定搞个野餐，玩上一天。

→ make a go of something at go2(3), → make the best of something at best3(9), → see what somebody is made of at made(4)

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make of • Faculty minutes likewise make no mention of any admissions decision concerning him.• In addition to this, many of the residential workshops at Highlander have been recorded on video, and make hours of fascinating viewing.• Try not to make an issue of it, Dubner said.• Reminding her at length, in case she hadn't made a note of it, of the Christmas holiday schedule for the library.• And make use of long wave.• By being slow to drop the rates, the banks make a mockery of the Government's policy.• Later paradigms saw the entire universe as being made up of the same kinds of material substances.• Chance was made managing director of the works in June 1868 and was made a partner of Chance Brothers in 1879.

make something of yourself• Even if they could think, there is no obvious reason why any thinking entity should be motivated to make copies of itself.• I've got some one from the village coming in every day to check that no one tries making a nuisance of themselves.• She had simply been given no encouragement to make the best of herself.• She was totally uninterested in the proposition that a man ought to make something of himself.• Some, as you know, seek revenge - they riot, they take drugs and generally make damned nuisances of themselves.• Losing makes you think of yourself as a loser.• A motorcycle offers unlimited opportunities to make a fool of yourself, never mind dying.• Men who wanted to make something of themselves went to church, and they went well dressed.

make the most of something• Ward objectives will give her guidance in making the most of each allocation.• So what they do is make the most of each player, maximizing their talent.• Guel made the most of her time on court.• The challenge in this book is to make the most of human relationships without becoming a victim. 2.• He made the most of it, continuing to dance.• She made the most of it.• Enjoy, and make the most of, the benefits that this publicity can bring to you.• Meanwhile, Vistec is making the most of the recession and has a Pounds 4m cash pile.• Chuck Levy, meanwhile, was in for 40 offensive plays and made the most of them.

make too much of something• It is possible to make too much of all this.• Jasper thought I made too much of her.• She makes too much of that cat, Daisy thought, for a young woman that is.• She tried not to make too much of the moment.• He was making too much of the whole thing.• One shouldn't make too much of them, but then again, they need watching.• Of course, I make too much of this.• How a pop star looks is made too much of, though, the way some people are about it.

make a day/night/evening of it• I had known Sophie for about three months by then, and she insisted on making an evening of it.• Imagine how lovely it would be - you could take the whole family and make a day of it.• Why don't you make a day of it and have lunch with us?• They make a day of it, tailgating before the game and, weather permitting, after it, too.

32 make off phrasal verbphr v LEAVE A PLACEto leave quickly, especially in order to escape 〔尤指为了逃跑〕匆忙离开；溜掉

The men made off as the police arrived.

警察一到这些人就赶快开溜。

along/across/through etc

The getaway car made off towards Horrocks Avenue.

逃逸汽车往霍罗克斯大街方向开去。

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make along/across/through etc• She made off along a long marble-floored corridor.• I watched you make off along the cliff path, as if you were making for Otters' Bay.

33 make off with something phrasal verbphr v informal STEALto steal something and take it away with you 偷走〔他人之物〕

Thieves broke into the school and made off with computer equipment worth £40,000.

窃贼闯入学校，盗走了价值四万英镑的计算机设备。

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make off with • Biggs and 16 others made off with $ 7. 3 million in the 1963 holdup.• He might have been a monster ready to make off with me.• I urged them both on, one of them made off with the ball and I threw the next one.• And what, I suggested, if a mugger made off with the can?• This is the chance Lapidoth has waited for; he makes off with the ring and is never seen again.• Had the hacker made off with the source code of any products?• Pond purloined: A Scarborough school's nature garden has been scuppered by thieves who made off with their fish pond.• They even stayed overnight before making off with their haul.

34 make out phrasal verbphr v

a) see/hear 看见/听见 make something ↔ outSEEUNDERSTAND to be just able to see or hear something 〔勉强〕看出，辨认出；听出

He could just make out a dark shape moving towards him.

他隐约看到有个黑影朝他走来。

make out who/what etc

I couldn’t make out what he was saying.

我听不清他在说些什么。

b) understand STH 理解某事 make something ↔ out to understand something, especially the reason why something has happened 明白，弄懂〔尤指某事发生的原因〕

make out what/how/why etc

I couldn’t make out what I had done to annoy her.

我不知我做了什么惹她不高兴。

As far as I can make out, he has never been married.

据我所知，他一直没有结婚。

c) understand SB 理解某人 make somebody ↔ out [usually in questions and negatives]UNDERSTAND to understand someone’s character and the way they behave 懂得，理解〔某人的品性及做事方式〕

Stuart’s a strange guy – I can’t make him out at all.

斯图尔特是个怪人——我根本不能理解他。

d) write cheque etc 开支票等 make something ↔ outWRITE to write something such as a bill or cheque 开〔账单、支票等〕

She was making out a list of people to invite.

她正在列一份邀请名单。

The book gives advice on making out a will.

本书指导你如何写遗嘱。

make something ↔ out to

Make the cheque out to ‘Grays Ltd’.

把支票开给格雷斯有限公司。

e) say/pretend 说/假装 make somebody/something ↔ outPRETEND to say that something is true when it is not 把…说成，声称

The situation was never as bad as the media made out.

情况根本没有媒体所声称的那样糟。

make out (that)

She always tried to make out that I was wrong and she was right.

她总要把我说成是错的，把她自己说成是对的。

make somebody/something out to be something

He makes me out to be some sort of idiot.

他把我说得有点像白痴。

f) make out a case (for something)RIGHT/JUSTIFIED to find good reasons that prove something or show why you need something 找到充分理由证明[解释]（某事）

We made out a case for hiring another assistant.

我们找到了要再雇一名助手的理由。

g) succeed 成功 especially American EnglishAmESUCCEED IN DOING something to succeed or progress in a particular way 〔在某方面〕取得成功；取得进展 SYN get on

How did you make out this morning?

你今天上午进展如何？

h) sex 性 informal especially American EnglishAmEKISS to kiss and touch someone in a sexual way 亲吻爱抚

i) make out like a bandit American EnglishAmE informalGET to get or win a lot of money 获得大量金钱；赢得大量钱财

The lawyers made out like bandits.

这些律师赚钱多得像强盗打劫似的。

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make out• He's just making the booking form out.• Some crystals are so small, a microscope is needed to make them out.• He made out a cheque for $100.• Would you like me to make out a receipt for you?• Among the trees below, he could make out a yellow pick-up truck.• Two days later Joyce phoned to ask about the check, so I had to make out I'd already mailed it.• I could just make out Murphy in the bed next to mine.• They made it out to be a really interesting job, but in fact it was ridiculously boring.• If you want to pay by check, make it out to GK Fisher.• Who should I make the cheque out to?• We managed to fool the ticket collector by making out we couldn't speak English.• At first, I couldn't make out what I was seeing.• It was difficult to make out where the rocks ended and the sea began.

make out who/what etc• It was hard to make out what he did think of other people.• He turned and made out what he thought was a doorway.• Then I heard Quigley's low bass, but couldn't make out what he was saying.• Pictures danced before my eyes, and at first I could not make out what I was seeing.• His lips seemed to be mouthing something, but Robert could not make out what it was.• He squinted to make out what Petey was up to in the yard.• He could not make out what was being said in the kitchen below.• The speaker was squeaky, but I could make out what was being said.

make out what/how/why etc• It was hard to make out what he did think of other people.• He turned and made out what he thought was a doorway.• Then I heard Quigley's low bass, but couldn't make out what he was saying.• Pictures danced before my eyes, and at first I could not make out what I was seeing.• His lips seemed to be mouthing something, but Robert could not make out what it was.• He squinted to make out what Petey was up to in the yard.• He could not make out what was being said in the kitchen below.• The speaker was squeaky, but I could make out what was being said.

make to• So he made what turned out to be a momentous decision.• This morning I made you out to be a serial killer!• There are some flaws, however, in her behaviour that make her turn out to be not so impressive.• This is not the sacrilege some have made it out to be.• Excusing himself with a bow he made his way out to find Richie waiting behind the stand.• It made one call out to her.• Fewer people make it out to the peninsula.• For tourists it is also very frustrating to have make journeys out to the suburbs to shop for food.

make somebody/something out to be something• She was smaller now than her photos made her out to be.• This is not the sacrilege some have made it out to be.• Matthew: Matthew makes Judas out to be a greedy man who asked for money.• So he made what turned out to be a momentous decision.• This morning I made you out to be a serial killer!• Pope's enemies were rarely such fools as he made them out to be, and the Dissertation deserves attention.• There are some flaws, however, in her behaviour that make her turn out to be not so impressive.• Collision He's making me out to be some sort of thick, brainless loony on a self-destruct road to ruin.

make out a case (for something)• Perhaps she should stay and try and make out a case for herself.• Both sides could make out a case that they deserved to win and should have been awarded penalties.

make out like a bandit• Insurance companies always make out like bandits.• Salomon Brothers and my customer made out like bandits.

35 make something out of somebody/something phrasal verbphr v to change a person or thing into something else 使…变成…

The Olympics can make sporting heroes out of previously little-known athletes.

奥运会能把原本名不见经传的运动员变成体育英雄。

36 make something/somebody ↔ over phrasal verbphr v

a) especially British EnglishBrEGIVE to officially and legally give money or property to someone else 〔正式合法〕转让〔钱财或不动产〕 SYN transfer

He made over the whole estate to his son.

他把全部财产转让给了自己的儿子。

b) CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto change someone or something so that they look different or have a different use 改造

Redgrave has made herself over completely for her movie role.

雷德格雷夫彻底改变了自己来适应那个电影角色。

→ makeover

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make over• The two are the highest-paid coaches in the game, both making well over $ 1 million.• No sense in making a mountain over a molehill.• But he has made enemies over the past four years.• The fact that he was suddenly not perfect made her pause over the salad of prejudices she was starting to admit to.• He had a brainwave: to make another picture over the weekend.• Chatterton made fast progress over to a quartet of comfortable armchairs.• Instead it was regular practice for a settlor to request a trustee to make property over to a third party.• Rising slowly like an automaton, she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver.

make to• Chatterton made fast progress over to a quartet of comfortable armchairs.• Instead it was regular practice for a settlor to request a trustee to make property over to a third party.• First, to make property over to another individual.• They made their way over to find out what was going on.• She made her way over to him.• Rising slowly like an automaton, she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver.• He picked up his drink and made his way over to them.• I've spoken to him in the past about making the place over to you.

37 make towards something phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE formal TOWARDSto start moving towards something 朝…移动，移向…

She made towards the door.

她向门口走去。

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make towards • Club promotion reflects the importance of dance clubs and the contribution they make towards a record's popularity.• Though some progress has been made towards common accounts, differences are unlikely to be ironed out worldwide for decades.• This at once enhances the contribution which the court or parents can make towards reaching the best possible decision in all the circumstances.• She ducked her head in, and tried to go deeper before making towards the fallen flare.• In one accident I witnessed, the take off was being made towards the glare of the sun.• I do regret the waste of his remarkable talents and wonder about the flattering noises he makes towards the Labour Party.• His head ached as he made towards the observation point above the cottages.• They were making towards the tree line, which was like every other tree line.

38 make up phrasal verbphr v

a) form/be 形成/占 make up somethingCONSIST OF/BE MADE OFBE to combine together to form something 形成，组成，构成 SYN constitute

Women make up only a small proportion of the prison population.

女性只占囚犯人数的一小部分。

be made up of something

The committee is made up of representatives from every state.

该委员会由来自各个州的代表组成。

n GRAMMAR: Using the progressive

Make up is not used in the progressive in this meaning. You say:

Oxygen makes up roughly 20% of the atmosphere.

✗Don’t say: Oxygen is making up roughly 20% of the atmosphere.

However, the participle form making up is often used:

Customers under 25 are important, making up a quarter of the total.

b) pretend STH is true 假装某事是真实的 make something ↔ upINVENT to pretend that something is true in order to deceive someone 编造，假装

I think they’re making the whole thing up.

我认为整件事情是他们编出来的。

→ made-up(1)

c) invent 创作 make something ↔ up to produce a new story, song, game etc by thinking 创作，编写〔故事、歌曲、游戏等〕

Nick made up a song about them.

尼克创作了一首关于他们的歌曲。

When you’re the boss you can make up your own rules.

如果你是老板，你就可以自己制定规则。

I’ve given talks so many times that now I just make them up as I go along (=think of things to say as I am speaking).

我作过太多次演讲，现在都能张口就来了。

d) prepare 准备 make something ↔ upPREPARE to prepare something by mixing things or putting things together 准备；布置

I could make up a bed for you on the sofa.

我可以给你在沙发上铺个床。

Can you make up a bottle of milk for the baby?

你能给宝宝准备一瓶奶吗？

e) SB’s face 某人的脸DCB make somebody ↔ up to put make-up (=special coloured substances) on someone’s face in order to make them look better or different 给〔某人〕化妆[化装]

They made him up as an old man for the last act of the play.

戏的最后一幕中他们把他扮成一个老人。

One lucky winner will have the chance to be made up and photographed.

一名幸运的获胜者将有机会化妆照相。

Do not use the verb ‘make up’ when you are talking about putting make-up on your own face. Say that you put on (your) make-up.

给自己化妆不要用 ‘make up’ 这个动词，而要说 put on (your) make-up.。

→ made-up(2)

f) number/amount 数目/金额 make something ↔ up especially British EnglishBrECOMPLETE to add to an amount in order to bring it up to the level that is needed 凑足，补齐

I saved as much as I could, and my parents made up the rest.

我尽自己所能攒了一些钱，余款由我父母凑齐。

The company will be forced to pay $6 million to make up the difference.

公司将被迫支付600万美元来补足差额。

g) time/work 时间/工作 make something ↔ upEQUAL to work at times when you do not usually work, because you have not done as much work as you should 补上，补回

I’m trying to make up the time I lost while I was sick.

我正在设法补回我生病耽误的时间。

Is it OK if I make the work up next week?

我下星期再把工作补上可以吗？

h) friends 朋友 (also make it up) informalFRIEND to become friendly with someone again after you have had an argument 和好，和解

with

Have you made up with Patty yet?

你跟帕蒂和好了吗？

Oh come on! Why don’t you just kiss and make up?

好了！你们干吗不和好呢？

i) from cloth 用布料 make something ↔ upDL to produce something from cloth by cutting and sewing 裁制；缝制

The dress had been made up to her exact requirements.

裙子是严格按照她的要求缝制的。

make something ↔ up into

I plan on making that material up into a dress.

我打算把那块衣料做成一条连衣裙。

→ make up your mind at mind1(3)

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make up• You don't have to tell him why, just make something up.• I'm glad to see you two have made up.• I gave her my name, then made up a telephone number with a Los Angeles area code.• The remaining budget was made up by personal contributions-student loans!-from the team members.• It was along this thread of a path that Mary made up her mind to go.• "You're saying you think Bobby just made it up?" "I think he believes it, but I'm not sure it's true."• Ecosystems in the wild are made up of patches.• When my mother was in a good mood, she would make up songs about us.• For Halloween, the children made up stories about wolves and witches.• This contains the pattern of dots that, when printed on paper, will make up the actual character.• If you haven't got enough to pay for that, I can make up the difference.• It is these that make up the matter we see today and out of which we ourselves are made.• We need two more players to make up the team.• Have you made it up with your sister yet?• That's a good riddle. Did you make it up yourself?

be made up of something• The Certificate is made up of a range of foundation units with specialist options.• Explanation White light is made up of all the colors you can see in a rainbow.• And each microbe was made up of atoms and molecules.• Brand A is made up of four packs each containing a full day's food.• Our company of friends is made up of two different groups.• Because management is made up of virtually constant negotiation and adjustment it can only flourish in the context of other people.

make up the difference• Alternatively, why not turn to male school leavers to make up the difference?• Both say they would cut government programs to make up the difference.• But as oil reserves dwindled over the past decade, local school property taxes doubled to help make up the difference.• But Barry and Dehere made up the difference.• Equity investors have made up the difference.• This meant that state pensions would be reduced, but the private scheme must then guarantee to at least make up the difference.• Where they are disadvantaged, women make up the difference.• The University of Maryland System could provide that, but Maryland taxpayers should not make up the difference; federal taxpayers should.

kiss and make up• I think they just fight because they like to kiss and make up.• Want to show a husband and wife having a fight, then kissing and making up?• We wouldn't kiss and make up later.• Until, of course, Coleman returned the next day for practice and kissed and made up with his coach and teammates.

make into• On the contrary, it made him blaze up into action.

39 make up for something phrasal verbphr v

a) EQUALto make a bad situation better, or replace something that has been lost 弥补，补偿〔不良情况或失去之物〕 SYN compensate

The team will be anxious to make up for a disappointing start to the season.

该球队将急于扭转本赛季初表现令人失望的局面。

I don’t eat breakfast but I make up for it at lunch.

我不吃早饭，但会在吃午饭的时候补回来。

The good days more than make up for the bad ones.

愉快的日子足够抵消不愉快的日子。

b) EQUALto have so much of one quality that it is not important that you do not have much of another one 〔太多的某一品质〕弥补〔另一品质的不足〕

in/with

What Jay lacked in experience, he made up for in enthusiasm.

杰伊用热情来弥补经验上的不足。

Caroline doesn’t have a natural talent for music but she makes up for it with hard work.

卡罗琳的音乐天分不高，但她的刻苦弥补了不足。

c) to do something to show that you are sorry for doing something that upset or annoyed someone 弥补〔给别人造成的不快〕

I’m sorry I was late. To make up for it, let me treat you to a meal.

很抱歉我来晚了。让我请你吃饭作为弥补吧。

d) make up for lost time

i. WORK HARDto work more quickly, or at times when you do not usually work, because something has prevented you from doing the work before 弥补失去的时间

We rehearsed all day Saturday, to make up for lost time.

我们星期六排练了一整天，以补回失去的时间。

ii. ENTHUSIASTICto do a lot of something in an eager way because you have not had a chance to do it before 弥补〔早先没有机会做的事〕

Palin didn’t travel much as a young man but he’s certainly made up for lost time now.

帕林年轻时不怎么旅游，但他现在显然已经补回来了。

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make up for • But her unflagging ambition more than made up for her shortcomings.• Still, seven minutes later Magilton made up for his miss.• Its looks are ordinary, but what it lacks aesthetically it makes up for in crisp handling and user-friendliness.• Publishers of best-sellers have something to gain from discounting if volumes rise enough to make up for it.• But the New York baseball writers made up for that.• I had to make up for the ravages of time.• To make up for the unkindness, he made a bad and nervous joke.• They had the opportunity to make up for this loss by sharing in 40 years of prosperity under a democratic system.

more than make up for• She also quickly realized that economic prosperity would more than make up for her political defeat.• But her unflagging ambition more than made up for her shortcomings.• What it lacked in standard, it more than made up for in atmosphere and in a deep appreciation of athletics.• What Sugar Bowl lacked in high-tech development, it more than made up for in the bounty of what really counts.• But it more than makes up for that in charm and grace.• As lovers they were not exactly vibrant, but their voices and Lehar's music more than made up for that.• The tutorial supplied is excellent and more than makes up for the formal style of the manuals.• The quality of the sound however more than makes up for this.

make in/with• But it more than makes up for that in charm and grace.• It is already becoming clear that services will not make up for the decline in hard goods production.• Only part of this is an effort to make up for being in her way.• If you have a personal pension, this year is the last opportunity to make up for missed contributions in previous years.• Textiles were excluded and there was no significant increases in the sugar quota to make up for cuts in recent years.• Mario got the preferred equipment and Ronnie made up for it in sheer aggression.• Huddersfield made up for their failure in the Cup by winning the League Championship in the next season, 1923-4.• In some years, he has made up for losing marks in the regular season by increasing his bets in the playoffs.

make up for lost time• He's girl crazy! He went to a boys' school and now he's making up for lost time.• The bus driver was speeding to make up for lost time.• After a century or so of political apathy, Hong Kong's young people were making up for lost time.• Meanwhile Keith and Mae are settling down to married life, making up for lost time.• None the less, we immediately started our other meetings to make up for lost time.• Once I settled into my new life, I did everything I could to make up for lost time.• Time to make up for lost time.• He was eager to make up for lost time and published prolifically.

40 make up to somebody phrasal verbphr v

a) make (it) up to somebody to do something to show that you are sorry about the problems you have caused someone 补偿[弥补]某人

I’ll make it up to you somehow.

我会想办法补偿你的。

He was looking for a way to make up to her for what he had done.

他在想办法向她弥补自己所做的一切。

b) FRIENDLY British EnglishBrE informal to say nice things to someone or be very friendly to them in order to get an advantage for yourself – used to show disapproval 讨好，奉承，巴结〔含贬义〕

c) be made up to captain/manager etc to be given a higher position in an organization 晋升到队长/经理等 SYN promote

He was a security guard before he was made up to reception manager.

在升为前台经理之前他是一名保安。

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make (it) up to somebody• In California, people making up to $ 40,000 a year qualify for help.• For example, a 70 year old person living alone would have their income made up to £53.40 a week.• The company stands to make up to £7m in fees if it offloads the Dome quickly.• He would make it up to him, the rector thought.• Not so much eating it, really, as making up to it.

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make• Don't they make a cute couple?• Cooper's going to make a good doctor one day.• He'll make a good father.• Ella makes a lot of money.• Diane makes all her own clothes.• Archie doesn't even make an effort to help out around the house.• Carol's making carrot cake for dessert.• He ran 30 yards to make his second touchdown of the quarter.• a car made in Japan• "How much do I owe you for the meal?'' "I make it $10.50.''• He was starting to wonder if he would ever make it in the Major Leagues.• Children with the disease rarely make it past their tenth birthday.• At school the other kids always made jokes about my name.• a bag made of leather• British Telecom made over $3 billion last year.• Did you make that dress yourself?• Engineers have been working throughout the night to make the bridge safe.• For me, the trip to Caracas made the holiday.• He could make things very difficult for us.• He made two small holes in the wood.

make something from/out of something• Boris Yeltsin made a career out of bashing the bureaucrats and railing against privilege as Moscow party boss in the late 1980s.• She was making money out of it both ways.• You had your own reasons for making the call, and why not make a joke out of it?• The movie is less than a miracle, but it made a believer out of me.• To make two worlds out of one is, quite literally, to tear it apart.• He made music out of that hood, the rest of us watching and sipping, digging it.• Few could make sense out of the tragedy brought on the community by a balding middle-aged man.

made it clear• He made it clear he could never acknowledge my existence to his family and I didn't expect him to.• Richard G.. Lugar of Indiana, who has made it clear he will vote for Lake.• We also made it clear that both dose and frequency should be adjusted as dictated by serum concentrations.• Numerous court cases have made it clear there are limits to free speech.

be made to do something• No effort was made to ascertain if others were involved.• They are made to be drunk at one sitting.• An attempt was made to blow up a police chief.• Likewise arrangements should be made to ensure that supplementary information will be available where required.• As long as no one is inflicting harm on anyone else, why should they be made to feel guilty for a little self-indulgence?• Arrangements were made to obtain contributions from employers of casual labour who might have more than one employer in any week.• Every effort is made to provide each student with an informed pathway of study through the successive levels of a course.• Both systems can be made to work.

make a hole/dent/mark etc• A party conference is a natural stamping ground for those who have barely four days in which to make a mark.• Among most it has barely made a dent.• Her career was what was important, her independence, her self-worth, making a mark.• She thought it dry, and it was, but she could not make a dent in the downpour itself.• The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.• They talked through their own intercom system, and the assistant made marks on the map with a grease pencil.• He had made Mark's life a misery, been instrumental in his death.

make something out of something• Boris Yeltsin made a career out of bashing the bureaucrats and railing against privilege as Moscow party boss in the late 1980s.• Make me get out of bed and come and let you in and light a light.• And aye people made something out of it.• The movie is less than a miracle, but it made a believer out of me.• If a man could tell the difference between the two parties he would make a sucker out of Solomon for wisdom.• Engineers are better than other folks at making meaning out of the shards of facts and statistics.• Building societies make up 18 out of the top 20 performers, which is further proof of the benefits of mutuality.• You can make some bookcases out of those crates.• That night I sat with my neighbour trying to make sense out of what had happened.

make2 noun

1 TYPE[countableC] the name of a particular product or of the company that makes it 〔产品的〕牌子，品牌

What make is your car?

你的车是什么牌子的？

make of

It’s one of the most popular makes of satellite phone on the market.

这是市场上最流行的卫星电话品牌之一。

2 be on the make informal to be trying to get money or power – used to show disapproval 极力谋求利益〔含贬义〕

He was just a salesman on the make.

他就是个只想赚钱的推销员。

Examples from the Corpus

make• To my knowledge there are currently four different makes of locator available.• Mention the missile but not the make.• Not poverty beaten down, poverty rather on the make, without being clever enough to make it.• "What make of car was she driving?" "A Mercedes."

make of• They use a different make of computer.• Tom could see that McCarron didn't know what to make of the information.• Have you read Dawson's letter? What do you make of it?

From Longman Business Dictionary

makemake1 /meɪk/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp made /meɪd/, present participle making)

1[transitiveT]MANUFACTURING to produce something by working or by using industrial processes

The company makes and sells pumps and motors.

a label on the toy read ‘ made in Taiwan’

2to earn or get money

The purpose of this business is to make money.

He expects to make $100,000 this year.

3make a living (doing something) to earn the money you need to live

He makes a good living selling used cars.

4make a profit/lossCOMMERCEFINANCEACCOUNTING to make more or less money than you spend

The company made a pretax profit of £309,000.

5make a marketFINANCE if a financial institution makes a market in particular shares etc, it has them available for people and organizations to buy at all times

The company said it would no longer make a market in government securities.

→ see also marketmaker

6make good if you make good on a promise or loan, you do what you promised or give back money that is owed

How does Honda plan to make good its pledge?

make good on

Pirelli intends to make good on any trading losses by its allies.

7make it (big) to be successful in a particular activity or business

This is a tough business, but I hope you make it.

He failed in his efforts to make it big in Los Angeles.

8make or break to cause either great success or complete failure

They were well aware that large scale investment would make or break the company.

This is a make-or-break year for us.

→ make out

→ make something → over

→ make up something

makemake2 noun [countableC]

1MARKETINGa particular name for a product made by a particular companySYN BRAND

The goods were the manufacturer’s own make.

make of

Its devices can work with many different makes of computer.

2be on the make informal to be always trying to get an advantage for yourself

Origin make1

Old English macian

→20-27

→5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2 →n GRAMMAR3 →n GRAMMAR4
→REGISTER1 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1make2 noun

单词	make
释义	make Word family noun make remake maker making makebatemakeovermakeshiftmake-weightadjective unmade makablemakelessverb make remake make1 /meɪk/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp made /meɪd/) 1 produce 制作,制造 [transitiveT]MAKE to produce something, for example by putting the different parts of it together 制造，做，组装 I’m going to show you how to make a box for your tools. 我来教你怎么做一个箱子存放工具。 A family of mice had made their nest in the roof. 一窝老鼠在屋顶上安了家。 She made her own wedding dress. 她的婚纱是自己做的。 The company has been making quality furniture for over 200 years. 这家公司制作优质家具有两百多年的历史了。 They met while they were making a film. 他们是在拍电影时认识的。 Make a list of all the things you need. 把你需要的所有物品列一份清单。 make somebody something He made her a toy horse, using just some straw and bamboo twigs. 他仅用了些稻草和竹枝就给她做了个玩具马。 be made from something Paper is made from wood. 纸是用木材制成的。 be made (out) of something a shirt made of silk 真丝衬衫 make something from/out of something She’s very good at making things from old scraps of material. 她很会用旧的碎料来制作东西。 Japanese-made/English-made etc (=produced in Japan etc) 日本制造/英国制造等 → make the bed at bed1(1) →4 See picture of 见图 ASSEMBLE →5 see picture at 见图 assemble →5 see picture at 见图 assemble 5 GRAMMAR 语法 Use made from especially when the materials used to make something have been completely changed and cannot be recognized. 用于制作某物的原料已完全改变而无法辨认时，要用made from a wine made from Chilean grapes 用智利出产的葡萄酿造的葡萄酒 Use made of when the materials have not been completely changed and can still be recognized. 原材料并未完全改变、仍可辨认时，要用made of The wheels were made of wood. 这些轮子是木头做的。 ►Do not use 'made by' when talking about the materials used to make something. 表示某物由何种材料制成时，不要用made by。 2 do 做 [transitiveT]DO used with some nouns to say that someone does something 进行；作出〔与某些名词连用，表示某人做某事〕 Anyone can make a mistake. 任何人都可能犯错。 I can’t make a decision just yet. 我还没法作出决定。 I need to make a quick phone call. 我需要很快地打个电话。 You could have made more effort to talk to him. 你其实可以再想想办法和他谈谈。 He made no attempt to apologize. 他没有去道歉。 Could I make a suggestion? 我能提个建议吗？ There are a few points I’d like to make. 有几点我想说明一下。 The police were called but no arrests were made. 警察被叫来了，但没有逮捕什么人。 I suppose we should make a start on cleaning this room. 我想我们应该开始打扫房间了。 Stop making such a fuss! 别这样大惊小怪的！ 3 cook 做饭 [transitiveT] to cook or prepare food or drink 做；准备〔食物〕 When was the last time you made a cake? 你上次做蛋糕是什么时候？ John was making breakfast in the kitchen. 约翰在厨房做早餐。 Who’s going to make the tea? 谁去泡茶？ make somebody something I’ll make you some sandwiches. 我来给你做点三明治。 ► see thesaurus at cook 4 cause 导致 [transitiveT]CAUSE to cause something to happen, or cause a particular state or condition 引起，导致；使…发生 Its beautiful beaches make this a highly popular area with tourists. 美丽的海滩使这里成为游客云集的地方。 It was this movie which made him a star. 就是这部电影使他成为明星的。 His attitude made him very unpopular with colleagues. 他的态度使他很不受同事欢迎。 The photo makes her look much older than she really is. 这张照片使她看起来比实际年龄大得多。 make somebody/something do something I like him because he makes me laugh. 我喜欢他是因为他能逗我笑。 make something difficult/easy/possible etc The use of computers has made it possible for more people to work from home. 计算机的应用使更多人能在家办公。 make something the best/worst/most expensive etc Over 80,000 people attended, making it the biggest sporting event in the area. 八万多人到场使这场运动会成了当地最大的体育盛事。 The president has made it clear that he is not going to change his mind. 总统已经明确表示他不会改变主意。 Register In written English, people often use cause somebody to do something rather than make somebody do something, as it sounds more formal: 在书面英语中，人们常用cause sb to do sth，而不用make sb do sth，因前者听起来更为正式 His attitude caused him to be unpopular with colleagues. 他的态度令他不受同事欢迎。 5 force 迫使 [transitiveT]FORCE somebody TO DO something to force someone to do something 迫使〔某人做某事〕 make somebody do something My parents always make me do my homework before I go out. 我父母总是要我做完作业才能出去。 be made to do something I was made to wait four hours before I was examined by a doctor. 我被迫等了四个小时才有一个医生给我做检查。 ► see thesaurus at force 6 mark/hole etc 印记/洞等 [transitiveT]CAUSE to cause a mark, hole etc to appear 使形成，留下〔印记、洞等〕 make a hole/dent/mark etc Make a hole in the paper. 在纸上挖一个洞。 The cup has made a mark on the table. 茶杯在桌上留了个印痕。 7 make it a) ARRIVEto succeed in getting somewhere in time for something or when this is difficult 〔尤指在困难情况下〕准时到达，赶上 If we run, we should make it. 如果我们跑的话，应该来得及。 make it to With blood pouring from his leg, he made it to a nearby house. 虽然腿上鲜血直流，他还是坚持走到了附近的一所房子。 b) SUCCESSFULto be successful at something, for example in your job 获得成功 He came to the US and not only made it but made it big (=was extremely successful). 他来到美国，不仅成功了，而且是大获成功。 So far, relatively few women have made it to the top in the business world. 到目前为止，在商业圈里做到很高职位的女性还是相对很少。 make it as He was told he had no talent and would never make it as a professional singer. 他被告知他不具备天分，永远无法成为职业歌手。 make it to England look less likely to make it to the finals. 英格兰队看起来进入决赛的可能性较小。 make it to manager/director etc How did anyone so stupid make it to manager? 这么愚蠢的人怎么当上经理的？ c) spokenGO TO/ATTEND to be able to go to an event, meeting etc that has been arranged 能参加，能出席已安排好的活动、会议等〕 I’m really sorry, but I won’t be able to make it on Sunday after all. 非常抱歉，我星期天还是不行。 Nice to see you. I’m glad you could make it. 见到你真好。我很高兴你能来。 d) SURVIVE informal to continue to live after you have been seriously ill or badly injured 渡过难关〔指重病或重伤之后〕 Frank was very ill, and the doctors didn’t think he’d make it. 弗兰克病情非常严重，医生认为他挺不过来了。 e) to manage to deal with a difficult experience 成功渡过 make it through I couldn’t have made it through those times without the support of my boyfriend. 没有我男朋友的支持我是不可能渡过那些难关的。 f) used to say or ask what time it is according to your own or someone else’s watch 〔根据自己或别人的表〕时间为… What time do you make it? 你的表几点？ I make it ten past three. 我的表是三点十分。 Examples from the Corpus make through• I still try to ensure that in general he makes it through a book within a week or ten days.• The inner ring itself could never quite understand her arrival there, and concluded finally that she made it through sheer cheek.• That we made it through Taos without being apprehended seems astonishing.• But once a manager makes it through the early tough years, the job becomes much more lucrative.• Lesley's family, colleagues and friends were praying she would make it through the first critical hours.• Their superiors said all but three made it through the first year.• The rules to make it through the obstacle course of a day's commute to school are carefully laid out. 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc spokenGO to be able to go to something that has been arranged for a particular date or time 能够出席[参加]会议/聚会/周二的活动等 I’m sorry, I can’t make Friday after all. 对不起，我礼拜五还是不行。 Will you be able to make the next meeting? 下一个会议你能参加吗？ 9 achieve STH 做成某事 [transitiveT]SUCCEED IN DOING something to succeed in achieving a particular position, rate etc 成功获得[达到]〔某一位置、速度等〕 He was never good enough to make the team. 他一直都不够好，进不了球队。 I don’t think we’ll make the deadline. 我认为我们无法按时完成。 10 get money 得到钱 [transitiveT]EARN to earn or get money 挣得；获得〔钱〕 The plan could cost you more than you would make. 这个计划可能会让你入不敷出。 They made a profit of £140 million. 他们获得了1.4亿英镑的利润。 His one aim in life was to make money. 他人生的一个目标就是挣钱。 She hopes to make a living (=earn the money she needs to live) from writing children’s books. 她希望靠写儿童故事书来谋生。 He’s made a fortune (=earned a lot of money) selling computers on the Internet. 他在网上卖计算机赚了大钱。 make something out of something How easy is it to make money out of gardening? 靠从事园艺挣钱有多容易？ ► see thesaurus at earn 11 have a quality 具有某一特性 [linking verb]SUITABLE to have the qualities that are necessary for a particular job, use, or purpose 适合，胜任 make noun I’m sure you will make a very good teacher. 我相信你一定会成为一名非常出色的老师。 The hall would make an ideal venue for a wedding reception. 这个大礼堂是举办婚宴的理想场所。 An old cardboard box makes a comfortable bed for a kitten. 一个旧纸板盒可以给小猫咪做一个舒适的窝。 n GRAMMAR: Linking verbs Make is a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with an adjective and noun: You’ll make a wonderful father. The leaves make a pretty table decoration. 12 make it/that something spoken used to correct what you have just said 是…，应该是…〔用于纠正刚说过的话〕 Can we have two cups of coffee, please? No, make that three. 请给我们来两杯咖啡好吗？不对，是三杯。 13 make do DEAL WITHto manage with the things that you have, even though this is not really enough 凑合，将就 I hardly had any food in the house so I just had to make do. 家里几乎没有什么吃的东西，所以我只能凑合一下。 make do with/without I usually make do with a cup of coffee for breakfast. 我通常早饭喝杯咖啡就算了。 For many people, make do and mend (=when someone manages with the things they have and does not buy anything new) was a harsh reality. 对许多人而言，不买新的物品而将就度日是残酷的现实。 Examples from the Corpus make do and mend• But recent events have shown that they need to learn to make do and mend.• Yet the latest appointment is still a matter of make do and mend. 14 make yourself heard/understood/known etc to succeed in getting someone to hear you, understand you, or know that you are there 让人听到/理解/知道等自己 I had to shout to make myself heard above the music. 我得大声喊，才能让我的声音盖过音乐让人听到。 Examples from the Corpus make yourself heard/understood/known etc• But only one side was making itself heard.• Hardly a practicable solution when she didn't even know if she could make herself understood.• To leave was to admit defeat in this peculiar ritual of making myself known.• I yelled to make myself heard above the deafening roar of the wind and the sea.• Yet lay people had almost no way of making themselves heard in Rome.• As we will soon see, the inability to make oneself understood properly was at the root of the crisis in Vicos.• He makes himself known with a tiny, metallic clink-clink-clink from within the bushes. 15 be a total 合为总数 [linking verb]TOTAL to be a particular amount when added together 合计为，总计 Two and two make four. 二加二等于四。 There are nine people coming, plus me, which makes ten. 要来九个人，加上我总共十个。 16 calculate 计算 [transitiveT]COUNT/CALCULATE used to say what you have calculated a number to be 计算为，算出 I make that $150 altogether. 我算出总共为150美元。 17 sports score 体育比赛得分 [transitiveT] to achieve a particular score in a sports game 〔在体育比赛中〕得到…分 Surrey had made 92 by lunchtime. 萨里队到吃午饭的时候已经得了92分。 18 make somebody captain/leader etc JOB/WORKto give someone a new job or position in a group, organization etc 任命某人为队长/领导等 She’s now been made a full partner. 她现在已是正式合伙人。 He was made mayor in 1998. 他1998年被任命为市长。 19 make believe PRETENDto pretend or imagine that something is true when it is not 假装；假想 I tried to make believe she was happy, but knew deep down it wasn’t true. 我试图把她想成是快乐的，但我内心里知道并非如此。 → make-believe Examples from the Corpus make believe• Right, kids. We don't have any proper cowboy hats so you'll have to make believe.• You seem to think that it's all a game, a make believe.• She's not really a queen -- it's only make-believe.• For two hours, they're packed together as the Hercules fly low above the make believe battle zone.• Or l would make believe he owed me money.• You can't go on making believe that nothing is wrong.• She made believe that they were as happy together as they should be, and was careful to weep only in secret.• The two little girls used to make believe that they were princesses.• The make believe world of Disney is a truly magical experience that knows no age barriers.• If somebody gives you something to read, you make believe you read it.. 20 make like informalBEHAVE to behave as if something is true when it is not 假装，装作 He makes like he never met me before. 他装作以前从未见过我。 21 make as if to do something literaryPRETEND to seem as if you are going to do something but then not do it 好像要做某事 She made as if to speak but then stopped. 她欲言又止。 Examples from the Corpus make as if to do something• Then he made as if to resume their embrace, but Polly raised a hand to stop him.• Hardin made as if to rise from his seat. 22 arrive 到达 [transitiveT] old-fashionedARRIVE to arrive at or get to a particular place, especially when it is difficult 〔尤指在有困难的情况下〕到达〔某处〕 I don’t think we’re going to make the town before nightfall. 我认为我们天黑前到不了镇上。 23 make the papers/headlines/front page etc NEWSto be interesting or important enough to be printed in a newspaper, reported on television etc 登上报纸/成为头条新闻/成为头版新闻等 News of their divorce made the headlines. 他们离婚的消息成了头条新闻。 Examples from the Corpus make the papers/headlines/front page etc• And the story made the front pages.• Print reporters know their stories stand a better chance of making the front page.• Not surprisingly, the story made the front page of the New York Times and many other papers. 24 make or break SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto cause something or someone either to be very successful or to fail completely 使大为成功或彻底失败，不成则毁 Critics can make or break a young performer. 批评家可以成就也可以毁掉一名年轻艺人。 → make-or-break Examples from the Corpus make or break• Not only does it influence whether or not you fork out the requisite 65p, it can make or break a band.• Whether for dress or athletics, the fit of the shoe can also make or break a pair of feet.• A scholarly opinion can make or break a picture, as in the case of a Saraceni which we sold in 1989.• He also said the board has the power to make or break a project.• Though generally they are only out by one grade, that can be make or break for some.• It was make or break for us.• Royal watchers say the 47-year-old prince recognizes it is make or break time for him personally.• It could make or break with vibration or thermal expansion as the machine warmed up. 25 that makes two of us spokenAGREE used to say that you agree with someone or that something that is true of them is true of you too 对我来说也是如此；对我同样适用 ‘I haven’t a clue what’s going on.’ ‘That makes two of us.’ “我一点也不知道是怎么回事。”“我也一样。” Examples from the Corpus that makes two of us• "I'd like to work in Hawaii." "That makes two of us."• Well, that makes two of us, Hilary thought with a little smile as she sat at the table. 26 make STH perfect 使某物完美 [transitiveT] informalPERFECT to make something complete or successful 使完美；使成功 The hat makes the outfit. 这顶帽子给整套服装增色不少。 27. make it with somebody old-fashioned informalSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to have sex with someone 与某人做爱 Examples from the Corpus make it with somebody• She was so out of it that it would have been like making it with a corpse.• He bragged that he had made it with all five of the New York Dolls when he was sixteen.• The four o'clock call would give her enough time to make it with ease.• You said yourself that I could make it with mimicking and comedy, and I know I can.• I asked if it was possible to make it with no oil.• I guess I can make it with rice.• He became the kind of boy you had to be to make it with the other guys. → made, → make somebody’s day at day(19), → make friends at friend1(3), → make good at good1(35), → make sense at sense1(5) n GRAMMAR: Comparison be made of You use this when saying which material is used to make something. The material has not been changed and can still be recognized: The table is made of wood. The ring was made of solid gold. be made from You use this especially when the materials used to make something have been completely changed and cannot be recognized: The drink is made from cherries. Cheese is made from milk. ✗Don’t say: made by cherries \| made by milk be made by You use this when saying who makes something: The pots are made by local craftsmen. You also use this when saying how something is made: Tar is made by heating coal to a high temperature. THESAURUS make used about things you make yourself, or things that are made in a factory 制作；制造 Diane makes all her own clothes. 黛安娜的衣服都是自己做的。 My camera was made in China. 我的相机是中国制造的。 produce to make something in large quantities to be sold, or to make something as the result of a natural process 制造，生产；产生 The factory produces high-quality steel. 该工厂生产优质钢材。 nJapan produces some of the most advanced mobile phones. The pancreas is a gland in your body which produces hormones. 胰腺是人体内分泌激素的一个腺体。 create to make something new and original 创造 Tarantino created a whole new style of films. 塔伦蒂诺创造了一种全新的电影风格。 Many companies invest a lot of money in creating new products. 许多公司投入大笔资金创制新产品。 nPotter was famous for creating characters such as ‘Peter Rabbit’. nThis technique is used to create images of beautiful forests. manufacture to make machines, cars, equipment etc in factories 〔在工厂〕生产，制造〔机器、汽车、设备等〕 The company manufactures aircraft parts. 该公司生产飞机零部件。 mass-produce to make very large quantities of something in a factory 〔在工厂〕大批量生产 They developed a way to mass-produce the drug. 他们研发出一种新方法，可以大批量生产这种药物。 develop to design and make something new over a period of time 研制〔新产品〕 In 1962, Enders developed an effective vaccine against measles. 1962年，恩德斯研制出一种可有效预防麻疹的疫苗。 The company is developing new anti-virus software. 该公司正在开发一种新的杀毒软件。 form to make something as the result of a natural process or chemical reaction 〔经过自然过程或化学反应而〕形成,产生 Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water. 氢和氧结合生成水。 The research will help us understand how planets are formed. 这项研究可帮助我们了解行星是怎样形成的。 generate to make something such as heat, electricity, or power 产生〔热、电、动力等〕 Wind can be used to generate electricity. 风力可用来发电。 PHRASAL VERBS 28 make away with somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) informalSTEAL to steal something and take it away with you 偷走〔某物〕 Thieves made away with the contents of the safe. 小偷把保险柜里的东西都偷走了。 b) KILL old-fashioned to kill someone 干掉，杀死〔某人〕 Examples from the Corpus make away with • You can not allow Araminta to make away with all your inheritance, Benedict. 29 make for something phrasal verbphr v a) TOWARDSto go in the direction of a particular place 朝…走[驶]去 SYN head for I think it’s time we made for home. 我想我们该回家了。 b) CAUSEto cause a particular result or situation 促成；使可能 Both teams are on good form, which should make for a great game. 两支球队状态都不错，因此这将是一场精彩的比赛。 → made for each other at made(6) Examples from the Corpus make for • All in all, that makes for a fairly impressive record.• This has not made for a smoothly running society, whose members all feel part of a common enterprise.• But the book makes for compulsive reading.• But external threats can make for improbable subdivision bedfellows.• Recommendations are made for increased constraints to conserve upland habitats threatened by agricultural change.• Time was made for man, not man for time.• Exceptions are made for refugees and veterans of the U.• Provision is made for special licenses at less wages in the case of women who are incapable of full service. 30 make somebody/something into something phrasal verbphr v a) MAKEto change something so that it has a different form or purpose 把…变成 SYN convert We can make your room into a study. 我们可以把你的房间改成书房。 b) CAUSEto change someone’s character, job, position in society etc 使转变为〔指改变某人的性格、工作或社会地位等〕 The movie made her into a star overnight. 那部电影使她一夜之间成了明星。 Examples from the Corpus make into • One of the important things is to enjoy the preparation and not make it into a chore.• She made her get into bed and said she was sending for the blue ladies right away.• He wasn't unmoved either, and his slow arousal against her made her arch into him.• Both of them said the word on the same downbeat, which made them burst into laughter at how hilarious they sounded.• As a result, poorly leached hevea latex made its way into many products, including medical gloves.• There is no reason to make this trip into some kind of nasty macho endurance test.• Then she made to dodge into the bar, but restrained herself.• She moved up the stairs past the few skins that lay on a table and made her way into the office. 31 make something of somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THATto have a particular opinion about or understanding of something or someone 了解；理解；看待 I didn’t know what to make of her. 我不知道该如何看待她。 What do you make of the idea? 你对这个主意有什么看法？ b) USE somethingto use the opportunities that you have in order to become successful 〔利用机遇〕有所成就，成功 I want to make something of my life. 我想这辈子有所成就。 make something of yourself She has the ambition and talent to make something of herself. 她志大才高，必会有所作为。 c) make the most of something to get as much advantage as you can from a situation while you are able to 充分利用某事物 We’ve only got one day in Paris, so we’d better make the most of it. 我们在巴黎只有一天时间，所以我们最好能充分利用它。 d) make too much of somethingIMPORTANT to treat something as if it is more important than it really is 过分重视某事 It would be a mistake to make too much of these findings. 对这些发现过于重视是错误的。 → make much of somebody/something at much2(17) e) make a day/night/evening of it informalSPEND TIME to spend a whole day, night etc doing something, because you have chosen to 花整天/整夜/整个晚上的时间做某事 We decided to take a picnic and make a day of it. 我们决定搞个野餐，玩上一天。 → make a go of something at go2(3), → make the best of something at best3(9), → see what somebody is made of at made(4) Examples from the Corpus make of • Faculty minutes likewise make no mention of any admissions decision concerning him.• In addition to this, many of the residential workshops at Highlander have been recorded on video, and make hours of fascinating viewing.• Try not to make an issue of it, Dubner said.• Reminding her at length, in case she hadn't made a note of it, of the Christmas holiday schedule for the library.• And make use of long wave.• By being slow to drop the rates, the banks make a mockery of the Government's policy.• Later paradigms saw the entire universe as being made up of the same kinds of material substances.• Chance was made managing director of the works in June 1868 and was made a partner of Chance Brothers in 1879. make something of yourself• Even if they could think, there is no obvious reason why any thinking entity should be motivated to make copies of itself.• I've got some one from the village coming in every day to check that no one tries making a nuisance of themselves.• She had simply been given no encouragement to make the best of herself.• She was totally uninterested in the proposition that a man ought to make something of himself.• Some, as you know, seek revenge - they riot, they take drugs and generally make damned nuisances of themselves.• Losing makes you think of yourself as a loser.• A motorcycle offers unlimited opportunities to make a fool of yourself, never mind dying.• Men who wanted to make something of themselves went to church, and they went well dressed. make the most of something• Ward objectives will give her guidance in making the most of each allocation.• So what they do is make the most of each player, maximizing their talent.• Guel made the most of her time on court.• The challenge in this book is to make the most of human relationships without becoming a victim. 2.• He made the most of it, continuing to dance.• She made the most of it.• Enjoy, and make the most of, the benefits that this publicity can bring to you.• Meanwhile, Vistec is making the most of the recession and has a Pounds 4m cash pile.• Chuck Levy, meanwhile, was in for 40 offensive plays and made the most of them. make too much of something• It is possible to make too much of all this.• Jasper thought I made too much of her.• She makes too much of that cat, Daisy thought, for a young woman that is.• She tried not to make too much of the moment.• He was making too much of the whole thing.• One shouldn't make too much of them, but then again, they need watching.• Of course, I make too much of this.• How a pop star looks is made too much of, though, the way some people are about it. make a day/night/evening of it• I had known Sophie for about three months by then, and she insisted on making an evening of it.• Imagine how lovely it would be - you could take the whole family and make a day of it.• Why don't you make a day of it and have lunch with us?• They make a day of it, tailgating before the game and, weather permitting, after it, too. 32 make off phrasal verbphr v LEAVE A PLACEto leave quickly, especially in order to escape 〔尤指为了逃跑〕匆忙离开；溜掉 The men made off as the police arrived. 警察一到这些人就赶快开溜。 along/across/through etc The getaway car made off towards Horrocks Avenue. 逃逸汽车往霍罗克斯大街方向开去。 Examples from the Corpus make along/across/through etc• She made off along a long marble-floored corridor.• I watched you make off along the cliff path, as if you were making for Otters' Bay. 33 make off with something phrasal verbphr v informal STEALto steal something and take it away with you 偷走〔他人之物〕 Thieves broke into the school and made off with computer equipment worth £40,000. 窃贼闯入学校，盗走了价值四万英镑的计算机设备。 Examples from the Corpus make off with • Biggs and 16 others made off with $ 7. 3 million in the 1963 holdup.• He might have been a monster ready to make off with me.• I urged them both on, one of them made off with the ball and I threw the next one.• And what, I suggested, if a mugger made off with the can?• This is the chance Lapidoth has waited for; he makes off with the ring and is never seen again.• Had the hacker made off with the source code of any products?• Pond purloined: A Scarborough school's nature garden has been scuppered by thieves who made off with their fish pond.• They even stayed overnight before making off with their haul. 34 make out phrasal verbphr v a) see/hear 看见/听见 make something ↔ outSEEUNDERSTAND to be just able to see or hear something 〔勉强〕看出，辨认出；听出 He could just make out a dark shape moving towards him. 他隐约看到有个黑影朝他走来。 make out who/what etc I couldn’t make out what he was saying. 我听不清他在说些什么。 b) understand STH 理解某事 make something ↔ out to understand something, especially the reason why something has happened 明白，弄懂〔尤指某事发生的原因〕 make out what/how/why etc I couldn’t make out what I had done to annoy her. 我不知我做了什么惹她不高兴。 As far as I can make out, he has never been married. 据我所知，他一直没有结婚。 c) understand SB 理解某人 make somebody ↔ out [usually in questions and negatives]UNDERSTAND to understand someone’s character and the way they behave 懂得，理解〔某人的品性及做事方式〕 Stuart’s a strange guy – I can’t make him out at all. 斯图尔特是个怪人——我根本不能理解他。 d) write cheque etc 开支票等 make something ↔ outWRITE to write something such as a bill or cheque 开〔账单、支票等〕 She was making out a list of people to invite. 她正在列一份邀请名单。 The book gives advice on making out a will. 本书指导你如何写遗嘱。 make something ↔ out to Make the cheque out to ‘Grays Ltd’. 把支票开给格雷斯有限公司。 e) say/pretend 说/假装 make somebody/something ↔ outPRETEND to say that something is true when it is not 把…说成，声称 The situation was never as bad as the media made out. 情况根本没有媒体所声称的那样糟。 make out (that) She always tried to make out that I was wrong and she was right. 她总要把我说成是错的，把她自己说成是对的。 make somebody/something out to be something He makes me out to be some sort of idiot. 他把我说得有点像白痴。 f) make out a case (for something)RIGHT/JUSTIFIED to find good reasons that prove something or show why you need something 找到充分理由证明[解释]（某事） We made out a case for hiring another assistant. 我们找到了要再雇一名助手的理由。 g) succeed 成功 especially American EnglishAmESUCCEED IN DOING something to succeed or progress in a particular way 〔在某方面〕取得成功；取得进展 SYN get on How did you make out this morning? 你今天上午进展如何？ h) sex 性 informal especially American EnglishAmEKISS to kiss and touch someone in a sexual way 亲吻爱抚 i) make out like a bandit American EnglishAmE informalGET to get or win a lot of money 获得大量金钱；赢得大量钱财 The lawyers made out like bandits. 这些律师赚钱多得像强盗打劫似的。 Examples from the Corpus make out• He's just making the booking form out.• Some crystals are so small, a microscope is needed to make them out.• He made out a cheque for $100.• Would you like me to make out a receipt for you?• Among the trees below, he could make out a yellow pick-up truck.• Two days later Joyce phoned to ask about the check, so I had to make out I'd already mailed it.• I could just make out Murphy in the bed next to mine.• They made it out to be a really interesting job, but in fact it was ridiculously boring.• If you want to pay by check, make it out to GK Fisher.• Who should I make the cheque out to?• We managed to fool the ticket collector by making out we couldn't speak English.• At first, I couldn't make out what I was seeing.• It was difficult to make out where the rocks ended and the sea began. make out who/what etc• It was hard to make out what he did think of other people.• He turned and made out what he thought was a doorway.• Then I heard Quigley's low bass, but couldn't make out what he was saying.• Pictures danced before my eyes, and at first I could not make out what I was seeing.• His lips seemed to be mouthing something, but Robert could not make out what it was.• He squinted to make out what Petey was up to in the yard.• He could not make out what was being said in the kitchen below.• The speaker was squeaky, but I could make out what was being said. make out what/how/why etc• It was hard to make out what he did think of other people.• He turned and made out what he thought was a doorway.• Then I heard Quigley's low bass, but couldn't make out what he was saying.• Pictures danced before my eyes, and at first I could not make out what I was seeing.• His lips seemed to be mouthing something, but Robert could not make out what it was.• He squinted to make out what Petey was up to in the yard.• He could not make out what was being said in the kitchen below.• The speaker was squeaky, but I could make out what was being said. make to• So he made what turned out to be a momentous decision.• This morning I made you out to be a serial killer!• There are some flaws, however, in her behaviour that make her turn out to be not so impressive.• This is not the sacrilege some have made it out to be.• Excusing himself with a bow he made his way out to find Richie waiting behind the stand.• It made one call out to her.• Fewer people make it out to the peninsula.• For tourists it is also very frustrating to have make journeys out to the suburbs to shop for food. make somebody/something out to be something• She was smaller now than her photos made her out to be.• This is not the sacrilege some have made it out to be.• Matthew: Matthew makes Judas out to be a greedy man who asked for money.• So he made what turned out to be a momentous decision.• This morning I made you out to be a serial killer!• Pope's enemies were rarely such fools as he made them out to be, and the Dissertation deserves attention.• There are some flaws, however, in her behaviour that make her turn out to be not so impressive.• Collision He's making me out to be some sort of thick, brainless loony on a self-destruct road to ruin. make out a case (for something)• Perhaps she should stay and try and make out a case for herself.• Both sides could make out a case that they deserved to win and should have been awarded penalties. make out like a bandit• Insurance companies always make out like bandits.• Salomon Brothers and my customer made out like bandits. 35 make something out of somebody/something phrasal verbphr v to change a person or thing into something else 使…变成… The Olympics can make sporting heroes out of previously little-known athletes. 奥运会能把原本名不见经传的运动员变成体育英雄。 36 make something/somebody ↔ over phrasal verbphr v a) especially British EnglishBrEGIVE to officially and legally give money or property to someone else 〔正式合法〕转让〔钱财或不动产〕 SYN transfer to He made over the whole estate to his son. 他把全部财产转让给了自己的儿子。 b) CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto change someone or something so that they look different or have a different use 改造 Redgrave has made herself over completely for her movie role. 雷德格雷夫彻底改变了自己来适应那个电影角色。 → makeover Examples from the Corpus make over• The two are the highest-paid coaches in the game, both making well over $ 1 million.• No sense in making a mountain over a molehill.• But he has made enemies over the past four years.• The fact that he was suddenly not perfect made her pause over the salad of prejudices she was starting to admit to.• He had a brainwave: to make another picture over the weekend.• Chatterton made fast progress over to a quartet of comfortable armchairs.• Instead it was regular practice for a settlor to request a trustee to make property over to a third party.• Rising slowly like an automaton, she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver. make to• Chatterton made fast progress over to a quartet of comfortable armchairs.• Instead it was regular practice for a settlor to request a trustee to make property over to a third party.• First, to make property over to another individual.• They made their way over to find out what was going on.• She made her way over to him.• Rising slowly like an automaton, she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver.• He picked up his drink and made his way over to them.• I've spoken to him in the past about making the place over to you. 37 make towards something phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE formal TOWARDSto start moving towards something 朝…移动，移向… She made towards the door. 她向门口走去。 Examples from the Corpus make towards • Club promotion reflects the importance of dance clubs and the contribution they make towards a record's popularity.• Though some progress has been made towards common accounts, differences are unlikely to be ironed out worldwide for decades.• This at once enhances the contribution which the court or parents can make towards reaching the best possible decision in all the circumstances.• She ducked her head in, and tried to go deeper before making towards the fallen flare.• In one accident I witnessed, the take off was being made towards the glare of the sun.• I do regret the waste of his remarkable talents and wonder about the flattering noises he makes towards the Labour Party.• His head ached as he made towards the observation point above the cottages.• They were making towards the tree line, which was like every other tree line. 38 make up phrasal verbphr v a) form/be 形成/占 make up somethingCONSIST OF/BE MADE OFBE to combine together to form something 形成，组成，构成 SYN constitute Women make up only a small proportion of the prison population. 女性只占囚犯人数的一小部分。 be made up of something The committee is made up of representatives from every state. 该委员会由来自各个州的代表组成。 n GRAMMAR: Using the progressive Make up is not used in the progressive in this meaning. You say: Oxygen makes up roughly 20% of the atmosphere. ✗Don’t say: Oxygen is making up roughly 20% of the atmosphere. However, the participle form making up is often used: Customers under 25 are important, making up a quarter of the total. b) pretend STH is true 假装某事是真实的 make something ↔ upINVENT to pretend that something is true in order to deceive someone 编造，假装 I think they’re making the whole thing up. 我认为整件事情是他们编出来的。 → made-up(1) c) invent 创作 make something ↔ up to produce a new story, song, game etc by thinking 创作，编写〔故事、歌曲、游戏等〕 Nick made up a song about them. 尼克创作了一首关于他们的歌曲。 When you’re the boss you can make up your own rules. 如果你是老板，你就可以自己制定规则。 I’ve given talks so many times that now I just make them up as I go along (=think of things to say as I am speaking). 我作过太多次演讲，现在都能张口就来了。 d) prepare 准备 make something ↔ upPREPARE to prepare something by mixing things or putting things together 准备；布置 I could make up a bed for you on the sofa. 我可以给你在沙发上铺个床。 Can you make up a bottle of milk for the baby? 你能给宝宝准备一瓶奶吗？ e) SB’s face 某人的脸DCB make somebody ↔ up to put make-up (=special coloured substances) on someone’s face in order to make them look better or different 给〔某人〕化妆[化装] They made him up as an old man for the last act of the play. 戏的最后一幕中他们把他扮成一个老人。 One lucky winner will have the chance to be made up and photographed. 一名幸运的获胜者将有机会化妆照相。 Do not use the verb ‘make up’ when you are talking about putting make-up on your own face. Say that you put on (your) make-up. 给自己化妆不要用 ‘make up’ 这个动词，而要说 put on (your) make-up.。 → made-up(2) f) number/amount 数目/金额 make something ↔ up especially British EnglishBrECOMPLETE to add to an amount in order to bring it up to the level that is needed 凑足，补齐 I saved as much as I could, and my parents made up the rest. 我尽自己所能攒了一些钱，余款由我父母凑齐。 The company will be forced to pay $6 million to make up the difference. 公司将被迫支付600万美元来补足差额。 g) time/work 时间/工作 make something ↔ upEQUAL to work at times when you do not usually work, because you have not done as much work as you should 补上，补回 I’m trying to make up the time I lost while I was sick. 我正在设法补回我生病耽误的时间。 Is it OK if I make the work up next week? 我下星期再把工作补上可以吗？ h) friends 朋友 (also make it up) informalFRIEND to become friendly with someone again after you have had an argument 和好，和解 with Have you made up with Patty yet? 你跟帕蒂和好了吗？ Oh come on! Why don’t you just kiss and make up? 好了！你们干吗不和好呢？ i) from cloth 用布料 make something ↔ upDL to produce something from cloth by cutting and sewing 裁制；缝制 The dress had been made up to her exact requirements. 裙子是严格按照她的要求缝制的。 make something ↔ up into I plan on making that material up into a dress. 我打算把那块衣料做成一条连衣裙。 → make up your mind at mind1(3) Examples from the Corpus make up• You don't have to tell him why, just make something up.• I'm glad to see you two have made up.• I gave her my name, then made up a telephone number with a Los Angeles area code.• The remaining budget was made up by personal contributions-student loans!-from the team members.• It was along this thread of a path that Mary made up her mind to go.• "You're saying you think Bobby just made it up?" "I think he believes it, but I'm not sure it's true."• Ecosystems in the wild are made up of patches.• When my mother was in a good mood, she would make up songs about us.• For Halloween, the children made up stories about wolves and witches.• This contains the pattern of dots that, when printed on paper, will make up the actual character.• If you haven't got enough to pay for that, I can make up the difference.• It is these that make up the matter we see today and out of which we ourselves are made.• We need two more players to make up the team.• Have you made it up with your sister yet?• That's a good riddle. Did you make it up yourself? be made up of something• The Certificate is made up of a range of foundation units with specialist options.• Explanation White light is made up of all the colors you can see in a rainbow.• And each microbe was made up of atoms and molecules.• Brand A is made up of four packs each containing a full day's food.• Our company of friends is made up of two different groups.• Because management is made up of virtually constant negotiation and adjustment it can only flourish in the context of other people. make up the difference• Alternatively, why not turn to male school leavers to make up the difference?• Both say they would cut government programs to make up the difference.• But as oil reserves dwindled over the past decade, local school property taxes doubled to help make up the difference.• But Barry and Dehere made up the difference.• Equity investors have made up the difference.• This meant that state pensions would be reduced, but the private scheme must then guarantee to at least make up the difference.• Where they are disadvantaged, women make up the difference.• The University of Maryland System could provide that, but Maryland taxpayers should not make up the difference; federal taxpayers should. kiss and make up• I think they just fight because they like to kiss and make up.• Want to show a husband and wife having a fight, then kissing and making up?• We wouldn't kiss and make up later.• Until, of course, Coleman returned the next day for practice and kissed and made up with his coach and teammates. make into• On the contrary, it made him blaze up into action. 39 make up for something phrasal verbphr v a) EQUALto make a bad situation better, or replace something that has been lost 弥补，补偿〔不良情况或失去之物〕 SYN compensate The team will be anxious to make up for a disappointing start to the season. 该球队将急于扭转本赛季初表现令人失望的局面。 I don’t eat breakfast but I make up for it at lunch. 我不吃早饭，但会在吃午饭的时候补回来。 The good days more than make up for the bad ones. 愉快的日子足够抵消不愉快的日子。 b) EQUALto have so much of one quality that it is not important that you do not have much of another one 〔太多的某一品质〕弥补〔另一品质的不足〕 in/with What Jay lacked in experience, he made up for in enthusiasm. 杰伊用热情来弥补经验上的不足。 Caroline doesn’t have a natural talent for music but she makes up for it with hard work. 卡罗琳的音乐天分不高，但她的刻苦弥补了不足。 c) to do something to show that you are sorry for doing something that upset or annoyed someone 弥补〔给别人造成的不快〕 I’m sorry I was late. To make up for it, let me treat you to a meal. 很抱歉我来晚了。让我请你吃饭作为弥补吧。 d) make up for lost time i. WORK HARDto work more quickly, or at times when you do not usually work, because something has prevented you from doing the work before 弥补失去的时间 We rehearsed all day Saturday, to make up for lost time. 我们星期六排练了一整天，以补回失去的时间。 ii. ENTHUSIASTICto do a lot of something in an eager way because you have not had a chance to do it before 弥补〔早先没有机会做的事〕 Palin didn’t travel much as a young man but he’s certainly made up for lost time now. 帕林年轻时不怎么旅游，但他现在显然已经补回来了。 Examples from the Corpus make up for • But her unflagging ambition more than made up for her shortcomings.• Still, seven minutes later Magilton made up for his miss.• Its looks are ordinary, but what it lacks aesthetically it makes up for in crisp handling and user-friendliness.• Publishers of best-sellers have something to gain from discounting if volumes rise enough to make up for it.• But the New York baseball writers made up for that.• I had to make up for the ravages of time.• To make up for the unkindness, he made a bad and nervous joke.• They had the opportunity to make up for this loss by sharing in 40 years of prosperity under a democratic system. more than make up for• She also quickly realized that economic prosperity would more than make up for her political defeat.• But her unflagging ambition more than made up for her shortcomings.• What it lacked in standard, it more than made up for in atmosphere and in a deep appreciation of athletics.• What Sugar Bowl lacked in high-tech development, it more than made up for in the bounty of what really counts.• But it more than makes up for that in charm and grace.• As lovers they were not exactly vibrant, but their voices and Lehar's music more than made up for that.• The tutorial supplied is excellent and more than makes up for the formal style of the manuals.• The quality of the sound however more than makes up for this. make in/with• But it more than makes up for that in charm and grace.• It is already becoming clear that services will not make up for the decline in hard goods production.• Only part of this is an effort to make up for being in her way.• If you have a personal pension, this year is the last opportunity to make up for missed contributions in previous years.• Textiles were excluded and there was no significant increases in the sugar quota to make up for cuts in recent years.• Mario got the preferred equipment and Ronnie made up for it in sheer aggression.• Huddersfield made up for their failure in the Cup by winning the League Championship in the next season, 1923-4.• In some years, he has made up for losing marks in the regular season by increasing his bets in the playoffs. make up for lost time• He's girl crazy! He went to a boys' school and now he's making up for lost time.• The bus driver was speeding to make up for lost time.• After a century or so of political apathy, Hong Kong's young people were making up for lost time.• Meanwhile Keith and Mae are settling down to married life, making up for lost time.• None the less, we immediately started our other meetings to make up for lost time.• Once I settled into my new life, I did everything I could to make up for lost time.• Time to make up for lost time.• He was eager to make up for lost time and published prolifically. 40 make up to somebody phrasal verbphr v a) make (it) up to somebody to do something to show that you are sorry about the problems you have caused someone 补偿[弥补]某人 I’ll make it up to you somehow. 我会想办法补偿你的。 He was looking for a way to make up to her for what he had done. 他在想办法向她弥补自己所做的一切。 b) FRIENDLY British EnglishBrE informal to say nice things to someone or be very friendly to them in order to get an advantage for yourself – used to show disapproval 讨好，奉承，巴结〔含贬义〕 c) be made up to captain/manager etc to be given a higher position in an organization 晋升到队长/经理等 SYN promote He was a security guard before he was made up to reception manager. 在升为前台经理之前他是一名保安。 Examples from the Corpus make (it) up to somebody• In California, people making up to $ 40,000 a year qualify for help.• For example, a 70 year old person living alone would have their income made up to £53.40 a week.• The company stands to make up to £7m in fees if it offloads the Dome quickly.• He would make it up to him, the rector thought.• Not so much eating it, really, as making up to it. Examples from the Corpus make• Don't they make a cute couple?• Cooper's going to make a good doctor one day.• He'll make a good father.• Ella makes a lot of money.• Diane makes all her own clothes.• Archie doesn't even make an effort to help out around the house.• Carol's making carrot cake for dessert.• He ran 30 yards to make his second touchdown of the quarter.• a car made in Japan• "How much do I owe you for the meal?'' "I make it $10.50.''• He was starting to wonder if he would ever make it in the Major Leagues.• Children with the disease rarely make it past their tenth birthday.• At school the other kids always made jokes about my name.• a bag made of leather• British Telecom made over $3 billion last year.• Did you make that dress yourself?• Engineers have been working throughout the night to make the bridge safe.• For me, the trip to Caracas made the holiday.• He could make things very difficult for us.• He made two small holes in the wood. make something from/out of something• Boris Yeltsin made a career out of bashing the bureaucrats and railing against privilege as Moscow party boss in the late 1980s.• She was making money out of it both ways.• You had your own reasons for making the call, and why not make a joke out of it?• The movie is less than a miracle, but it made a believer out of me.• To make two worlds out of one is, quite literally, to tear it apart.• He made music out of that hood, the rest of us watching and sipping, digging it.• Few could make sense out of the tragedy brought on the community by a balding middle-aged man. made it clear• He made it clear he could never acknowledge my existence to his family and I didn't expect him to.• Richard G.. Lugar of Indiana, who has made it clear he will vote for Lake.• We also made it clear that both dose and frequency should be adjusted as dictated by serum concentrations.• Numerous court cases have made it clear there are limits to free speech. be made to do something• No effort was made to ascertain if others were involved.• They are made to be drunk at one sitting.• An attempt was made to blow up a police chief.• Likewise arrangements should be made to ensure that supplementary information will be available where required.• As long as no one is inflicting harm on anyone else, why should they be made to feel guilty for a little self-indulgence?• Arrangements were made to obtain contributions from employers of casual labour who might have more than one employer in any week.• Every effort is made to provide each student with an informed pathway of study through the successive levels of a course.• Both systems can be made to work. make a hole/dent/mark etc• A party conference is a natural stamping ground for those who have barely four days in which to make a mark.• Among most it has barely made a dent.• Her career was what was important, her independence, her self-worth, making a mark.• She thought it dry, and it was, but she could not make a dent in the downpour itself.• The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.• They talked through their own intercom system, and the assistant made marks on the map with a grease pencil.• He had made Mark's life a misery, been instrumental in his death. make something out of something• Boris Yeltsin made a career out of bashing the bureaucrats and railing against privilege as Moscow party boss in the late 1980s.• Make me get out of bed and come and let you in and light a light.• And aye people made something out of it.• The movie is less than a miracle, but it made a believer out of me.• If a man could tell the difference between the two parties he would make a sucker out of Solomon for wisdom.• Engineers are better than other folks at making meaning out of the shards of facts and statistics.• Building societies make up 18 out of the top 20 performers, which is further proof of the benefits of mutuality.• You can make some bookcases out of those crates.• That night I sat with my neighbour trying to make sense out of what had happened. make2 ●●○ noun 1 TYPE[countableC] the name of a particular product or of the company that makes it 〔产品的〕牌子，品牌 What make is your car? 你的车是什么牌子的？ make of It’s one of the most popular makes of satellite phone on the market. 这是市场上最流行的卫星电话品牌之一。 2 be on the make informal to be trying to get money or power – used to show disapproval 极力谋求利益〔含贬义〕 He was just a salesman on the make. 他就是个只想赚钱的推销员。 Examples from the Corpus make• To my knowledge there are currently four different makes of locator available.• Mention the missile but not the make.• Not poverty beaten down, poverty rather on the make, without being clever enough to make it.• "What make of car was she driving?" "A Mercedes." make of• They use a different make of computer.• Tom could see that McCarron didn't know what to make of the information.• Have you read Dawson's letter? What do you make of it? From Longman Business Dictionary makemake1 /meɪk/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp made /meɪd/, present participle making) 1[transitiveT]MANUFACTURING to produce something by working or by using industrial processes The company makes and sells pumps and motors. a label on the toy read ‘ made in Taiwan’ 2to earn or get money The purpose of this business is to make money. He expects to make $100,000 this year. 3make a living (doing something) to earn the money you need to live He makes a good living selling used cars. 4make a profit/lossCOMMERCEFINANCEACCOUNTING to make more or less money than you spend The company made a pretax profit of £309,000. 5make a marketFINANCE if a financial institution makes a market in particular shares etc, it has them available for people and organizations to buy at all times The company said it would no longer make a market in government securities. → see also marketmaker 6make good if you make good on a promise or loan, you do what you promised or give back money that is owed How does Honda plan to make good its pledge? make good on Pirelli intends to make good on any trading losses by its allies. 7make it (big) to be successful in a particular activity or business This is a tough business, but I hope you make it. He failed in his efforts to make it big in Los Angeles. 8make or break to cause either great success or complete failure They were well aware that large scale investment would make or break the company. This is a make-or-break year for us. → make out → make something → over → make up something makemake2 noun [countableC] 1MARKETINGa particular name for a product made by a particular companySYN BRAND The goods were the manufacturer’s own make. make of Its devices can work with many different makes of computer. 2be on the make informal to be always trying to get an advantage for yourself Origin make1 Old English macian →20-27 →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2 →n GRAMMAR3 →n GRAMMAR4 →REGISTER1 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1make2 noun
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