make up forsth
—phrasal verbwithmakeverbuk/meɪk/us/meɪk/made|made
B2
to take theplaceof somethinglostordamagedor tocompensatefor somethingbadwith something good
补偿，弥补
Noamountofmoneycan make up for thedeathof achild.无论多少钱都无法补偿孩子的死亡。
This year's goodharvestwill make up for last year'sbadone.今年的丰收将弥补去年的歉收。
[+ -ing verb]Heboughtmedinnerto make up for beingso late thedaybefore.他请我吃晚饭，作为对前一天迟到的补偿。
- She gave him abottleofwineto make up formissinghisbirthday.
- Iworkedextrahoursto make up for thetimeI hadmissed.
- You need to do something to make up foryourrudeness.
- How can Ievermake up for thepainIcausedthem?
- I'm takingextralessonsto make up for thetimeImissed.