make up

phrasal verb

make up | make yourself/somebody up

to put powder, lipstick, etc. on your/somebody’s face to make it more attractive or to prepare for an appearance in the theatre, on television, etc.化妆；上妆 related noun make-up (1)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Make up is used with these nouns as the object:
bed
code
core
…

make something up

to form something形成；构成 synonym constitute
- Women make up 56 per cent of the student numbers.女生占学生人数的 56%。
- be made up of something The course is made up of 12 two-hour sessions.这门课总共上 12 次，每次两小时。
related noun make-up language bank at proportion
to put something together from several different things拼装；组成 related noun make-up
to invent a story, etc., especially in order to trick or entertain somebody编造（故事、谎言等）
- He made up some excuse about his daughter being sick.他编了个借口，说他的女儿病了。
- I told the kids a story, making it up as I went along.我给孩子们讲了个故事，是现编的。
- You made that up!你瞎编！
to complete a number or an amount required凑数
- We need one more person to make up a team.我们还需要一个人才能组成一个队。
to replace something that has been lost; to compensate for something补上（失去的东西）；作出补偿
- Can I leave early this afternoon and make up the time tomorrow?我今天下午早点儿走，明天补上这段时间，可以吗？
to prepare a medicine by mixing different things together配药
to prepare a bed for use; to create a temporary bed铺床；临时搭床
- We made up the bed in the spare room.我们在空着没用的房间里搭了张床。
- They made up a bed for me on the sofa.他们给我在沙发上铺了个床。
(especially North American English) to clean a hotel room and make the bed打扫（酒店房间）
- The maid asked if she could make up the room.清洁女工问她是不是可以整理房间。
- They had forgotten to make up the room.他们忘记整理房间了。

make up (with somebody)

(British English also make it up)

to end an argument with somebody and become friends again（与某人）言归于好
- Why don't you two kiss and make up?你们两个干吗不和好算了？
- Has he made it up with her yet?他跟她和好了吗？
- Have they made it up yet?他们和解了吗？
Topics Discussion and agreementc1

make-up

noun

/ˈmeɪk ʌp/

[uncountable] coloured substances used on the skin to make yourself look more attractive or to change your appearance用于皮肤上的有色物质，使您看起来更有吸引力或改变您的外观
- eye make-up眼妆
- to put on your make-up上妆
- She never wears make-up.她从来不化妆。
- a make-up artist (= a person whose job is to put make-up on other people)化妆师（= 工作是给别人化妆的人）
- in make-up The actor has to spend three hours in make-up (= having make-up put on) each morning before filming can start.演员每天早上必须花三个小时化妆才能开始拍摄。
- publicity photos of the actor in make-up (= wearing make-up) for the role演员为该角色化妆（=化妆）的宣传照片
Collocations Clothes and fashion
Clothes and fashionClothes
- be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform
- be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)
- be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion
- be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate
- wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
- wear jewellery/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
- have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on
- put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet
- pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks
- change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas
Appearance
- change/enhance/improve your appearance
- create/get/have/give something a new/contemporary/retro look
- brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair
- have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle
- have/get a piercing/your nose pierced
- have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed
- have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery
- use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics
Fashion
- follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions
- spend/waste money on designer clothes
- be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed
- have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes
- update/revamp your wardrobe
- be in/come into/go out of fashion
- be (back/very much) in vogue
- create a style/trend/vogue for something
- organize/put on a fashion show
- show/unveil a designer’s spring/summer collection
- sashay/strut down the catwalk/(North American English also) runway
- be on/do a photo/fashion shoot
Wordfinder
- blusher
- cleanser
- eyeliner
- eyeshadow
- foundation
- lipstick
- make-up
- mascara
- moisturizer
- nail polish
Extra Examples
- He was given an Oscar for his make-up work on the film.这部电影让他获得奥斯卡最佳化妆奖。
- I never wear make-up.我从不化妆。
- She was checking her make-up in the mirror.她照镜子查看自己的妆容。
- You don't wear full make-up to go swimming.游泳不用化盛妆。
- a tearful girl with make-up running down her face脸上的妆都给泪水弄花了的女孩
- the make-up effects for the film电影的化妆效果
Topics Film and theatreb2, Appearanceb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy
- thick
- full
- …
verb + make-up
- use
- wear
- apply
- …
make-up + verb
- run
- smear
make-up + noun
- artist
- girl
- man
- …
[singular] the different qualities that combine to form somebody’s character or being性格；气质
- Jealousy is not part of his make-up.嫉妒不是他的本质。
- The final act exposes the fatal flaws in his make-up.最后一幕暴露了他化妆中的致命缺陷。
- a person’s genetic make-up一个人的遗传性格
- The report studies the psychological make-up of a serial killer.这个报告对一个连环杀手的心理特征作了分析研究。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- biological
- emotional
- genetic
- …
phrases
- part of somebody’s make-up
[singular] make-up (of something) the different things, people, etc. that combine to form something; the way in which they combine组成成分；构成方式
- the make-up of a TV audience电视观众的构成
- Ireland did show up a number of flaws in the England team's make-up.爱尔兰队的确暴露出了英格兰队人员组成方面的一些缺点。
- (specialist) the page make-up of a text (= the way in which the words and pictures are arranged on a page)文本的版面设计
[countable] (North American English) a special exam taken by students who missed or failed an earlier one补考Topics Educationc2

单词	make-up
释义	make up phrasal verb make up \| make yourself/somebody up to put powder, lipstick, etc. on your/somebody’s face to make it more attractive or to prepare for an appearance in the theatre, on television, etc.化妆；上妆 related noun make-up (1) Oxford Collocations DictionaryMake up is used with these nouns as the object: bed code core … make something up to form something形成；构成 synonym constitute Women make up 56 per cent of the student numbers.女生占学生人数的 56%。 be made up of something The course is made up of 12 two-hour sessions.这门课总共上 12 次，每次两小时。 related noun make-up language bank at proportion to put something together from several different things拼装；组成 related noun make-up to invent a story, etc., especially in order to trick or entertain somebody编造（故事、谎言等） He made up some excuse about his daughter being sick.他编了个借口，说他的女儿病了。 I told the kids a story, making it up as I went along.我给孩子们讲了个故事，是现编的。 You made that up!你瞎编！ to complete a number or an amount required凑数 We need one more person to make up a team.我们还需要一个人才能组成一个队。 to replace something that has been lost; to compensate for something补上（失去的东西）；作出补偿 Can I leave early this afternoon and make up the time tomorrow?我今天下午早点儿走，明天补上这段时间，可以吗？ to prepare a medicine by mixing different things together配药 to prepare a bed for use; to create a temporary bed铺床；临时搭床 We made up the bed in the spare room.我们在空着没用的房间里搭了张床。 They made up a bed for me on the sofa.他们给我在沙发上铺了个床。 (especially North American English) to clean a hotel room and make the bed打扫（酒店房间） The maid asked if she could make up the room.清洁女工问她是不是可以整理房间。 They had forgotten to make up the room.他们忘记整理房间了。 make up (with somebody) (British English also make it up) to end an argument with somebody and become friends again（与某人）言归于好 Why don't you two kiss and make up?你们两个干吗不和好算了？ Has he made it up with her yet?他跟她和好了吗？ Have they made it up yet?他们和解了吗？ Topics Discussion and agreementc1 make-up noun /ˈmeɪk ʌp/ /ˈmeɪk ʌp/ [uncountable] coloured substances used on the skin to make yourself look more attractive or to change your appearance用于皮肤上的有色物质，使您看起来更有吸引力或改变您的外观 eye make-up眼妆 to put on your make-up上妆 She never wears make-up.她从来不化妆。 a make-up artist (= a person whose job is to put make-up on other people)化妆师（= 工作是给别人化妆的人） in make-up The actor has to spend three hours in make-up (= having make-up put on) each morning before filming can start.演员每天早上必须花三个小时化妆才能开始拍摄。 publicity photos of the actor in make-up (= wearing make-up) for the role演员为该角色化妆（=化妆）的宣传照片 Collocations Clothes and fashionClothes and fashionClothes be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes) be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes wear jewellery/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas Appearance change/enhance/improve your appearance create/get/have/give something a new/contemporary/retro look brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle have/get a piercing/your nose pierced have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics Fashion follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions spend/waste money on designer clothes be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes update/revamp your wardrobe be in/come into/go out of fashion be (back/very much) in vogue create a style/trend/vogue for something organize/put on a fashion show show/unveil a designer’s spring/summer collection sashay/strut down the catwalk/(North American English also) runway be on/do a photo/fashion shoot Wordfinder blusher cleanser eyeliner eyeshadow foundation lipstick make-up mascara moisturizer nail polish Extra Examples He was given an Oscar for his make-up work on the film.这部电影让他获得奥斯卡最佳化妆奖。 I never wear make-up.我从不化妆。 She was checking her make-up in the mirror.她照镜子查看自己的妆容。 You don't wear full make-up to go swimming.游泳不用化盛妆。 a tearful girl with make-up running down her face脸上的妆都给泪水弄花了的女孩 the make-up effects for the film电影的化妆效果 Topics Film and theatreb2, Appearanceb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective heavy thick full … verb + make-up use wear apply … make-up + verb run smear make-up + noun artist girl man … [singular] the different qualities that combine to form somebody’s character or being性格；气质 Jealousy is not part of his make-up.嫉妒不是他的本质。 The final act exposes the fatal flaws in his make-up.最后一幕暴露了他化妆中的致命缺陷。 a person’s genetic make-up一个人的遗传性格 The report studies the psychological make-up of a serial killer.这个报告对一个连环杀手的心理特征作了分析研究。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective biological emotional genetic … phrases part of somebody’s make-up [singular] make-up (of something) the different things, people, etc. that combine to form something; the way in which they combine组成成分；构成方式 the make-up of a TV audience电视观众的构成 Ireland did show up a number of flaws in the England team's make-up.爱尔兰队的确暴露出了英格兰队人员组成方面的一些缺点。 (specialist) the page make-up of a text (= the way in which the words and pictures are arranged on a page)文本的版面设计 [countable] (North American English) a special exam taken by students who missed or failed an earlier one补考Topics Educationc2
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