| 单词 | make |
| 释义 | 1. carrying out an action2. causing or changing3. creating or producing4. link verb uses5. achieving or reaching6. stating an amount or time7. phrasal verbs make (meɪk ) carrying out an action Word forms: makes , making , made Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression 'to make sense' is explained at 'sense'.1. verb A2 You can use make with a wide range of nouns to indicate that someone performs an action or says something. For example, if you make a suggestion, you suggest something. I'd just like to make a comment. [VERB noun] I made a few phone calls. [VERB noun] I think you're making a serious mistake. [VERB noun] Science and technology have made major changes to the way we live. [VERB noun] She had made us an offer too good to refuse. [VERB noun noun] 2. verb You can use make with certain nouns to indicate that someone does something well or badly. For example, if you make a success of something, you do it successfully, and if you make a mess of something, you do it very badly. Apparently he made a mess of his audition. [VERB noun + of] Are you really going to make a better job of it this time? [VERB noun + of] 3. verb If you make as if to do something or make to do something, you behave in a way that makes it seem that you are just about to do it. [written] Mary made as if to protest, then hesitated. [V as if to-inf] He made to chase Davey, who ran back laughing. [VERB to-infinitive] 4. verb In cricket, if a player makes a particular number of runs, they score that number of runs. In baseball or American football, if a player makes a particular score, they achieve that score. He made 1,972 runs for the county. [VERB amount] Synonyms: score, gain, amass, win 5. to make do phrase If you make do with something, you use or have it instead of something else that you do not have, although it is not as good. Why make do with a copy if you can afford the genuine article? We're a bit low on bed linen. You'll have to make do. 6. to make like sth/sb phrase If you make like you are doing something, you act as if you are doing it, and if you make like someone, you act as if you are that person. [informal] Bob makes like he's a fish blowing bubbles. make (meɪk ) causing or changing Word forms: makes , making , made 1. verb B1+ If something makes you do something, it causes you to do it. Grit from the highway made him cough. [VERB noun infinitive] The white tips of his shirt collar made him look like a choirboy. [VERB noun infinitive] I was made to feel guilty and irresponsible. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] 2. verb B1+ If you make someone do something, you force them to do it. Mama made him clean up the plate. [VERB noun infinitive] You can't make me do anything. [VERB noun infinitive] They were made to pay $8.8 million in taxes. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] Synonyms: force, cause, press, compel 3. verb B1+ You use make to talk about causing someone or something to be a particular thing or to have a particular quality. For example, to make someone a star means to cause them to become a star, and to make someone angry means to cause them to become angry. ...James Bond, the role that made him a star. [VERB noun noun] He returned to Chicago, and made it his base for the rest of his life. [VERB noun noun] She made life very difficult for me. [VERB noun adjective] She's made it obvious that she's appalled by me. [V n adj that] Rationing has made it easier to find some products like eggs, butter and meat. [V n adj to-inf] Does your film make a hero of Jim Garrison? [VERB noun + of] 4. verb B1+ If you say that one thing or person makes another seem, for example, small, stupid, or good, you mean that they cause them to seem small, stupid, or good in comparison, even though they are not. It can be argued that having such a good team to captain would make anyone appear a good leader. [VERB noun infinitive] Since he came to live with me, we have been subject to a campaign of spite and revenge which makes Lady Sarah appear angelic by comparison. [VERB noun infinitive] 5. verb If you make yourself understood, heard, or known, you succeed in getting people to understand you, hear you, or know that you are there. Aron couldn't speak Polish. I made myself understood with difficulty. [V pron-refl -ed] He almost had to shout to make himself heard above the music. [V pron-refl -ed] 6. verb B2 If you make someone something, you appoint them to a particular job, role, or position. Mr Blair made him transport minister. [VERB noun noun] Synonyms: appoint, name, select, elect 7. verb B2 If you make something into something else, you change it in some way so that it becomes that other thing. We made it into a beautiful home. [VERB noun + into] Her bestseller is soon to be made into a television mini-series. [VERB noun into noun] 8. verb To make a total or score a particular amount means to increase it to that amount. This makes the total cost of the bulb and energy £27. [V n amount] David scored from 20 yards and then Pete made it 4-0. [V n amount] 9. verb B1+ When someone makes a friend or an enemy, someone becomes their friend or their enemy, often because of a particular thing they have done. Lorenzo was a natural leader who made friends easily. [VERB noun] He was unruly in class and made an enemy of most of his teachers. [VERB noun + of] 10. make something of yourself/your life phrase If someone makes something of themselves or makes something of their life, they become successful. My father lived long enough to see that I'd made something of myself. The nuns who taught him urged him to make something of his life and he did. 11. to make friends phrase B1+ If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends. He has made friends with the kids on the street. Dennis made friends easily. He had made a friend of both girls. make (meɪk ) creating or producing Word forms: makes , making , made 1. verb A1 To make something means to produce, construct, or create it. She made her own bread. [VERB noun] They now make cars at two plants in Europe. [VERB noun] Having curtains made professionally can be costly. [have noun VERB-ed] They make compost out of all kinds of waste. [V n + from/out of] Synonyms: create, build, produce, manufacture 2. verb A1 If someone makes a film or television programme, they are involved in creating or producing it. We are making a film about wildlife. [VERB noun] ...the film 'Queen Christina', made in 1934. [VERB-ed] 3. verb A1 If you make a meal or a drink, you prepare it. You wash while I make some lunch. [VERB noun] Would you like me to make us all a coffee? [VERB noun noun] Synonyms: prepare, cook, put together, get ready 4. verb B1 If you make a note or list, you write something down in that form. Mr Perry made a note in his book. [VERB noun] Make a list of your questions beforehand. [VERB noun] Synonyms: compile, write, produce, draft 5. verb If you make rules or laws, you decide what these should be. The police don't make the laws, they merely enforce them. [VERB noun] The only person who makes rules in this house is me. [VERB noun] Synonyms: enact, form, pass, establish 6. verb A2 If you make money, you get it by working for it, by selling something, or by winning it. I think every business's goal is to make money. [VERB noun] How much did we make? [VERB noun] Can it be moral to make so much money out of a commodity which is essential to life? [V n + out of/from] Synonyms: earn, get, gain, net 7. verb If something makes something else, it is responsible for the success of that thing. What really makes the book are the beautiful designs. [VERB noun] 8. countable noun The make of something such as a car or radio is the name of the company that made it. The only car parked outside is a black Saab–a different make. ...a certain make of wristwatch. 9. on the make phrase If you say that someone is on the make, you disapprove of them because they are trying to get a lot of money or power, possibly by illegal or immoral methods. [disapproval] make (meɪk ) link verb uses Word forms: makes , making , made 1. link verb You can use make to say that someone or something has the right qualities for a particular task or role. For example, if you say that someone will make a good politician, you mean that they have the right qualities to be a good politician. You've a very good idea there. It will make a good book. [VERB noun] Instructors decided he would never make a pilot. [VERB noun] I'm very fond of Maurice and I'd make him a good partner. [VERB noun noun] Synonyms: be, become, form, represent 2. link verb If people make a particular pattern such as a line or a circle, they arrange themselves in this way. A group of people made a circle around the Pentagon. [VERB noun] 3. link verb You can use make to say what two numbers add up to. Four twos make eight. [VERB amount] He is adding three aircraft carriers–that makes six in all. [VERB amount] Synonyms: amount to, total, constitute, add up to make (meɪk ) achieving or reaching Word forms: makes , making , made 1. verb If someone makes a particular team or makes a particular high position, they do so well that they are put in that team or get that position. The athletes are just happy to make the British team. [VERB noun] He knew he was never going to make director. [VERB noun] Synonyms: gain a place in, achieve a place in, get into, attain a place in 2. verb If you make a place in or by a particular time, you get there in or by that time, often with some difficulty. They were trying to make New Orleans by nightfall. [VERB noun preposition] 3. to make it phrase B1 If you make it somewhere, you succeed in getting there, especially in time to do something. So you did make it to America, after all. ...the hostages who never made it home. I just made it! 4. to make it phrase B2 If you make it, you are successful in achieving something difficult, or in surviving through a very difficult period. I believe I have the talent to make it. You're brave and courageous. You can make it. 5. to make it phrase B2 If you cannot make it, you are unable to attend an event that you have been invited to. 'I can't make it,' she said. 'That's Mother's Day.'. He hadn't been able to make it to our dinner. make (meɪk ) stating an amount or time Word forms: makes , making , made 1. verb You use make it when saying what you calculate or guess an amount to be. All I want to know is how many T-shirts Jim Martin has got. I make it three. [VERB noun] I make the total for the year £69,599. [V n amount] Synonyms: calculate, judge, estimate, determine 2. verb You use make it when saying what time your watch says it is. I make it nearly 9.30. [VERB noun noun] 'What time d'you make it?'—'Thirteen past.' [VERB noun noun] make (meɪk ) phrasal verbs Word forms: makes , making , made Phrasal verbs: make for 1. phrasal verb If you make for a place, you move towards it. He rose from his seat and made for the door. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If something makes for another thing, it causes or helps to cause that thing to happen or exist. [informal] A happy parent makes for a happy child. [VERB PARTICLE noun] make of phrasal verb If you ask a person what they make of something, you want to know what their impression, opinion, or understanding of it is. Well, what did you make of her? [VERB PARTICLE noun] Nancy wasn't sure what to make of Mick's apology. [VERB PARTICLE noun] make off phrasal verb If you make off, you leave somewhere as quickly as possible, often in order to escape. They broke free and made off in a stolen car. [VERB PARTICLE] make off with phrasal verb If you make off with something, you steal it and take it away with you. Masked robbers broke in and made off with $8,000. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] make out 1. phrasal verb B2 If you make something out, you manage with difficulty to see or hear it. I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth. [VERB PARTICLE noun] She thought she heard a name. She couldn't make it out, though. [VERB noun PARTICLE] I heard the voices, but couldn't make out what they were saying. [VERB PARTICLE wh] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you try to make something out, you try to understand it or decide whether or not it is true. I couldn't make it out at all. [VERB noun PARTICLE] It is hard to make out what criteria are used. [VERB PARTICLE wh] This was, as far as I can make out, the only time he's had proper employment. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you make out that something is the case or make something out to be the case, you try to cause people to believe that it is the case. They were trying to make out that I'd actually done it. [VERB PARTICLE that] I don't think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be. [V n P to-inf] He's more business-minded than he makes himself out to be. [V n P to-inf] He was never half as bad as his teachers made out. [VERB PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb If you make out a case for something, you try to establish or prove that it is the best thing to do. You could certainly make out a case for this point of view. [V P n + for/against] Alice continued making out her case. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 5. phrasal verb When you make out a cheque, receipt, or order form, you write all the necessary information on it. If you would like to send a donation, you can make a cheque out to Feed the Children. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to] I'm going to make out a receipt for you. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 6. phrasal verb If you ask how someone is making out, you are asking how well they are doing with a particular task, or in their life in general. [informal] Who is making out better right now? [VERB PARTICLE adverb] Bob turned over to sleep again, wondering how Jupiter and Pete were making out. [VERB PARTICLE adverb] 7. phrasal verb If two people are making out, they are engaged in sexual activity. [mainly US, informal] ...pictures of the couple making out on the beach. make over phrasal verb If you make something over to someone, you legally transfer the ownership of it to them. Hampton Court was made over to Henry VIII as a present. [be V-ed P to n] John had made over to him most of the land. [V P to n n] They moved on to a larger farm and in time made it over to Francis. [V n P to n] make up 1. phrasal verb The people or things that make up something are the members or parts that form that thing. UK shoppers make up the largest percentage of foreign buyers. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Insects are made up of tens of thousands of proteins. [be V-ed P + of] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you make up something such as a story or excuse, you invent it, sometimes in order to deceive people. I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I'm not making it up. The character exists in real life. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you make yourself up or if someone else makes you up, make-up such as powder or lipstick is put on your face. She spent too much time making herself up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] She chose Maggie to make her up for her engagement photographs. [VERB noun PARTICLE] I can't be bothered to make up my face. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb If you make up an amount, you add something to it so that it is as large as it should be. We can't cover our costs, and rely on donors to make up the difference. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The team had six professionals and made the number up with five amateurs. [VERB noun PARTICLE] For every £100 you save, I will make it up to £125. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to] 5. phrasal verb B2 If you make up time or hours, you work some extra hours because you have previously taken some time off work. They'll have to make up time lost during the strike. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 6. phrasal verb If two people make up or make it up after a quarrel or disagreement, they become friends again. She came back and they made up. [VERB PARTICLE] They never made up the quarrel. [VERB PARTICLE noun] They should make up with their ex-enemy in the West. [VERB PARTICLE + with] I'll make it up with him again. [VERB noun PARTICLE + with] 7. phrasal verb If you make up something such as food or medicine, you prepare it by mixing or putting different things together. Prepare the souffle dish before making up the souffle mixture. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 8. phrasal verb If you make up a bed, you put sheets and blankets on it so that someone can sleep there. Her mother made up a bed in her old room. [VERB PARTICLE noun] make up for phrasal verb B2 To make up for a bad experience or the loss of something means to make the situation better or make the person involved happier. Ask for an extra compensation payment to make up for the stress you have been caused. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] Large rooms make up for the fact that you are on the very outskirts of London. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] The semi-finalists had to play twice in the day to make up for time lost to bad weather. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] make up to phrasal verb If you say that you will make it up to someone, you are promising that you will do something good for them after they have been upset or disappointed, especially by you. I'll make it up to you, I promise. [VERB noun PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] I must make it up to him for the awful intrusion of last night. [V n P P n + for] Quotations: God has given you one face, and you make yourselves anotherHamlet Collocations: make a cake To make the cake: mix the dark ale into the cocoa powder to form a paste. Times, Sunday Times Make this cake on the day that you are going to eat it, but let it cool completely before assembling and serving. Times, Sunday Times If you've still got some choccies leftover you could make a cake, or chocolate crepes for a birthday breakfast. The Sun Be careful not to over-mix the batter, as this will make the cake sink after cooking. The Sun Both were decidedly sniffy when a contestant used hemp flour to make a cake during last year's series. Times, Sunday Times Surely, it would have been easier and cheaper to make a copy. The Sun Depending on the font size, hyphens will be automatically inserted where necessary to make the copy fit. Times, Sunday Times Whether you have bought an album or film or not, you cannot make a copy. Times, Sunday Times This would make the copy about half a century older than any other found. Times,Sunday Times If you make a copy of the film or music that you have bought, or let anyone else make a copy, you have broken the law. Times, Sunday Times The clinching factor in making the diagnosis of intermittent claudication is a feeble, difficult-to-feel pulse in the foot. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I was treated for tuberculosis and cryptococcal meningitis but no conclusive diagnosis was made. The Sun (2012) The serum-ascites albumin gradient determination and adenosine deaminase activity helped to make the diagnosis. 2011, 'Tuberculous peritonitis: experience in a community hospital', Autopsy and Case Reports It has a variety of etiologies and clinical presentations, making diagnosis difficult. 2016, 'Traumatic Lung Herniation following Skateboard Fall', Case Reports in Medicine However, later in pregnancy, severe oligohydramnios may make the diagnosis of polydactyly and encephalocele difficult. 2007, 'Meckel Syndrome: Genetics, Perinatal Findings, and Differential Diagnosis', Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Make all dollar entries without a dollar sign and comma, but with a decimal point and cents. Christianity Today It's hard enough for small businesses to make a dollar. Times, Sunday Times The threats to the euro and uncertainty about sterling hardly make the dollar a safe haven, for all its recent strength. Times, Sunday Times In fact, for a few months made a dollar or two making appearances where people loved to see some kind of phenomenon like that. Christianity Today However, this wasn't where she made her dollar. The Sun Cops got an artist to make a drawing of her description, supported by other witnesses - but it was never circulated publicly. The Sun Do you happen to know anyone who could make a drawing like that? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On being requested to make a drawing of it, he did so without hesitation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For larger pieces such as chandeliers and torchieres, she made the drawings to size to give her clients an idea of the piece in situ. Times,Sunday Times Lack of contemporary written records make the drawing of conclusions here uncertain, which can only be based on inference and reasonable conjecture about matters of social nuance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Special interest holidays such as pony trekking, film making and climbing start at 579. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Their commentary and the amazing filming make this terrific family viewing. The Sun (2013) At the time Titanic had the biggest budget of any film made and critics were predicting a huge flop. The Sun (2012) Their question: if swimming under water can make a gain of up to 20 centimetres per second, how can we best attain that? Times, Sunday Times The court will have to decide whether she lied to 'make a gain'. The Sun In each case there must be an intent to make a gain or cause or risk a loss and, crucially, the defendant must behave dishonestly. Times, Sunday Times Depending on which way the exchange rate moves, you will make a gain or loss. Times, Sunday Times The old company would, then, not make a gain on selling its assets. Times, Sunday Times Before doing anything else, make a list of the fruit and vegetables that you actually like to eat. Times, Sunday Times Some of the leading players in these set-pieces make the list. Times, Sunday Times Make a list of the favourite things you do together, and then make a list of the fun things you'd like to try. Times, Sunday Times She ums and ahs, and we make a list. Times, Sunday Times Midlife brains find this harder, so make a list. Times, Sunday Times Gold would make the loan as a private citizen to circumvent rules preventing a club lending money or guaranteeing the debts of a rival. Times, Sunday Times Most lenders view pension income as akin to a salary when judging whether to make a loan. Times, Sunday Times The chancellor announced in the budget that he would make the loan schemes eligible. Times, Sunday Times The museum said that it was up to its trustees to make any loan decision, not the government, and it would only lend objects if the borrower accepted its ownership. Times, Sunday Times This will lower monthly payments and make the loan more affordable. Times, Sunday Times Even the rules for spelling can cause you to make a mistake. Times, Sunday Times Don't stay quiet, simmer and then explode when you make the mistake of taking everything on just to keep the peace. Times, Sunday Times Nothing and nobody's perfect and if you make a mistake, there's no turning back. Times, Sunday Times This means that if customers make a mistake on their online booking they will be forced to pay for a new flight. Times, Sunday Times In a watercolour an artist cannot make a mistake, whereas in an oil painting he or she can bodge and make over. Times, Sunday Times Businesses will now be allowed to make a profit by running these services. Times, Sunday Times A couple can, therefore, make a profit of 21,800 and pay nothing. Times, Sunday Times In the wake of the crisis, banks manipulated the rate, either to make a profit or to appear more financially robust. Times,Sunday Times However, they can cost anything from 13,000 to 37,000, which means that you may not make a profit when you sell. Times, Sunday Times The bank managed to make a profit for the full year of $2.3 billion. Times, Sunday Times People have family, so they have to make a sacrifice. The Sun Today, by contrast, a rapidly increasing number are ready to make that sacrifice. Times, Sunday Times But the long-term effects make the sacrifice worthwhile when the window of opportunity opens. Christianity Today Their artistic ambitions were definitely sacrificed and the expectation on us was to make that sacrifice worthwhile and get a proper job. Times, Sunday Times These guys don't seem prepared to make the sacrifice. Times, Sunday Times He was a little worried about earning the money for the plane ticket, but was determined to make the trip. Times,Sunday Times He hinted that he had made up his mind regarding the three goalkeepers who will make the trip. Times, Sunday Times In fact, he was unable to make that trip. The Times Literary Supplement So we frantically looked round for somewhere to stay that would make the trip bearable. The Sun She would make that trip as many as ten times a day. Christianity Today His seasonal soufflés alone make a visit worthwhile. Times, Sunday Times Sources insisted he was desperate to make the visit before returning to military duties. The Sun At the next lesson she proposed that they make that visit - and one outing led to another. The Times Literary Supplement Contact your bookseller if you can't make a visit. The Sun Palace officials said that she had requested to make the visit. Times, Sunday Times No troops have ever been called upon to make an advance over more difficult and broken country. Times, Sunday Times We can make an advance of [as little as] 1,000 which make a real difference. Times, Sunday Times The two armies remained under mutual observation, without any of them daring to make an advance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One cliché for which he made an exception was 'the police were thick on the ground'. Times, Sunday Times (2013) On this we make an exception. The Sun (2016) Can you make an exception? Times, Sunday Times (2012) We've decided to make an exception in your case. The Other Side of Me It wants ministers to stick to hardline public spending cuts but make an exception of the construction industry and expenditure on infrastructure. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Investment trusts, sometimes known as closed-end funds, are in effect companies that make investments. Times, Sunday Times (2013) You have to make investments while serving in ministry to get the return on investment you want. Christianity Today (2000) With increasing profitability business is prepared to make the investment. Sharing the Success - the story of NFC (1990) You make an offer, then chip away at shareholders to put pressure on the target to come to the negotiating table. Times, Sunday Times I would like to make an offer on a house, on the market for 'offers in excess of' 450,000. Times, Sunday Times It took not just a good heart but a certain confidence to make this offer. Times, Sunday Times Any party crossing the 29.99 per cent threshold must make an offer for the remainder of the shares. The Sun If you're a rich commuter in search of a project, why not make an offer? Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 制造, 发表, 做, 使 Japanese: ･･･製, 作る, ･･･を作る, させる |
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