make-up

noun

/ˈmeɪk ʌp/

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[uncountable] substances used especially by women to make their faces look more attractive, or used by actors to change their appearance
- eye make-up
- to put on your make-up
- She never wears make-up.
- a make-up artist (= a person whose job is to put make-up on the faces of actors and models)
- in make-up The actor has to spend three hours in make-up (= having make-up put on) each morning before filming can start.
- publicity photos of the actor in make-up (= wearing make-up) for the role
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.
- I never wear make-up.
- She was checking her make-up in the mirror.
- You don't wear full make-up to go swimming.
- a tearful girl with make-up running down her face
- the make-up effects for the film
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
- …
See full entry
[singular] the different qualities that combine to form somebody’s character or being
- Jealousy is not part of his make-up.
- The final act exposes the fatal flaws in his make-up.
- a person’s genetic make-up
- The report studies the psychological make-up of a serial killer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- biological
- emotional
- genetic
- …
phrases
- part of somebody’s make-up
See full entry
[singular] make-up (of something) the different things, people, etc. that combine to form something; the way in which they combine
- the make-up of a TV audience
- Ireland did show up a number of flaws in the England team's make-up.
- (specialist) the page make-up of a text (= the way in which the words and pictures are arranged on a page)
[countable] (North American English) a special exam taken by students who missed or failed an earlier oneTopics Educationc2

单词	make-up
释义	make-up noun /ˈmeɪk ʌp/ /ˈmeɪk ʌp/ jump to other results [uncountable] substances used especially by women to make their faces look more attractive, or used by actors to change their appearance eye make-up to put on your make-up She never wears make-up. a make-up artist (= a person whose job is to put make-up on the faces of actors and models) in make-up The actor has to spend three hours in make-up (= having make-up put on) each morning before filming can start. publicity photos of the actor in make-up (= wearing make-up) for the role 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. I never wear make-up. She was checking her make-up in the mirror. You don't wear full make-up to go swimming. a tearful girl with make-up running down her face the make-up effects for the film 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 … See full entry [singular] the different qualities that combine to form somebody’s character or being Jealousy is not part of his make-up. The final act exposes the fatal flaws in his make-up. a person’s genetic make-up The report studies the psychological make-up of a serial killer. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective biological emotional genetic … phrases part of somebody’s make-up See full entry [singular] make-up (of something) the different things, people, etc. that combine to form something; the way in which they combine the make-up of a TV audience Ireland did show up a number of flaws in the England team's make-up. (specialist) the page make-up of a text (= the way in which the words and pictures are arranged on a page) [countable] (North American English) a special exam taken by students who missed or failed an earlier oneTopics Educationc2
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