| 单词 | make it |
| 释义 | make it (once / 54 pages) v To make it is to accomplish something, or to become successful. Your college advisor might tell you that to make it in the physics department, you've got to be good at both science and math. An actor might try to make it in Hollywood, while a young dog lover may hope to make it in the world of dog shows. You can also use make it to mean "pass," asking your friend, "Did you make it?" and having her answer, "No, I have to take the driving test again next month." And when you just barely make it, you survive: "He's trying to make it on a librarian's salary." WORD FAMILYmake it: made it, makes it, making it USAGE EXAMPLESAll recent polls have predicted that neither Hollande nor any other Socialist candidate would make it past the first round of the election. Reuters(Dec 01, 2016) But by the time the clash ended and U.S. troops made it to the crash scene, Gilbert was gone. Time(Dec 01, 2016) The new rule would make it mandatory for all committees that hold confirmation hearings to review a nominee’s last three years of tax returns. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1v succeed in a big way; get to the top I don't know whether I can make it in science! Syn|Hyper arrive, get in, go far bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win attain success or reach a desired goal 2v go successfully through a test or a selection process Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper pass bomb, fail, flunk, flush it fail to get a passing grade failfall short in what is expected failjudge unacceptable ace, breeze through, nail, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through succeed at easily bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win attain success or reach a desired goal 3v continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) Syn|Ant|Hyper come through, pull round, pull through, survive succumb, yield be fatally overwhelmed defeat, get the better of, overcome win a victory over |
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