英语词汇“make”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	make
释义	make I. \ˈmāk\ verb (made \ˈmād\ ; made ; making ; makes) Etymology: Middle English maken, from Old English macian; akin to Old Frisian makia to build, make, Middle Dutch maken to make, do, Old High German mahhōn to join, prepare, do, make, Middle Irish maistrid he butters, Welsh maeddu to conquer, Greek magēnai to be kneaded, Old Slavic mazati to anoint; basic meaning: to knead, press *transitive verb* 1. a. obsolete : behave, act — used with it and an adverb or adjective complement b. : to seem to begin (an action) : begin < made to go > 2. a. archaic : to bring about — used with that b. : to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone < make us some sport > < make trouble for him > c. : to cause to exist, occur, or appear : bring to pass : create, cause < God made heaven and earth > < make a disturbance > < his entrance made a sensation > < making a fuss over nothing > < make mischief > d. : to give rise to : favor the growth or occurrence of < good fences make good neighbors — Robert Frost > < lending money is a good way to make enemies > < haste makes waste > e. : to fit, intend, or destine by or as if by creating < laws were made for men, not men for laws > < ham and eggs were made for each other > < was never made to be an actor > f. chiefly South & Midland : to plant and raise (a crop) < made a crop of oats > 3. obsolete : to give birth to 4. a. : to bring (a material thing) into being by forming, shaping, or altering material : fashion, manufacture < make a gun > < make a suit of clothes > < make a toy > < make bricks without straw > < make a railing out of water pipes > b. : compose, write < make verses > < make a sonnet > < make an epigram > c. : to lay out and construct < make a road > < make a park > 5. : to frame or formulate in the mind : form as a result of calculation or design < make plans for vacation > < make a diagram > 6. : to put together from components or ingredients : constitute < make bread with whole wheat flour > < house made of stone > < a chance to show the stuff he is made of > 7. a. : to compute or estimate to be : find by calculation to be < I make it 23 miles to the border from here > b. : to form and hold in the mind < make no doubt that he is guilty > < made no scruple of joining the enterprise > 8. a. : to lay and set alight (a fire) b. : to set in order < make beds > : fix, prepare < make coffee > < make dinner > < make camp > c. : to shuffle (a deck of cards) in preparation for the next deal 9. a. dialect : to cure (as fish) by smoking or drying b. : to cause (hay) to be cut and cured 10. a. : to cause to be or become : put in a certain state or condition < trying to make the matter clear to everyone > < was made leader of the expedition > < made him sorry he had spoken so quickly > < made the scene real for us > < made himself useful around the place > b. : appoint, ordain < made him bishop > < made him a member of his cabinet > 11. a. : enact, establish < make laws > < make a rule > b. : to execute in an appropriate manner : draw up < make a will > < make a deed of transfer > c. : set, name < make a price for the lot > < make spades trumps > d. : to cause (an occurrence in time or the hour of the day) to be announced, indicated, or observed < make eight o'clock by striking eight bells > < make sunset by hauling down the colors with ceremonies > 12. chiefly Britain : to train to a requisite standard of efficiency < make a horse > < make a falcon > 13. a. now dialect : to make fast : shut, bar < at this time the doors are made against you — Shakespeare > b. : to take possession of (a point) in backgammon by occupying with two or more men c. (1) : to cause (an electric circuit) to be completed or closed (2) : to bring about (a contact) d. (1) : to convert (a split) into a spare in bowling < made the 3-10 split > (2) : to score (a spare) by means of a split in bowling < make a spare by getting the 3-10 split > 14. obsolete a. : bring < have they made you to this — Ben Jonson > b. : put < dangerous to make them hence — Ben Jonson > 15. a. : to conclude as to the nature or meaning of something < hardly knew what to make of his actions > b. : to regard as being : think to be < not the fool some make him > 16. a. : to carry out (an action indicated or implied by the object) : perform < make war > < time to make a move > < make an incision > < make a promise > < make amends > < make a speech > < make music > < make apologies > < made a crackling noise > < made plans to go away > < make preparations for the trip > < make a bid > b. : to perform with a bodily movement < make a bow > < make a jump > < make a sweeping gesture > c. : to achieve by traversing : traverse < make a long detour > < mailman making his rounds > 17. a. : to produce as a result of action, effort, or behavior with respect to something < make a mess of the job > < managed to make a joke of his losses > < must be made an example of > < made a practice of getting up early > — often used with of it < tried to make a thorough job of it > < decided to make a night of it > b. : eat < made a good breakfast > < made a hasty lunch of soup and a sandwich > c. (1) archaic : to turn into another language by translation < making these two authors English — John Dryden > (2) obsolete : interpret 18. : to cause to act in a certain way : compel — used with infinitive without to < made him return the money > but with to in passive constr. < made to see the error of his ways > 19. : to cause or assure the success or prosperity of < the night that either makes me or fordoes me quite — Shakespeare > < anyone he takes a liking to is made > 20. a. : to amount to in significance < makes a great difference > < makes no matter > < doesn't make good sense > b. : to form the essential being of : be sufficient to constitute < clothes make the man > < stone walls do not a prison make — Richard Lovelace > c. : to form by an assembling of individuals < make a quorum > < two more makes an even dozen > : equal < twice two makes four > < two nickels make a dime > d. : to count as < make a fourth at bridge > < that makes the third time he has failed > 21. a. : to be or be capable of being changed or fashioned into < rags make the best paper > < oak makes good flooring > b. : to develop into : be or become useful as : serve as < she will make a fine wife > < worried men make poor soldiers > < a collie makes a good watchdog > < rabbit makes a good stew > < made a very good witness > c. : form 6b 22. a. : reach, attain, achieve < tried to make the airfield with one motor failing > < made an average of 200 miles a day > < can make 80 miles per hour > < a story that made the front page > < make a home run > — often used with it < you will never make it to the other shore in this weather > b. : to gain the rank of < made corporal after a few months > c. : to gain a place on < made the varsity soccer team > 23. : to gain (as money) by working, trading, or dealing < make a living > < make a profit > < made his fortune in railroads > 24. a. : to act so as to win or acquire < make acquaintances in his new job > < makes friends easily > b. dialect : steal c. : to score (points) in a game or sport 25. a. : to fulfill (a contract) in a card game : win (a specified number of points, tricks) at cards < make two spades > b. : to win a trick with (a card) 26. a. : to get sight of : make out < made an enemy cruiser coming on astern > b. : to visit in the course of a journey : include in a route or itinerary < intended to make Paris on the way to Vienna > c. : catch < in time to make the morning train > d. slang : recognize, identify < afraid the cops would make him from his fingerprints > 27. a. : to persuade to consent to sexual intercourse : seduce 3 < nine to one he would make her on the first try — Mary McCarthy > b. : to copulate with : lay 1c *intransitive verb* 1. archaic : to compose poetry 2. a. : behave, act < made as though he were angry > < don't make as if you didn't hear me > b. : to begin or seem to begin a certain action < made as though to hand it to me > < he made as though he would have gone further — Lk 24:28 (Authorized Version) > c. : to act so as to be or to seem to be — used with adj. complement < make merry > < made fast to the dock > < made ready to depart > d. slang : to play a part : do an imitation < make like a bird > < make like a detective > 3. : to set out : proceed, head < last seen making for the river > < made after the fox > 4. : to increase in height or size < the tide is making now > < water was making fast in forward bilges > < light was making in the east > 5. now dialect : to concern or busy oneself : interfere — used in the phrase to meddle or make < I'll neither meddle nor make with them further — Charlotte Brontë > 6. : to reach or extend in a certain direction < the forest makes up nearly to the snow line > 7. : to have weight or effect : tell < courtesy makes for safer driving > < ignored evidence that made against his theory > 8. : to undergo manufacture or processing < bolts are making in this shop > < hay makes better in small heaps > 9. of ore in a mine : appear, occur < the ore makes at the intersection of a vein by a cross fissure > Synonyms: make, form, shape, fashion, fabricate, manufacture, and forge can mean in common to cause something to come into being. make can comprise any such action whether by an intelligent or blind agency and resulting in either material or immaterial existence < make a boat > < make a treaty > < make a choice > < make friends > < make an impression > form suggests a definite outline, structure, or plan < form a figure out of clay > < form a plan > < form a league of states > < form character by training > shape suggests an outside agency impressing a particular form upon something < a blacksmith shapes horseshoes out of metal > < shape a boat out of a block of wood > < shape a shoe on a last > < shape a good career out of a few talents > fashion suggests both an intelligent agency and a certain inventive power or ingenuity < fashion a cabinet out of orange crates > < fashion a work of art out of odds and ends of scrap wood, paint, and pieces of metal > fabricate stresses a uniting of parts or materials in a whole, often according to a standardized pattern, often with skill in construction, and in figurative extension often suggesting the imaginative constructing of a falsehood < fabricate doors and windows for a series of identical houses > < fabricate a temporary scaffolding out of tree branches to buttress a wall > < fabricate a cock-and-bull story for the press > manufacture stresses the making of something by labor, usually by machinery, now applying to any making using raw materials and a fixed process, often extending to connote laborious, mechanical construction as opposed to skillful creation < manufacture a pair of shoes > < manufacture airplane parts > < manufacture standard plots for a series of cheap novels > forge still can suggest the smithy or the making of something by sudden strong uniting of elements under intense heat < forge a chain > < forged a novel out of his own intense suffering > More often, however, it implies a devising with a certain effort to give the appearance of truth or reality, extending in this use to comprise counterfeiting of documents in handwriting < forge a lie to avoid punishment > < forge a signature on a check > • - make a bag - make a clean breast - make a dent in - make a face - make a leg - make a long arm - make a long nose - make a market - make a mouth - make a play for - make away with - make believe - make bold - make bones - make book - make default - make do - make ends meet - make even - make foul water - make free - make fun of - make game - make good - make haste - make hay - make hay of - make head - make heavy weather - make hole - make light of - make love - make much of - make of - make one's law - make one's mark - make one's number - make one's peace - make one's way - make places - make play with - make public - make ready - make sail - make shift - make something of - make strange - make sure - make the best of - make the blood boil - make the fur fly - make the grade - make the most of - make time - make tracks - make use of - make water - make way - make weight - make with II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English mak, maken, from maken, v. 1. a. : the manner or style in which a thing is composed or constructed < needed a tool of a heavier make > especially : the quality or perfection of cutting of a gem b. : the origin of a manufactured article < an automobile of a well-known make > 2. : the physical, mental, or moral constitution of a person < had the look and make of a prizefighter > < men of his make are rare > 3. a. : the act of producing or manufacturing < the make cycle in the production of a fuel gas > b. : the actual yield or amount produced (as by an oil well or a mine) over a specified period : output 4. : the declaration of trumps in the game of bridge-whist 5. : the closing or completing of an electric circuit 6. : act of shuffling; also : turn to shuffle < it's your make while your partner deals > 7. slang : a military promotion or appointment < list of makes > • - on the make III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English make, mak, from Old English gemaca — more at match 1. now dialect Britain : equal, match 2. now dialect Britain : one who is a companion or mate; especially : spouse IV. noun (-s) Etymology: origin unknown dialect Britain : halfpenny V. verb • - make it - make waves
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