makes
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.
停在外面的唯一一辆车是黑色的萨博–一个不同的牌子。
make for
If you make for a place, you move towards it.
He rose from his seat and made for the door.
他起身向门口走去。
If something makes for another thing, it causes or helps to cause that thing to happen or exist.
A happy parent makes for a happy child.
幸福的家长造就幸福的孩子。
make of
If you ask a person what they make of something, you want to know what their impression, opinion, or understanding of it is.
Nancy wasn't sure what to make of Mick's apology.
南希不确定该怎样看待米克的道歉。
make off
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.
他们挣脱后开着一辆偷来的车尽快逃离了。
make off with
If you make off with something, you steal it and take it away with you.
Otto made off with the last of the brandy.
奥托把最后一点儿白兰地偷走了。
make out
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.
我只能看出一个高高的、苍白的、朦胧的人影穿行在矮灌木丛中。
She thought she heard a name. She couldn't make it out, though.
她以为自己听到了一个名字,但听不清楚。
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.
我完全不能明白它。
It is hard to make out what criteria are used.
难以弄清楚使用了什么标准。
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.
他们在试图证明我确实做了那件事。
I don't think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be.
我认为这不像大家说的那样了不起。
When you make out a cheque, receipt, or order form, you write all the necessary information on it.
I'll make the cheque out to you and put it in the post this afternoon.
我会给你写一张支票并于今天下午邮寄给你。
make up
The people or things that make up something are the members or parts that form that thing.
The Chinese make up the largest single ethnic group in the city's public classrooms.
华人在该市公立学校的课堂中构成最大的一个族群。
Women officers make up 13 per cent of the police force.
女警察构成警力的13。
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.
我认为你编造关于他的故事是很不友好的。
If you make up an amount, you add something to it so that it is as large as it should be.
Less than half of the money that students receive is in the form of grants, and loans have made up the difference.
学生们获得的钱有不到一半的是助学金形式的,贷款补上了不足的部分。
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.
他们将不得不加班来弥补罢工耽误的时间。
If two people make up after a quarrel or disagreement, they become friends again.
She came back and they made up.
她回来了,他们重归于好。
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.
在配制蛋奶酥混合料之前先准备蛋奶酥烤盘。
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.
她母亲在她的旧房间里铺了张床。
make do
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?
如果你买得起正品,为什么还拿复制品凑合呢?
make it
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.
这样你终究还是及时到达了美国。
the hostages who never made it home.
始终没能回家的人质们。
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.
我相信我有获得成功的才干。
If you cannot make it, you are unable to attend an event that you have been invited to.
He hadn't been able to make it to our dinner.
他没能如约参加我们的晚宴。
makes , making , made
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.
我只想做一下评论。
I made a few phone calls.
我打了几个电话。
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.
显然他把试演搞得一团糟。
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.
Mary made as if to protest, then hesitated.
玛丽似乎要抗议,又犹豫了。
If something makes you do something, it causes you to do it.
Dirt from the road made him cough.
公路上的灰尘使他咳嗽起来。
The white tips of his shirt collar made him look like a choirboy.
他衬衣的白色领尖使他看起来像个唱诗班男童。
If you make someone do something, you force them to do it.
You can't make me do anything.
你不能强迫我做任何事。
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.
詹姆斯·邦德,那个使他成为明星的角色。
She made life very difficult for me.
她使我的生活变得很艰难。
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.
They live in fantasy worlds which make Disneyland seem uninventive.
他们生活在幻想世界里,那些幻想使迪斯尼乐园也显得毫无创意。
If you make yourself understood, heard, or known, you succeed in getting people to understand you, hear you, or know that you are there.
He learned enough Spanish to make himself understood.
他学的西班牙语足以让别人明白他。
If you make someone something, you appoint them to a particular job, role, or position.
He made her a director in his numerous companies.
他任命她为他数家公司的主管。
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.
我们把它变成了一个漂亮的家。
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.
这使得灯泡和电量的总耗费达到27美元。
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.
洛伦佐是个天生的领导者,善于结交朋友。
To make something means to produce, construct, or create it.
She made her own bread.
她自己做了面包。
Having curtains made professionally can be costly.
找专业人员制作窗帘会很贵。
If you make a note or list, you write something down in that form.
Mr Perry made a note in his book.
佩里先生在他的书里做了批注。
If you make rules or laws, you decide what these should be.
The police don't make the laws, they merely enforce them.
警察不制定法律,只是执行法律。
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.
我认为每家公司的目的都是赚钱。
If you make a case for something, you try to establish or prove that it is the best thing to do.
You could certainly make a case for this point of view.
你当然可以提出论据证明这种观点。
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.
She'll make a good actress, if she gets the right training.
如能得到良好的训练,她会成为一名好演员。
You've a very good idea there. It will make a good book.
你的构思很好,会写成一本好书。
If people make a particular pattern such as a line or a circle, they arrange themselves in this way.
form
A group of people made a circle around the Pentagon.
一群人绕五角大楼围成了一个圈。
You can use make to say what two numbers add up to.
Four twos make eight.
4个2等于8。
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 team.
那些运动员很高兴加入该队。
If you make a place in or by a particular time, you get there in or by that time, often with some difficulty.
The engine is gulping two tons of fuel an hour in order to make New Orleans by nightfall.
为了在天黑之前赶到新奥尔良,火车现在每小时要消耗两吨燃料。
You use make it when saying what you calculate or guess an amount to be.
'How many shots has she got left?'—'I make it two.'
“她还剩几颗子弹?” “我估计是两颗。”
You use make it when saying what time your watch says it is.
I make it nearly nine o'clock.
我的表快9:00了。