make up

phrasal verbphr v

a) form/be 形成/占 make up somethingCONSIST OF/BE MADE OFBE to combine together to form something 形成，组成，构成 SYN constitute

Women make up only a small proportion of the prison population.

女性只占囚犯人数的一小部分。

be made up of something

The committee is made up of representatives from every state.

该委员会由来自各个州的代表组成。

n GRAMMAR: Using the progressive

Make up is not used in the progressive in this meaning. You say:

Oxygen makes up roughly 20% of the atmosphere.

✗Don’t say: Oxygen is making up roughly 20% of the atmosphere.

However, the participle form making up is often used:

Customers under 25 are important, making up a quarter of the total.

b) pretend STH is true 假装某事是真实的 make something ↔ upINVENT to pretend that something is true in order to deceive someone 编造，假装

I think they’re making the whole thing up.

我认为整件事情是他们编出来的。

→ made-up(1)

c) invent 创作 make something ↔ up to produce a new story, song, game etc by thinking 创作，编写〔故事、歌曲、游戏等〕

Nick made up a song about them.

尼克创作了一首关于他们的歌曲。

When you’re the boss you can make up your own rules.

如果你是老板，你就可以自己制定规则。

I’ve given talks so many times that now I just make them up as I go along (=think of things to say as I am speaking).

我作过太多次演讲，现在都能张口就来了。

d) prepare 准备 make something ↔ upPREPARE to prepare something by mixing things or putting things together 准备；布置

I could make up a bed for you on the sofa.

我可以给你在沙发上铺个床。

Can you make up a bottle of milk for the baby?

你能给宝宝准备一瓶奶吗？

e) SB’s face 某人的脸DCB make somebody ↔ up to put make-up (=special coloured substances) on someone’s face in order to make them look better or different 给〔某人〕化妆[化装]

They made him up as an old man for the last act of the play.

戏的最后一幕中他们把他扮成一个老人。

One lucky winner will have the chance to be made up and photographed.

一名幸运的获胜者将有机会化妆照相。

Do not use the verb ‘make up’ when you are talking about putting make-up on your own face. Say that you put on (your) make-up.

给自己化妆不要用 ‘make up’ 这个动词，而要说 put on (your) make-up.。

→ made-up(2)

f) number/amount 数目/金额 make something ↔ up especially British EnglishBrECOMPLETE to add to an amount in order to bring it up to the level that is needed 凑足，补齐

I saved as much as I could, and my parents made up the rest.

我尽自己所能攒了一些钱，余款由我父母凑齐。

The company will be forced to pay $6 million to make up the difference.

公司将被迫支付600万美元来补足差额。

g) time/work 时间/工作 make something ↔ upEQUAL to work at times when you do not usually work, because you have not done as much work as you should 补上，补回

I’m trying to make up the time I lost while I was sick.

我正在设法补回我生病耽误的时间。

Is it OK if I make the work up next week?

我下星期再把工作补上可以吗？

h) friends 朋友 (also make it up) informalFRIEND to become friendly with someone again after you have had an argument 和好，和解

with

Have you made up with Patty yet?

你跟帕蒂和好了吗？

Oh come on! Why don’t you just kiss and make up?

好了！你们干吗不和好呢？

i) from cloth 用布料 make something ↔ upDL to produce something from cloth by cutting and sewing 裁制；缝制

The dress had been made up to her exact requirements.

裙子是严格按照她的要求缝制的。

make something ↔ up into

I plan on making that material up into a dress.

我打算把那块衣料做成一条连衣裙。

→ make up your mind at mind1(3)

Examples from the Corpus

make up• You don't have to tell him why, just make something up.• I'm glad to see you two have made up.• I gave her my name, then made up a telephone number with a Los Angeles area code.• The remaining budget was made up by personal contributions-student loans!-from the team members.• It was along this thread of a path that Mary made up her mind to go.• "You're saying you think Bobby just made it up?" "I think he believes it, but I'm not sure it's true."• Ecosystems in the wild are made up of patches.• When my mother was in a good mood, she would make up songs about us.• For Halloween, the children made up stories about wolves and witches.• This contains the pattern of dots that, when printed on paper, will make up the actual character.• If you haven't got enough to pay for that, I can make up the difference.• It is these that make up the matter we see today and out of which we ourselves are made.• We need two more players to make up the team.• Have you made it up with your sister yet?• That's a good riddle. Did you make it up yourself?

be made up of something• The Certificate is made up of a range of foundation units with specialist options.• Explanation White light is made up of all the colors you can see in a rainbow.• And each microbe was made up of atoms and molecules.• Brand A is made up of four packs each containing a full day's food.• Our company of friends is made up of two different groups.• Because management is made up of virtually constant negotiation and adjustment it can only flourish in the context of other people.

make up the difference• Alternatively, why not turn to male school leavers to make up the difference?• Both say they would cut government programs to make up the difference.• But as oil reserves dwindled over the past decade, local school property taxes doubled to help make up the difference.• But Barry and Dehere made up the difference.• Equity investors have made up the difference.• This meant that state pensions would be reduced, but the private scheme must then guarantee to at least make up the difference.• Where they are disadvantaged, women make up the difference.• The University of Maryland System could provide that, but Maryland taxpayers should not make up the difference; federal taxpayers should.

kiss and make up• I think they just fight because they like to kiss and make up.• Want to show a husband and wife having a fight, then kissing and making up?• We wouldn't kiss and make up later.• Until, of course, Coleman returned the next day for practice and kissed and made up with his coach and teammates.

make into• On the contrary, it made him blaze up into action.

→ make up at make1(PHRASAL VERB)

词汇	make up
释义	make up make up phrasal verbphr v a) form/be 形成/占 make up somethingCONSIST OF/BE MADE OFBE to combine together to form something 形成，组成，构成 SYN constitute Women make up only a small proportion of the prison population. 女性只占囚犯人数的一小部分。 be made up of something The committee is made up of representatives from every state. 该委员会由来自各个州的代表组成。 n GRAMMAR: Using the progressive Make up is not used in the progressive in this meaning. You say: Oxygen makes up roughly 20% of the atmosphere. ✗Don’t say: Oxygen is making up roughly 20% of the atmosphere. However, the participle form making up is often used: Customers under 25 are important, making up a quarter of the total. b) pretend STH is true 假装某事是真实的 make something ↔ upINVENT to pretend that something is true in order to deceive someone 编造，假装 I think they’re making the whole thing up. 我认为整件事情是他们编出来的。 → made-up(1) c) invent 创作 make something ↔ up to produce a new story, song, game etc by thinking 创作，编写〔故事、歌曲、游戏等〕 Nick made up a song about them. 尼克创作了一首关于他们的歌曲。 When you’re the boss you can make up your own rules. 如果你是老板，你就可以自己制定规则。 I’ve given talks so many times that now I just make them up as I go along (=think of things to say as I am speaking). 我作过太多次演讲，现在都能张口就来了。 d) prepare 准备 make something ↔ upPREPARE to prepare something by mixing things or putting things together 准备；布置 I could make up a bed for you on the sofa. 我可以给你在沙发上铺个床。 Can you make up a bottle of milk for the baby? 你能给宝宝准备一瓶奶吗？ e) SB’s face 某人的脸DCB make somebody ↔ up to put make-up (=special coloured substances) on someone’s face in order to make them look better or different 给〔某人〕化妆[化装] They made him up as an old man for the last act of the play. 戏的最后一幕中他们把他扮成一个老人。 One lucky winner will have the chance to be made up and photographed. 一名幸运的获胜者将有机会化妆照相。 Do not use the verb ‘make up’ when you are talking about putting make-up on your own face. Say that you put on (your) make-up. 给自己化妆不要用 ‘make up’ 这个动词，而要说 put on (your) make-up.。 → made-up(2) f) number/amount 数目/金额 make something ↔ up especially British EnglishBrECOMPLETE to add to an amount in order to bring it up to the level that is needed 凑足，补齐 I saved as much as I could, and my parents made up the rest. 我尽自己所能攒了一些钱，余款由我父母凑齐。 The company will be forced to pay $6 million to make up the difference. 公司将被迫支付600万美元来补足差额。 g) time/work 时间/工作 make something ↔ upEQUAL to work at times when you do not usually work, because you have not done as much work as you should 补上，补回 I’m trying to make up the time I lost while I was sick. 我正在设法补回我生病耽误的时间。 Is it OK if I make the work up next week? 我下星期再把工作补上可以吗？ h) friends 朋友 (also make it up) informalFRIEND to become friendly with someone again after you have had an argument 和好，和解 with Have you made up with Patty yet? 你跟帕蒂和好了吗？ Oh come on! Why don’t you just kiss and make up? 好了！你们干吗不和好呢？ i) from cloth 用布料 make something ↔ upDL to produce something from cloth by cutting and sewing 裁制；缝制 The dress had been made up to her exact requirements. 裙子是严格按照她的要求缝制的。 make something ↔ up into I plan on making that material up into a dress. 我打算把那块衣料做成一条连衣裙。 → make up your mind at mind1(3) Examples from the Corpus make up• You don't have to tell him why, just make something up.• I'm glad to see you two have made up.• I gave her my name, then made up a telephone number with a Los Angeles area code.• The remaining budget was made up by personal contributions-student loans!-from the team members.• It was along this thread of a path that Mary made up her mind to go.• "You're saying you think Bobby just made it up?" "I think he believes it, but I'm not sure it's true."• Ecosystems in the wild are made up of patches.• When my mother was in a good mood, she would make up songs about us.• For Halloween, the children made up stories about wolves and witches.• This contains the pattern of dots that, when printed on paper, will make up the actual character.• If you haven't got enough to pay for that, I can make up the difference.• It is these that make up the matter we see today and out of which we ourselves are made.• We need two more players to make up the team.• Have you made it up with your sister yet?• That's a good riddle. Did you make it up yourself? be made up of something• The Certificate is made up of a range of foundation units with specialist options.• Explanation White light is made up of all the colors you can see in a rainbow.• And each microbe was made up of atoms and molecules.• Brand A is made up of four packs each containing a full day's food.• Our company of friends is made up of two different groups.• Because management is made up of virtually constant negotiation and adjustment it can only flourish in the context of other people. make up the difference• Alternatively, why not turn to male school leavers to make up the difference?• Both say they would cut government programs to make up the difference.• But as oil reserves dwindled over the past decade, local school property taxes doubled to help make up the difference.• But Barry and Dehere made up the difference.• Equity investors have made up the difference.• This meant that state pensions would be reduced, but the private scheme must then guarantee to at least make up the difference.• Where they are disadvantaged, women make up the difference.• The University of Maryland System could provide that, but Maryland taxpayers should not make up the difference; federal taxpayers should. kiss and make up• I think they just fight because they like to kiss and make up.• Want to show a husband and wife having a fight, then kissing and making up?• We wouldn't kiss and make up later.• Until, of course, Coleman returned the next day for practice and kissed and made up with his coach and teammates. make into• On the contrary, it made him blaze up into action. → make up at make1(PHRASAL VERB)
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