make
v.(动词)made[m3d] mak.ing,makes v.tr.(及物动词)To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create:使存在,使发生:导致存在或发生;使发生;创造:例句:made problems for him; making a commotion.为他制造问题;引发暴乱
To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct:制成:用塑造、修改或把材料放在一块的方法导致存在;建造:例句:make a dress; made a wall of stones.做衣服;砌石墙
To form by assembling individuals or constituents:集成:把个体或成份组合而形成:例句:make a quorum.达到法定人数
To change from one form or function to another:使功能改变:把一种形式或功能转换成另外一种:例句:make clay into bricks.把泥土制成砖块
To cause to be or become:使成或变成:例句:made her position clear; a decision that made him happy.使她的地位明朗化;此决定令他高兴
To cause to assume a specified function or role:当做,当成:使具有一种特定的功能或成为某个角色:例句:made her treasurer; made Chicago his home.视她为出纳员;把芝加哥当成他的家
To cause to act in a specified manner:造成,导致:以特定的方式引起行动:例句:Heat makes gases expand.热使得气体膨胀
To compel:促使:例句:made him leave.迫使他离开
To form in the mind:在头脑中形成:例句:make an estimate.做估算
To compose:创作:例句:make verses.创作诗歌
To prepare; fix:准备;安排:例句:make breakfast.准备早餐
To get ready or set in order for use:准备使用:准备或料理好以便使用:例句:made the bed.整理床铺
To gather and light the materials for (a fire).生火:收集材料并点燃(生火)
To engage in:从事:例句:make war.开战
To carry out; perform:执行;进行:例句:make a telephone call; make an incision.打电话;切开
To achieve, produce, or attain:实现,产生,达到:例句:made peace between the two factions; not making sense; didn`t make the quota.在两个派别之间实现和平;毫无意义;没有达到定额
To institute or establish; enact:制订:制定或者建立;颁布:例句:make laws.制定法律
To draw up and execute in a suitable form:订立:以合适的形式拟定并实施:例句:make a will.立遗嘱
To arrive at; reach:到达;抵达:例句:made Washington in two hours.在两小时内到达华盛顿
To reach in time:及时赶上:例句:just made the plane.刚好赶上飞机
To attain the rank or position of:达到地位:达到某种职位或军衔:例句:She made lieutenant.她的军衔为中尉
To acquire a place in or on:组成,得到:获得一个位置:例句:made the basketball team; made the morning papers.组成篮球队;收到早报了
To gain or earn, as by working:赚到:通过工作赚得或获得:例句:make money.赚钱
To behave so as to acquire:使成为:为了获取而做某些行为:例句:make friends.交朋友
To score or achieve, as in a sport:得分:在体育比赛中得分或成功:例句:made a field goal.射门得分
To assure the success of:确保…的成功:例句:A favorable review from him can make a play.他赞赏的评论能使这场戏成功
To favor the development of:有利于…的发展:例句:Practice makes a winning team.勤加训练必有助于球队获得胜利
To be suited for:对…合适:例句:Oak makes strong furniture.橡木合适做耐用家具
To develop into:发展成为:例句:She will make a fine doctor.她将会成为一个好医生
To draw a conclusion as to the significance or nature of:下结论:作出对…的意义或本性的结论:例句:don`t know what to make of the decision.不知道怎样作决定
To calculate as being; estimate:估计是;估算:例句:I make the height 20 feet.我估计有20英尺高
To consider as being:认为是:例句:wasn`t the problem some people made it.有些人不认为这是一个问题
To constitute:构成:例句:Twenty members make a quorum.二十个成员构成法定人数
To add up to:等于:例句:Two and two make four.二加二等于四
To amount to:接近,相当于:例句:makes no difference.没有什么区别
To constitute the essence or nature of:架构:构成…的精华或本质:例句:Clothes make the man.由穿着便可了解一个人
To cause to be especially enjoyable or rewarding:使有意义:使成为特别有乐趣或值得的:例句:You made my day.你使我的生活特别有意义
To appear to begin (an action):准备:看上去开始(一个动作):例句:She made to leave.她准备离开
Slang To persuade to have sexual intercourse.【俚语】 性交:说服…发生性关系v.intr.(不及物动词)To act or behave in a specified manner:做:明确地做或行为:例句:make merry; make free.快乐地做;自由地做
To begin or appear to begin an action:准备做:开始或看上去开始一个动作:例句:made as if to shake my hand.好象要和我握手
To cause something to be as specified:确认:使某事物变得明确:例句:make ready; make sure.准备好;确认
To proceed in a certain direction:按某一方向前进:例句:made for home; made after the thief.回家;追赶小偷
Slang To pretend to be; imitate. Used withlike : 【俚语】 假扮;模仿。与like 连用: 例句:made like a ballerina.模仿芭蕾舞女演员
To undergo fabrication or manufacture:生产:经编写或生产成为:例句:This wool makes up into a warm shawl.这种羊毛织成了很暖和的围巾
To rise or accumulate:上升或积聚:例句:The tide is making.正在涨潮
n.(名词)The act or process of making; manufacturing.制造:制作或生产的动作或过程;生产The style or manner in which a thing is made:制作样式:生产某事物的风格或方式:例句:disliked the make of her coat.不喜欢她衣服的样式
The amount produced, especially the output of a factory.生产量:生产的数量,特别是一座工厂的产量A specific line of manufactured goods, identified by the manufacturer`s name or the registered trademark:牌子:产品特定的种类,以生产商的名字或者注册的商标来识别:例句:a famous make of shirt.名牌衬衫
The physical or moral nature of a person; character or disposition:性格:一个人的身体或精神上的本质;性格或者性情:例句:found out what make of man he was.得知他是一个什么样的人
Slang Identification of a person or thing, often from information in police records:【俚语】 档案:一个人或事物的身份,经常从警方记录的信息中得出:例句:Did you get a make on the assailantô你得知有关攻击者的资料了吗ô
<常用词组>make for
To have or cause to have a particular effect or result:造成,促成:有或促使有某种特定的效果或者结果的:例句:small details that make for comfort.令人舒适的小节
To help promote; further:帮助提升;推进:例句:makes for better communication.促进更好的交流
make off
To depart in haste; run away.急忙离开;跑走make out
To discern or see, especially with difficulty:辨明:辨明或看清,特别是在有困难的情况下:例句:I could barely make out the traffic signs through the rain.在雨中我几乎看不清交通标志
To understand:理解:例句:could not make out what she was saying.不能理解她在说些什么
To write out; draw up:写下来;列出:例句:made out the invoices.开具发票
To fill in (a form, for example).填写(如表格)Informal To imply or suggest:【非正式用语】 暗示,建议:例句:You make me out to be a liar.你暗示我不要说谎
Informal To try to establish or prove:【非正式用语】 试图建立或者证明:例句:He made out that he was innocent.他试图证明自己是无辜的
To get along in a given way; fare:进展:在给定的道路上前进;进展:例句:made out well in business.在生意上进展顺利
Slang 【俚语】 To neck; pet.相互亲吻;抚爱To have sexual intercourse.发生性关系make over
To redo; renovate.改装;革新To change or transfer the ownership of, usually by means of a legal document:转让:改变或者转移所有权,通常是通过法律文件的方式:例句:made over the property to her son.把财产转到她儿子名下
make up
To put together; construct or compose:整理;建立或捏造:例句:make up a prescription.开一个药方
To constitute; form:构成;组成:例句:One hundred years make up a century.一百年构成一个世纪
To alter one`s appearance for a role on the stage, as with a costume and cosmetics.化妆:为在舞台上的角色而改变某人的外表,例如用服装或化妆品To apply cosmetics.用化妆品化妆To devise as a fiction or falsehood; invent:捏造,编造:杜撰小说或谎话;捏造:例句:made up an excuse.编造借口
To make good (a deficit or lack):弥补:弥补(赤字或不足):例句:made up the difference in the bill.弥补了帐单上的差额
To compensate for:补偿:例句:make up the lost time.补足失去的时间
To resolve a quarrel:和好:平息一场争吵:例句:kissed and made up.亲吻和好
To make ingratiating or fawning overtures. Used withto : 献殷勤,巴结:提出献殷勤或讨好的建议。和to 连用: 例句:made up to his friend`s boss.向他朋友的老板献殷勤
To take (an examination or a course) again or at a later time because of previous absence or failure.补考,补课:因为以前缺席或不及格在一段时间后再考或再上课To set in order:整理,收拾:例句:make up a room.把房间收拾好
Printing To select and arrange material for:【印刷术】 排版,整版:例句:made up the front page.为封面排版
make with 【俚语】
To bring into use:使用:例句:a flirt making with the eyes.用眼睛调情
To put forth; produce:长出;制造:例句:always making with the jokes.总是谈笑风声
常用词组><习惯用语>make a clean breast of
To confess fully.坦白交待make a face
To distort the features of the face; grimace.改变脸部的容貌;扮鬼脸make a go of
To achieve success in:在…获得成功:例句:have made a go of the business.生意上获得了成功
make away with
To carry off; steal.处理;偷To use up or consume.用光或消费To kill or destroy.杀死或破坏make believe
To pretend.假装make bold
To venture:冒险:例句:I will not make so bold as to criticize such a distinguished scholar.我不会冒险去批评这么杰出的一位学者
make book【游戏】
To accept bets on a race, game, or contest.在赛马、比赛或竞赛中接受赌注make do
To manage to get along with the means available:用手头拥有的钱去勉强应付:例句:had to make do on less income.不得不用较少的收入来应付
make ends meet
To manage so that one`s means are sufficient for one`s needs.收支平衡:设法使某人的财产和花费相抵make eyes
To ogle.向…送秋波make fun of
To mock; ridicule.嘲笑;嘲讽make good
To carry out successfully:成功地实施:例句:He made good his escape.他成功地逃脱了
To fulfill:实现:例句:She made good her promise.她实现了诺言
To make compensation for; make up for:补偿;弥补:例句:made good the loss.弥补损失
To succeed:成功:例句:made good as a writer.成为一个成功的作家
make hay
To turn to one`s advantage:利用:使对某人有利:例句:The candidate`s opponents made hay of the scandal.候选人的竞争对手利用这次丑闻做了手脚
make it
Informal To be successful:【非正式用语】 成功:例句:finally made it as an actor.最后成了一名成功的演员
Slang To have sexual intercourse.【俚语】 发生性关系make light of
To treat as unimportant:轻视;忽略:例句:He made light of his illness.他忽视了自己的疾病
make love
To engage in amorous caressing.做爱抚的动作To engage in sexual intercourse.发生性关系make much of
To treat as of great importance.重视对待make no bones about
To be forthright and candid about; acknowledge freely:对…坦白或直爽;公开承认:例句:They make no bones about their dislike for each other.他们毫不隐瞒彼此间的厌恶
make off with
To snatch or steal:夺走或偷走:例句:made off with the profits.夺走了利润
make sail【航海】
To begin a voyage.开始航行To set sail.张帆make the grade
To measure up to a given standard.达到给定的标准make the most of
To use to the greatest advantage.最大限度地利用make the scene【俚语】
To put in an appearance:出现:例句:made the scene at the party.出现在聚会上
To participate in a specified activity:参与具体的活动:例句:made the drug scene.参与毒品活动
make time
To move or travel fast, as in an attempt to compensate for lost time.弥补时间:运动或走得更快以便弥补失去的时间Slang To make progress toward attracting:【俚语】 更加有吸引力:例句:He tried to make time with the new neighbor.他试图获取新邻居的好感
make tracks【俚语】
To move or leave in a hurry.匆忙走开或离去make up (one`s) mind
To decide between alternatives; come to a definite decision or opinion.作出选择;作出决定或提出意见make waves【俚语】
To cause a disturbance or controversy.引起混乱或争论make way
To give room for passage; move aside.让路;走到一边To make progress.取得进步on the make【俚语】
Aggressively striving for financial or social improvement:拼命追求经济上或社会地位上的提高:例句:a young executive on the make.追求进步的年轻经理
Eagerly seeking a sexual partner.急切地追求伴侣习惯用语>来源:Middle English maken 中古英语 maken from Old English macian * see mag- 源自 古英语 macian *参见 mag-
【引伸】
mak.able
adj.(形容词)