| 词组 | make up |
| 释义 | make up 1. make up sth usually passive if a number of parts or members make up something, they combine together to form it: ▪ Women made up over 40% of the workforce. ▪ the countries that make up the United Nations be made up of ▪ Indonesia is made up of over 13,000 islands. ▪ The group was made up of a psychologist, a social worker, and myself. make-up n U the things or people that something consists of: ▪ There have been a lot of changes to the make-up of the team. 2. make up your mind/make your mind up to make a definite decision or choice, after thinking about it for a long time: ▪ I wish he'd hurry up and make up his mind. ▪ In the fall of 1945 he made up his mind to quit school. + what/which/whether etc ▪ The doctors couldn't make up their minds what to do. + (that) ▪ By the time they got home he had already made up his mind that he wanted to marry her. sb's mind is made up (=they have decided to do something and are determined to do it) ▪ From the moment she saw her first ballet her mind was made up. She wanted to be a dancer, and nothing else. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑decide 3. make up sth • make sth up to think of a lie, excuse, or story that is not true in order to deceive someone: ▪ Diana's brother accused the press of harassing her and making up stories about her. ▪ I bet he's making it all up. ■ SIMILAR TO: invent made-up adj not true and intended to deceive someone: ▪ She just gave them some made-up story about how she needed the money for an emergency. 4. make up sth • make sth up to think of something new using your imagination for example the words for a new song, story etc: ▪ The soldiers used to make up rude songs about him. ▪ He couldn't remember any fairy stories, so he made one up about a magic carpet - the children loved it. make it up as you go along (=decide how to do something while you are doing it instead of planning it before) ▪ We didn't have any experience when we started the company, so we just made it up as we went along. ■ SIMILAR TO: invent 5. make up sth • made sth up to prepare or arrange something so that it is ready to be used - use this for example about lists, beds, sandwiches, or medicines: ▪ My wife's made up a bed for you in the spare room. ▪ Shall I make up some sandwiches? ■ SIMILAR TO: prepare, get ready 6. make up • make it up if two people who have had an argument make up, they talk to each other and agree to become friends again + with ▪ Although the father had made up with his daughter, there was still a strain between him and his son-in-law. kiss and make up spoken (=become friendly again with someone after an argument) ▪ Alderson isn't about to kiss and make up with his adversaries soon, and has issued a string of lawsuits against them. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑patch up 7. make up sth • make sth up if you make up time that you have taken off work, you spend that time working later: ▪ Janine took the morning off and told her boss that she's make it up later. ▪ I'm going home early - I'll make up the time tomorrow. make-up test n C AmE a test in school or college that you do later than other people in the class, because you were not there to do it at the same time 8. make up sth to add to an amount or number, so that you have the amount or number that you need in order to do something: ▪ I'm paying $800 towards the car, and my parents say they'll make up the rest of the money. ▪ We need two more players to make up the team. make up the difference (=pay the remaining money that is needed) ▪ 70% of the theatre's costs are covered by ticket sales, with a government grant making up the difference. 9. make up sb • make sb up to put coloured creams, powders etc onto someone's face to change the way they look: ▪ She had been made up to look like an old woman. make-up n U coloured creams, powders etc that people, especially women and actors, put on their face to change their appearance: ▪ I always go for heavy Sixties-style eye make-up. ▪ She paused before applying her make-up and stared at the mirror. 10. make up sth • make sth up to make a dress, suit etc by cutting and sewing cloth: ▪ We have these suits made up for us in the Far East. ▪ If you have a sewing machine you can save money on clothes by making them up yourself. |
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