| 词组 | make up for |
| 释义 | make up for 1. make up for sth if a good situation makes up for a bad one, it makes you forget the bad situation and feel happy again: ▪ Last night's victory made up for all the problems we've had in previous games. more than make up for sth (=be so good that it makes the bade situation seem unimportant) ▪ She felt exhausted, but the sheer pleasure of having reached the summit more than made up for it. ■ SIMILAR TO: compensate for 2. make up for sth not passive to do something good for someone after doing something bad to them, so that they forgive you: ▪ Can I buy you lunch to make up for being late? ▪ Mike forgot his wife's birthday - so he took her to Paris to make up for it. 3. make up for sth to have so much of a good quality, that it is not important that you do not have enough of another quality: ▪ Perhaps Sue lacked natural skill, but she certainly made up for that with her enthusiasm. ▪ What the diamonds lacked in size, they apparently made up for in quality. 4. make up for lost time to work more quickly or at times when you do not usually work, because something has prevented you from doing your work: ▪ I was ill last week, so I had to work all weekend to make up for lost time. to become involved in an activity very eagerly, because you wish you had discovered it earlier in your life: ▪ Ursula didn't start dancing until she was 40, so now she feels she's trying to make up for lost time. |
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