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●ˌmake ˈup for sth 🔑●ˌmake ˈup for doing sth 🔑to do or provide sth good to balance or reduce the effects of sth bad 补救；补偿；弥补◆I bought myself a new dress to make up for not getting the job.
我没得到那份工作，于是买了件新连衣裙聊以自慰。◆After two years in prison he’s now making up for lost time (= doing the things he was not able to do before).
在狱中关了两年之后，他正在弥补失去的时间。SYN compensate (for sth) (more formal) [v + adv + prep] |