| 词组 | make |
| 释义 | make Theme: IDENTIFICATION 1. tr. to identify someone. (Underworld.) We tried to make him down at the station but came up with nothing.Given another second or two I could have made the guy—but he covered his face. 2. n. an identification. (Underworld.) We ran a make on her. She's got two priors.The make didn't come through until after she was released. Theme: SPEED tr. to achieve a specific speed.See if this thing can make ninety.This buggy will make twice the speed of the old one. Theme: TRAVEL tr. to arrive at a place; to cover a distance.Can we make Boston by sunset?We made forty miles in thirty minutes. make 1. noun an identification US, 1950.► on the make1. in search of sexual company US, 1929.2. seeking any opportunity or profit UK, 1992.► put the make onto try to seduce US, 1963 2. verb 1 to identify (a person) UK, 1906. 2 in planespotting, to record ('collect') an aircraft UK, 2003. 3 to seduce or have sex with someone US, 1923. 4 to admit someone into membership in an organised crime organisation US, 1964. 5 to manage to catch and travel on a scheduled vehicle UK, 1955. 6 to fix a price. In stock market use UK, 1895. 7 to steal, to appropriate UK, 1700.► as pretty/clever/happy as they make themused for indicating an extreme. Current examples (found in a quick search of the Internet, December 2003): 'as bad as they make them', 'as American as they make them' and 'as happy as they make them' UK, 1896.► make (a period of time)to be sentenced to or to serve a jail sentence TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1904.► make a breakto escape or make an attempted escape from prison US, 1930.► make a bubble; make a jail; make jail; make prison; make yearsto be sentenced to or to serve a jail sentence TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1937.► make a thing of; make a thing aboutto make a fuss about something UK, 1934.► make a zeefto show off TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003.► make assto blunder; to make a spectacle of yourself. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1981.► make faresto work as a prostitute TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1987.► make fartto make life difficult for someone TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1990.► make friends(among women) to take a lesbian lover TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1960.► make goodto succeed; to meet expectations US, 1901.► make holeto drill for oil US, 1984.► make it1. to have sex US, 1952.2. to leave US, 1913.3. to be accepted by US, 1955.4. to be acceptable US, 1955.5. to succeed, to become prosperous, to reach an objective UK, 1885.► make it up toto compensate someone for a loss or a wrong that has been suffered UK, 1860.► make like1. to behave in a suggested manner. Used in conjunction with 'and' to join a noun and a verb in a pun US, 1954.2. to behave in the manner of something, to act like US, 1881.► make like a boidto leave. Teen slang CANADA, 1946.► make loveto steal CANADA, 1988.► make love to the lavto vomit into a toilet bowl AUSTRALIA, 1971.► make niceto be act politely US, 1957.► make no boneswithout hesitation, to deal with or react to an awkward or unpleasant situation, no matter how difficult UK, 1459.► make oneto plan and carry out an escape attempt from prison UK, 1974.► make one outto successfully escape from prison UK, 1996.► make smilesto have sex UK, 2003.► make the holeto rob drunks sleeping on underground platforms and in carriages US, 1980.► make the showin motor racing with qualifying heats, to qualify for the race US, 1993.► make timeto flirt, to attempt to seduce US, 1953.► make tracksto depart hurriedly US, 1978.► make withto use, to bring into action US, 1940.► make your dayto make a highlight or moment of happiness in an ordinary day; to be the highlight UK, 1907 make after make after sb/sth not passive BrE to chase someone or something: Hencke made after the man, but all he could see was his back in the distance.■ SIMILAR TO: chase make away with 1. make away with sth not passive BrE informal to steal something and escape with it: Thieves made away with thousands of dollars worth of jewellery.■ SIMILAR TO: make off with2. make away with sb BrE old-fashioned to kill someone, especially after deciding to do it and planning it secretly: Mrs Jonathan now realized that she would never get a divorce. So she decided to make away with him instead.■ SIMILAR TO: kill, do away with informal make for 1. make for sth not passive to move towards something: At last the film finished and we got up and made for the exit. The two pilots made for Barber's Point and awaited instructions for take-off.■ SIMILAR TO: head for2. be made for each other if two people are made for each other, they each seem to be the perfect person for the other to have a happy relationship with: I'd like to see Seb and Carrie get married. They're made for each other.3. make for sth not passive to help to cause a particular effect or situation, or to produce a particular result: The game was played in heavy rain, which made for very dangerous conditions. With restaurants open late into the night, it all makes for a festive atmosphere. The author's description is vivid and thorough, and this makes for a very good read. make into 1. make sth into sth to change something in order to use it in a different way or for a different purpose: Sagan's best-selling book is being made into a movie by director Robert Zemeckis. The assistant showed us how an ordinary-looking sofa could be made into two beds.■ SIMILAR TO: turn into2. make sb into sth to change someone so that they become a different sort of person or have a different position in society: The film made her into a star overnight. Russell had spent a year in prison before he was found not guilty. It had made him into a bitter man.■ SIMILAR TO: turn into make of what do you make of sth/sb? if you ask someone what they make of something or someone, you want to know what their opinion of or reaction to them is: "I say, what do you make of this?" Martin said, pointing to a small article in that morning's paper.not know what to make of sth/sb (=not know how to understand or react towards something or someone) When the company suddenly announced that its regional offices were closing, we didn't know what to make of it. Hudson didn't like children, and never really knew what to make of his son.■ SIMILAR TO: think of make off make off to leave quickly, especially in order to escape: Detectives believe that the gunmen made off in the direction of Barnwell Park.■ SIMILAR TO: take off make off with make off with sth not passive to steal something and escape with it: Biggs and sixteen others made off with $7.3 million in the Great Train robbery of 1965.■ SIMILAR TO: make away with make out 1. make out sth • make sth out not passive if you can make something out, you can see or hear it, but with difficulty: In the semi-darkness, Delaney could just make out the Russian's face.not be able to make sth out (=not be able to see or hear something clearly) The words were in small print and I couldn't quite make them out. Maurice could hear voices in the kitchen below, but he couldn't make out what was being said.2. make out sth • make sth out not passive, usually negative if you can make something out, you can understand it although it is difficult to understand: Nobody could make out exactly what Murphy was trying to say. I can't make out why she did that, can you?from what sb can make out ... (=according to what someone understands about a situation, although it may not be correct) From what I can make out, the girl ran straight into the road, without stopping to look.■ SIMILAR TO: work out especially BrE, figure out3. make sth/sb out to be sth to describe something or someone, usually wrongly, as a particular type of thing or person, because you want people to believe that it is true: He was a good man, but the press made him out to be weak and unimportant. So what about fox-hunting? Is it really the bloody sport that it's made out to be?4. make out (that) especially BrE to try to make people believe that something is true when it is not: Don't you make out I'm a liar, Eric, or I'll knock you down! When Mum came in I was still feeling really annoyed so I made out that I was watching TV.■ SIMILAR TO: pretend5. make out a cheque/bill etc to write the necessary information on a cheque, bill etc: We sat down to wait while the receptionist made out our bill. I mailed a check for $30.80, made out to Lakewood Country Club.■ SIMILAR TO: write out6. can't make sb out if you can't make someone out, you cannot understand what kind of person they are, or why they behave as they do: Dorothy's such a quiet reserved person. I've never been able to make her out at all.■ SIMILAR TO: can't figure sb out, can't work sb out BrE7. make out AmE informal to kiss and touch someone in a sexual way: A couple of teenagers were making out in the back of the movie theater.■ SIMILAR TO: snog BrE informal8. how did you make out? spoken used to ask if someone was successful: How did you make out in the race yesterday? make over make over sth • make sth over BrE to officially give money or property to someone else, so that it legally belongs to them+ to When Rose reached sixty, she made over the farm to her son. make towards make towards sth especially BrE to start moving towards something: Without a word, Bert gently picked up the frightened child and made towards the house. 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 Nationsbe 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: decide3. 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: inventmade-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: invent5. 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 ready6. 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 up7. 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 time8. 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. 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 for2. 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. make up to 1. make it up to sb to do something good for someone after disappointing them or treating them badly, so that they forgive you: I'm sorry I haven't seen you much lately, but I'll make it up to you, I promise.2. make up to sb not passive to talk to someone in a very friendly way because you want to have sex with them: Paul came to the party uninvited, and then started making up to all the women.■ SIMILAR TO: chat up BrE informal3. make up to sb not passive BrE old-fashioned to be very friendly to someone in authority because you want them to do something for you: students who start making up to the teacher just before the exams■ SIMILAR TO: suck up to informal make1. Literally, to bring something into existence; to bring about or cause to exist. Look at this table I made! Please don't make a mess. 2. To identify someone as a criminal or suspect of a crime. Did anyone make you as you left with the jewels? A witness tried to make the thief at the police lineup, but didn't feel confident about who was guilty. 3. To attend or participate in an event. I don't think I'll be able to make the game. I've got a lot of work I need to catch up on this weekend. I hope you can make the party! make (one)To identify one as a criminal or wrongdoer. Often used in passive constructions. You made sure nobody could make you while you stole the documents, right? By the time I realized I had been made, I could already hear the police sirens coming toward me. make someoneSl. to identify someone. (Used especially in the context of law enforcement.) The cop stared at Wilbur and tried to make him, but failed to identify him and let him go. The cops took the suspect downtown where the police chief made him as a wanted criminal. make somethingto attend an event. I hope you can make our party. I am sorry, but I won't be able to make it. make(an amount of) headway1. Lit. to move forward. Even in a light wind, the ship could not make any headway. 2. Fig. to advance toward completing a task. With the help of Garret, Christopher made a lot of headway on the project. make1. tv. to identify someone. (Underworld.) We tried to make him down at the station but came up with nothing. 2. n. an identification. (Underworld.) We ran a make on her. She’s got two priors. 3. tv. to arrive at a place; to cover a distance. We made forty miles in thirty minutes. 4. tv. to achieve a specific speed. This buggy will make twice the speed of the old one. make/a mock of To subject to ridicule; mock. make/go the rounds1. To go from place to place, as on business or for entertainment: a delivery truck making the rounds; students going the rounds in the entertainment district. 2. To be communicated or passed from person to person: The news quickly made the rounds. A piece of juicy gossip is going the rounds. make/raise a stink Slang To make a great fuss.
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