英语词组make up for是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

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make up for

释义

Idiom

make up for someone or something

Theme: SUBSTITUTION

to take the place of someone or something.

John can't play in the game Saturday, but I think I can make up for him.Do you think that this cat can make up for the one that ran away?

Phr V

make up for

makes, making, made

make up for sth

to replace something that has been lost, or to provide something good in order to make a bad situation better

This year's good harvest will make up for last year's bad one.He seems to be making up for an empty childhood by surrounding himself with expensive possessions.I didn't travel much when I was younger, but I'm certainly making up for lost time now. (= doing all the travelling I didn't do before)

if someone makes up for something bad that they have done, they do something good so that the bad thing does not cause a problem any more

He bought me dinner to make up for being late the day before.

phrasemake up for1. 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 for (someone or something)

1. To atone or act as compensation for some unfairness, misdeed, etc. Here, this should make up for all the money I owe you, and then some. Dad said he hoped this trip would make up for all the times he was away.

2. To act as a substitute for someone. Brett can't make it, so you'll have to make up for him, if that's OK.

make up for someone or something

1. to take the place of someone or something. John can't play in the game Saturday, but I think I can make up for him. Do you think that this cat can make up for the one that ran away?

2. to compensate for someone or something someone did. We all had to do extra work to make up for Harry, who was very tired from being out late the night before. We will certainly make up for what we failed to do.

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