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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

make up
  1. 1. vt. (constitute) 构成
    Women make up two-fifths of the British labour force.
    妇女构成英国劳动力人数的五分之二。
    to be made up of
    由…组成
  2. 2. vt. [+story] [ excuse] (invent) 捏造
    He was very good at making up excuses.
    他对捏造借口在行
  3. 3. vt. [+bed] (prepare) 准备
  4. 4. vt. (with cosmetics) 化妆
    She spent too much time making herself up.
    她花太多的时间化妆
  5. 5. vi. (after quarrel) 和好
    She came back and they made up.
    回来了,他们和好如初
    to make up one's mind
    下定决心
    to make it up to sb
    某人作出补偿
    I'll make it up to you, I promise.
    保证对你作出补偿
    to make o.s. up
    化妆

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

make up
  1. 1. [Engineering] 形成组成补充,占(比例
make up
  1. 1. v. + adv 化妆
    It takes her an hour to finish her make up.
    她化完妆足足用了一个小时
  2. 2. v. + adv 捏造虚构
  3. 3. v. + adv 弥补补充赶上进度
    They flew to make up for lost time.
    他们飞机以补回丢失的时间
  4. 4. v. + adv [Engineering] 形成组成补充,占(比例
    The volumes will be made up of chapters written by authorities in a particular field.
    这几卷将由某一特定领域的几位专家撰写章节组成
  5. 5. v. + adv 修理
  6. 6. v. + adv 重印;换掉
  7. 7. v. + adv 加燃料使(火)不熄;生(火
  8. 8. v. + adv 包扎包装;把…打成
  9. 9. v. + adv 决定;定下
  10. 10. v. + adv 收拾整理
    Beds are made up for your arrival.
    为了你们的到来,床已经整理好了。
  11. 11. v. + adv 设计构思
  12. 12. v. + adv 组成构成
    This symbol is made up of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.
    这个符号是由希腊字母表里的头两个字母组成的
    A bacterium is a very small organism made up of one cell.
    细菌是由单个细胞组成的微小有机物
  13. 13. v. + adv 编组车辆列车
  14. 14. v. + adv 为(某人准备旅行远足随身带的食品篮等)
  15. 15. v. + adv 聚集升起
  16. 16. v. + adv 缝制衣服);把(布片)拼成衣服
  17. 17. v. + adv 配制(药等)
    The chef made up a recipe.
    厨师长配制一个秘方
  18. 18. v. + adv 安排婚事等);缔造协定等)
  19. 19. v. + adv 妥协和解
    They apologized and made up.
    他们道歉讲和了。
  20. 20. v. + adv 补偿赔偿
    She was forced to resign and the compensation made up for her lost earnings.
    被迫辞职获得一些赔偿,以弥补她的收入损失
  21. 21. v. + adv 调整
  22. 22. v. + adv 填(空隙);堵塞通道);关闭门窗等)
  23. 23. v. + adv 铺建(路面),铺设沥青之类的)路面以利高速车辆行驶
  24. 24. v. + adv [Card Games] 洗牌
  25. 25. v. + adv 编制整理(帐目);结算(帐目)
  26. 26. v. + adv [American English] 补(考);留级

Examples

to make up one's mind {or} make one's mind up
下定决心
The rich colors of her make up fit her face color.
她妆容中浓重的色彩正好贴合她的肤色。
to make up one's mind
下定决心
I'm sorry I broke your vase I'll make up for it.
很抱歉打碎了你的花瓶,我会做出补偿的。
to make up a prescription
配方
they make up something like two-thirds of the population
他们占了差不多三分之二的人口
An ancient Chinese saying: "The yin and the yang make up the Tao."
中国古人说:“一阴一阳之谓道”。
You'd better make up a wish-wash.
你最好开一份需求清单。

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