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make upmake up1.■编造Tom makes up stories to amuse his little brother.汤姆编故事逗他的小弟弟。2.■讲和Mary and Joan quarreled, but made up after a while.玛丽和琼吵架, 但一会儿就和好了。The quarrel was only about a trivial matter, but it was years before they made it up.争吵只是为了一件小事, 但是过了多年他们才言归于好。3.■弥补, 偿还Vitamin pills make up what you lack in your diet.维生素丸可补充你食物中所缺乏的营养。4.■补足, 凑足We collected ￡478, but a very generous benefactor made it up to ￡500.我们募捐了478英镑, 一位非常慷慨的捐款人凑足到500英镑。She had to make up her income as a pianist by teaching piano students.她这个钢琴家的收入得靠教人弹琴来添补。5.■化装, 打扮It didn't take her long to make up.她很快就化妆好了。When she goes out to visit friends, she is very much made up.她出去访友时, 总是浓妆艳抹地打扮一番。6.■配制The pharmacist made up the prescribed medicine.药剂师按方子配好了药。7.■铺床, 整理Leave this notice hanging on your door, asking the servant to make up your room.留张便条挂在你房门上, 请服务员把你的房间整理一下。8.■组成, 构成How many countries make up the Common Market?(欧洲)共同市场由多少国家组成?The audience was made up of very young children.观众由小孩子们组成。This is made up of three different parts.这由三个不同部分组成。

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make up1.■构成，组成；形成；占：The committee is made up of six women.委员会由六位妇女组成。This made up 15%of their total income.这是他们总收入的百分之十五。2.■编造，捏造；即席做(诗)，虚构：I couldn't remember the fairy story I wanted to tell her, so I made one up as I went along.我想不起我要给她讲的那个神话故事，于是我一边走一边编了一个。It's not true. She made it up.这不是真实的情况，是她编造出来的。3.■和解；言归于好：She is coming to make up with you.她是来与你和解的。He and his wife usually make up their quarrel the same day.他和妻子吵架通常当天就言归于好。4.■赔偿金钱损失；弥补，补偿，补充：His intelligence made up for his lack of personal charm.他的智慧弥补了他的容貌缺陷。They'll do all they can to make up the economic losses.他们要尽一切力量弥补这些经济损失。5.■补考；补上(功课)；补修；赶上：She soon made up the lessons she had missed.她很快就把缺的课补上了。Jim has three courses to make up before he can get his degree.吉姆要先补上三门课程才能获得学位。6.■打扮；化妆；化装；涂脂抹粉：She made up for the part of an old woman.她化装扮演一个老妇人。Mary was slightly made up.玛丽稍稍涂了一点脂粉。7.■铺床；整理(旅馆、房间等)：We made up our beds immediately after getting up.我们一起床就把床铺整理好。We can make you up a bed on the floor,if you don't mind.要是你不介意，我们可以为你打个地铺。8.■准备(食物)：I'll make up a packed meal for the journey.我来准备一份供旅途食用的盒饭。9.■完成(订货、定单等)；按处方配药；配制(药)合成药剂：The chemist is making up the doctor's order.药剂师正在根据医生的处方配药。Your job will be to make up the customer's orders.你的工作就是按订户的订单配齐货物。10.■决定，签订11.■铺设(沥青)路面：The road should be made up this year.这条路应该今年铺设。12.■草拟；结算；清算13.■涨潮14.■凑足，凑满，成为一分子，配齐：He generously made up the necessary amount.他慷慨地凑足了所需的款项。Can you make up a four at tennis.我们打网球三缺一，你能来凑成第四个人吗?15.■捆扎；包扎；打成包；包装，安排：Can you make up these papers into parcels of about ten each?你能按每包10份左右把这些文件捆扎好吗?16.■编辑，编排(版面)；拼版：They need someone with experience of making up a page.他们需要一个有编排版面经验的人。17.■缝制(衣服)，缝制成衣，裁制：This length of cloth should make up into two pairs of trousers.这段布料可做两条裤子。This material will make up into three dresses.这块料子可以裁制三件衣服。18.■加燃料使火不熄灭，生火：This wood burns so quickly that we have to make the fire up every half hour.这种木材烧得很快，每半个小时我们就得添加燃料。The fire needs making up.这火需要添柴。19.■下决心，拿定主意20.■重印；换掉21.■体格；性情；特质；天生个性22.■积聚，收集；聚集23.■代替，取代，替换24.■修建；修理；装配 [亦作 makeup]

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