it i£«
oshe
doesn’t know how to make the
most of herself (=
make herself appear in the best possible way). MA$fljt#flf5r Ei £ o make 'much of sth/sb to treat sth/sb as very important SIS.; iA%ISMU: He always makes much
of his humble origins. ^&JM#7Ejfft!j-$.itllt{i} % 0 ,make or break sth to be the thing that makes sb/sth
either a success or a failure f) ••• Hft l$ A ft: This movie will make
or break him as a director.
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<A^ftfe=^'^ Jiff Aft o 0 It’s make-or-break
time for the company. ’make
something of yourself to be
successful in your life I# IJiklfi 'make for sth 1 to move
towards sth ft • • • H if) H771 head for 2 to
help to make sth possible
an extra bedroom. f£fn^lElftlf$^
— A, $
ehs.
'make sth of sb/sth to understand the meaning or character of sb/sth ^A; 51M ; ‘tit#: What do you make of it all? fifc £] IPiPJIff n% ? o I can’t make
anything of this note, h ft A
A 11 it ft $S*fs #J it H „ 0 I don’t know what to make of (= think of) the new manager. fSA^it^M¥ff|-fM'i7o
.make ‘off to hurry away, especially in order
to escape (
steal sth
and hurry away with it
.make ’out (informal) 1 used to ask if sb managed well
or was successful in a particular situation (
51#^ ) jSf#, How did he make out
while his
wife was away? flfe#7A£^ftftfell^&ft:#J?
2 {NAmE,
informal) ~ (with sb) to kiss and touch sb in a sexual way; to
have sex with sb (
3£A ) ; (
A ) .make sb out to understand sb’s character # ill, #S ( SA ) .make sb/sth~’out 1 to manage to see sb/sth or read or hear
sth If}#; ft?#; #?#; Wtik Bud distinguish : I could just make out
a figure in the darkness. ^ RfAIoftirtb 7~*AA#)$&li$o 0 [+ wh] I could hear voices
but I couldn’t make out what they were saying. ilft AMfifeflAA
il ft 'a o o note
at identify 2 to say that sth is true when it may not be
; |E • • • ilJ$ EHZJclaim: She’s not as rich as
people make out. M A
A ft A1H il W iftl g Ao 0 [+ that] He made out that he
had been robbed, life
il fife it AJfrTo o [+ to inf] She makes herself out
to be smarter than she really is. hfeil i £ ^ 'a WM
.make
sth—out 1 to write out or complete a form or
document ff ^ , iM ft ( ^ ft & £ fir ) : He made out a cheque
for €100. lifejfj-^ 100 0C7C&1J H 0 o The doctor made out a
prescription for me. A 7“^ldiAo 2 (used in negative sentences and
questions 11 to understand sth; to
see
the
reasons for sth 51 : 0h ft ( A 51) : How do you
make that out (= what are your reasons for
thinking that)? fftft 0 [+ wh-] I can’t make out what
she wants. & A W ft *6$®# £ 0
.make sth-+over
(to sb/sth) 1 to legally give sth to sb ( if i&iife ) $£ih: He made over the property to
his eldest son. life IB ffl ft It in T fife #J A: 7 „ 2 to change sth
in order to make it look different or use it for a different purpose; to give
sb a different appearance by changing their clothes, hair, etc. rⅈ fifft
H771 transform — related noun makeover make
towards sth to start
moving towards sth ft • • • f£ if); H] • ■ • A A : He made towards the
door, fife ft H p
.make 'up | .make yourself/sb—'up to put powder, lipstick, etc. on your/sb’s face to make it more attractive or to prepare for an
appearance in the theatre, on television, etc. ffcf&; —related noun
make-up(I)
.make
sth<-'up 1 to form sth PTiTI constitute: Women make up 56% of the student numbers. 56% „ — related noun
make-up(3)
o note at consist of 2 to put sth together from several
different things ft ^ — related
noun make-up(3)
3 to invent a
story, etc., especially in order to trick or entertain sb , it W# ) :
He made up some excuse about his daughter being sick. fife£w 7 Aft P, i#ftfe#J AJLfPtTo 0 I told the kids a
story, making it up as I went along. $c 7
fll i# 7 A tk
♦ , Ji M ^ W o b You made that up! f^ BS ^ ! 4
to
complete a number or an amount required We
need one more person to
make up a team.
Icfni7^^; AAAt^^&J^^APAo 5 to replace sth that has been lost; to
compensate
for sth ( AAWAM
) ; flfcB Can
I leave early this afternoon and make up the time tomorrow? IlcAATA-^-.'tJLA,
01Alh±it® ft- ft , of Vf ? 6
to prepare a medicine by mixing
different things together S2I§ 7 to prepare a
bed for use; to create a temporary bed M A ; l|f5 ft It
A : We made up the bed in the
spare room,
fl'TlE ^ If 1! M Jilt 7 IK Ac 0 They made up a bed for me
on the sofa. ftfeinj£frlS&l£;£±M7AAo .make 'up for sth to do sth that corrects a bad situation f#
HT1
compensate : Nothing can make up
for the loss of a child. AA-A&AJififsro After all the delays, we were anxious to make
up for lost time. St mJxL'A'K, Icfn^SIl^AhAAWftfto O Her enthusiasm makes
up for her lack of experience.
7#tfel£!&#lAlo
.make ‘up (to sb) for sth to do sth for sb or give them sth
because you have caused them trouble, suffering or disappointment and wish to
show that you are sorry ( ftJtA ) *nWhf^
H23
compensate : How can I make up for the way I’ve treated
you? 'a ft %? 6
{informaf) I’ll make it up
to you, I promise. fSf^iiEi^
ft 17 .make up (with sb) (BrE also make it up) to end a disagreement with sb and become
friends again ( ft^ A ) WfiAlt?: Why don’t you two kiss and make up? fMIMAT"^ Aftl#?WT ? 0 Has he made it up with
her yet? fifeKitfeffll!f7ftr? 0 Have they made it up
yet? mmm mi
■ noun ~ (of sth) the name or type of a machine, piece of
equipment, etc. that is made by a particular company ( $fU8k ) ift'jH, Mft: What make of car does
he drive? lifeJf A
ooW^A? 0 There
are so many different makes to choose from. ftf£$s
#0
0 a Swiss
make of watch ^ ±A ^ ± A H>!71 on the 'make (informal, disapproving) trying to get money or an
advantage for yourself
'make-believe
noun [U] 1 (disapproving) imagining or pretending things to be
different or more exciting than they really are jftfk); IJfl; H771 fantasy : They
live in a world of make-believe, fifefH A tS ft M Al tl # M o 2 imagining that
sth is real, or that you are sb else, for example in a child’s game MU; ‘Let’s
play make-believe,’said
Sam. jHUKft:
“PglDASnfi^W it^BEo ”
make-over /'meikauva(r);
NAmE -ou-/ noun [C, U] the process of improving
the appearance of a person or a place, or of changing the impression that sth
gives (
xiift)», &#; m-, mm
maker /'meika(r)/ noun 1 [C] ~ (of sth) (often in compounds isl) a person, company, or piece
of
equipment that makes or produces sth fiJiA
#; $i] iT #: a decisionAaw/policy
maker H ih iA ^
/ o programme makers
|oa new film/movie from
the makers of ‘Terminator’ Eh <mi7t> if
it doesn’t
work, send it back to the
maker. SfclEtiil
iiin rh'j%. 0
an electric
coffee-maker li# o
one of the best winemakers
in
make-shift /'meikjift/ adj. [usually before noun] used temporarily for a particular
purpose because the real thing is not available iffi ft ft W; $1 'K HT1 provisional, improvised : A
few cushions formed a makeshift bed.