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.

121^ <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 flA: Constant arguing doesn’t make for a happy marriage. A ®t A Vp A ft f£ j© j® A li 0 — see also (be) made for sb/each other at made make sb/sth into sb/sth to change sb/sth into sb/sth IE • - •      Egffl turn into : We’re making our attic into

an extra bedroom. 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 ( Ala ) .make off with sth to

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. r&ii; 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^ S Alhfi# Wo .make 'up to sb {BrE, informal, disap­proving) to be pleasant to sb, praise them, etc. espe­cially in order to get an advantage for yourself ;

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 France ?£ H M. if tik % M M li it r 2. — — see also holidaymaker, peacemaker, troublemaker 2 the, his, your, etc. Maker [sing.] God mm see meet v.

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.