| 单词 | make |
| 释义 | make make // verb, noun
■ verb [+ obj] (made, made //)
1 to create or prepare sth by combining materials or putting parts together: to make a chip/device/model to make cement/glass/paper It's the smallest computer the company has ever made. bags made from recycled plastic What is the shirt made of?
2 to earn or gain money: She makes around €80 000 a year in salary and bonuses. to make a profit/loss Some Internet retailers are struggling to make money. He made a fortune as a property developer in the 1980s. Farmers are finding it difficult to make a living.
3 to elect or choose sb as sth: She made him her assistant. He has been made chairman of the group.
IDIOMS
NOTE Other idioms containing make are at the entries for the nouns, verbs or adjectives in the idioms, for example make a killing is at killing.
make good to become rich and successful
make sth good to pay for, replace or repair sth that has been lost or damaged: The tenant must make good any damage to the building.
make sth good; make good on sth to do sth that you have promised to do, pay back money that you owe, etc: The company failed to make good on its promise to create more jobs. They made good the shortfall out of their own funds.
make it; make it big to be successful in your career or business: companies wanting to make it big on the Internet
PHRASAL VERBS
make sth out to write out or complete a form or document: He made out a cheque for €100. Invoices must be made out in triplicate. Please make cheques out to ‘Ace Structures Ltd'.
make up sth HELP NOTE A noun comes after up, but a pronoun comes between the verb and up.
1 to form sth: Older workers make up 18% of our staff. ⇨ COMPRISE (2), MAKE-UP
2 to put sth together from several different things: the applications that make up a desktop publishing system ⇨ MAKE-UP
3 to complete a number or an amount required: We need one more person to make up the team. We are several thousand dollars short of our target but we may be able to make up the difference in the next few months.
4 to replace sth that has been lost: Can I leave early this afternoon and make up the time tomorrow?
5 to prepare sth: Can you make up my bill please?
■ noun [C]
the name or type of a machine, piece of equipment, etc. that is made by a particular company: What make of car does she drive? There are so many different makes to choose from. We need to know the make and model number. See note at BRAND
IDIOMS
on the make ( trying to get money or an advantage for yourself |
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