make up

v.弥补, 和解, 编造, 整理, 化妆, 拼凑成

1. 补足

We need $50 to make up the sum required.

我们需要五十美元以补足所需要的数目。

2. 编造

The whole story is made up.

整个故事完全是虚构出来的。

3. 组成

The medical team was made up of twelve doctors.

医疗队由十二名医生组成。

词义辨析

同义参见:

devise  invent  improvise  hatch  consist  forge  compound  compose  fabricate  coin  atone  

英英释义

名词 make up:

cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

同义词：makeup, make-up, war paint

the way in which someone or something is composed

同义词：constitution, composition, makeup

an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

同义词：makeup

动词 make up:

form or compose

同义词：constitute, represent, comprise, be

devise or compose

do or give something to somebody in return

同义词：pay, pay off, compensate

make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point

同义词：catch up with

make up something artificial or untrue

同义词：fabricate, manufacture, cook up, invent

put in order or neaten

同义词：make

adjust for

同义词：compensate, counterbalance, correct, even out, even off, even up

come to terms

同义词：reconcile, patch up, conciliate, settle

apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier

补充

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。

例句

1. Women officers make up 13 per cent of the police force.女警占警力的13%。 2. Nearly half the Congress is made up of lawyers.将近一半的国会议员是律师。 3. He made up the whole story.整件事都是他编造的。 4. You couldn't make it up.这种荒谬的事谁也编不出来的。 5. The suppliers agreed to make up the shortfall.供应商同意补足差额。 6. My employer agreed to make my wages up to £200 per week.雇主同意把我的薪水增加到每周200英镑。 7. They'll have to make up the time lost during the strike.他们将不得不加班补上罢工耽误的时间。 8. I'll make it up with him again.我会跟他重归于好。 9. They had a quarrel, but soon made up.他们吵了一架, 但很快就和好了。 10. Janice has made up with her boyfriend.贾尼丝跟她的男朋友和好了。 11. The committee is made up of six women.委员会由六位妇女组成。 12. This made up 15%of their total income.这是他们总收入的百分之十五。 13. 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。 14. It's not true. She made it up.这不是真实的情况，是她编造出来的。 15. She is coming to make up with you.她是来与你和解的。 16. 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。 17. His intelligence made up for his lack of personal charm.他的智慧弥补了他的容貌缺陷。 18. 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。 19. She soon made up the lessons she had missed.她很快就把缺的课补上了。 20. 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。 21. She made up for the part of an old woman.她化装扮演一个老妇人。 22. Mary was slightly made up.玛丽稍稍涂了一点脂粉。 23. We made up our beds immediately after getting up.我们一起床就把床铺整理好。 24. 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。 25. I'll make up a packed meal for the journey.我来准备一份供旅途食用的盒饭。 26. The chemist is making up the doctor's order.药剂师正在根据医生的处方配药。 27. 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。 28. The road should be made up this year.这条路应该今年铺设。 29. He generously made up the necessary amount.他慷慨地凑足了所需的款项。 30. 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? 31. 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? 32. 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。 33. This length of cloth should make up into two pairs of trousers.这段布料可做两条裤子。 34. This material will make up into three dresses.这块料子可以裁制三件衣服。 35. 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。 36. The fire needs making up.这火需要添柴。 37. He entertained the children by making up a funny story about a cat that lived on a sailboat.他编了个关于一只生活在帆船上的小猫的故事来逗孩子们开心。 38. "He made up some excuse about having problems with his car, but no one believed him."他编了个借口，说是汽车坏了，但是没人相信他。 39. It never happened: you made it all up!根本没有这回事。全是你编的！ 40. He didn't have a prepared speech. He just made it up as he went along.他没有准备演讲稿，只是现编现说。 41. Ten chapters make up this volume. = This volume is made up [=composed] of 10 chapters.这卷书由10章组成。 42. They're going to make up a list of requirements for us. = They're going to make us up a list of requirements.他们会给我们列一张需求清单。 43. I'll make up a bed for you. = I'll make you up a bed. [=I'll prepare a bed for you to sleep in]我会为你铺张床。 44. make up [=(US) fill] a prescription配药方 45. "The total cost of the repairs is $200. If you can pay half of that, I'll make up the rest."全部维修费是200美元。如果你能付一半钱，那么剩下的由我来付。 46. I'll make up the difference.差额我来弥补。 47. "I have to leave work early today, but I'll make up the time by working late tomorrow."我今天得早点下班，但是我明天会加班补上。 48. She made herself up for the party.她为参加聚会化了妆。 49. Her face was heavily made up. [=there was a lot of makeup on her face]她脸上化了浓妆。 50. The actor was made up to look like George Washington.这位演员化装成了乔治·华盛顿。 51. The room was made up to look like a disco.房间被装饰得像个迪斯科舞厅。 52. They quarreled but later made up (with each other).他们吵架了，但后来又和好了。 53. He made up with his girlfriend.他跟女朋友和好了。 54. (chiefly Brit) She's trying to make it up with him.她正想办法与他和好。 55. He wanted to make up for [=atone for] neglecting his children by spending more time with them.他花更多的时间陪孩子，想弥补对他们的忽略。 56. She tried to make up for lost time by working extra hard.她加倍努力地工作，想弥补失去的时间。 57. What the movie lacks in plot it makes up for in special effects.这部电影的特技弥补了情节上的不足。 58. "an employee who's always making up to [=(US, informal) sucking up to] the boss"总是讨好老板的员工 59. He'd neglected his children and wanted to make it up to them by spending more time with them.他忽略了孩子，想花更多的时间陪他们以进行补偿。