make up for 详细解释
make up for
补偿, 弥补
补偿
Nothing can make up for what they have suffered.
什么也不能补偿他们所受的痛苦。
词义辨析
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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 up formake up for1.补偿, 弥补Hard work can often make up for a lack of ability.努力工作经常可以弥补能力的不足。How can we make up to you for what you've suffered?我们如何能够补偿你所遭受的损害?例句
1. What the country lacks in natural resources it makes up for in its skilled workforce.该国靠技术熟练的劳动力弥补了其自然资源的不足。 2. I have a lot of faults to make up for.我有许多缺点需要弥补。 3. What he lacks in speed he makes up for in strength.他的力量弥补了他速度的不足。