make for

To have or cause to have a particular effect or result

造成，促成：有或促使有某種特定的效果或者結(jié)果的

small details that make for comfort.

令人舒適的小節(jié)

To help promote; further

幫助提升；推進(jìn)

makes for better communication.

促進(jìn)更好的交流

make off

To depart in haste; run away.

急忙離開(kāi)；跑走

make out

To discern or see, especially with difficulty

辨明：辨明或看清，特別是在有困難的情況下

I could barely make out the traffic signs through the rain.

在雨中我?guī)缀蹩床磺褰煌?biāo)志

To understand

理解

could not make out what she was saying.

不能理解她在說(shuō)些什么

To write out; draw up

寫(xiě)下來(lái)；列出

made out the invoices.

開(kāi)具發(fā)票

To fill in (a form, for example).

填寫(xiě)（如表格）

&I{Informal} To imply or suggest

【非正式用語(yǔ)】 暗示，建議

You make me out to be a liar.

你暗示我不要說(shuō)謊

&I{Informal} To try to establish or prove

【非正式用語(yǔ)】 試圖建立或者證明

He made out that he was innocent.

他試圖證明自己是無(wú)辜的

To get along in a given way; fare

進(jìn)展：在給定的道路上前進(jìn)；進(jìn)展

made out well in business.

在生意上進(jìn)展順利

&I{Slang}

發(fā)生性關(guān)系

make over

To redo; renovate.

改裝；革新

To change or transfer the ownership of, usually by means of a legal document

轉(zhuǎn)讓?zhuān)焊淖兓蛘咿D(zhuǎn)移所有權(quán)，通常是通過(guò)法律文件的方式

made over the property to her son.

把財(cái)產(chǎn)轉(zhuǎn)到她兒子名下

make up

To put together; construct or compose

整理；建立或捏造

make up a prescription.

開(kāi)一個(gè)藥方

To constitute; form

構(gòu)成；組成

One hundred years make up a century.

一百年構(gòu)成一個(gè)世紀(jì)

To alter one's appearance for a role on the stage, as with a costume and cosmetics.

用化妝品化妝

To devise as a fiction or falsehood; invent

捏造，編造：杜撰小說(shuō)或謊話；捏造

made up an excuse.

編造借口

To make good (a deficit or lack)

補(bǔ)償

made up the difference in the bill.

彌補(bǔ)了帳單上的差額

make up the lost time.

補(bǔ)足失去的時(shí)間

To resolve a quarrel

和好：平息一場(chǎng)爭(zhēng)吵

kissed and made up.

親吻和好

To make ingratiating or fawning overtures. Used with&I{to}

獻(xiàn)殷勤，巴結(jié)：提出獻(xiàn)殷勤或討好的建議。和&I{to} 連用

made up to his friend's boss.

向他朋友的老板獻(xiàn)殷勤

To take (an examination or a course) again or at a later time because of previous absence or failure.

補(bǔ)考，補(bǔ)課：因?yàn)橐郧叭毕虿患案裨谝欢螘r(shí)間后再考或再上課

To set in order

整理，收拾

make up a room.

把房間收拾好

&I{Printing} To select and arrange material for

&I{【印刷術(shù)】} 排版，整版

made up the front page.

為封面排版

make with &I{【俚語(yǔ)】}

To bring into use

使用

a flirt making with the eyes.

用眼睛調(diào)情

To put forth; produce

長(zhǎng)出；制造

always making with the jokes.

總是談笑風(fēng)聲

be made of money

[often with negative](informal)be very rich

(非正式)非常富有

be made up

(N. English informal)be very pleased; be delighted

(北英格蘭，非正式)很高興，很愉快

we're made up about the baby.

我們因?yàn)楹⒆痈械椒浅８吲d。

have (got) it made

(informal)be in a position where success is certain

(非正式)注定成功

because your dad's a manager, he's got it made.

因?yàn)槟惆职质墙?jīng)理，他肯定能成功。

make a day (或night) of it

devote a whole day (or night) to an activity, especially an enjoyable one

（尤指愉快地）干（或玩）一整天（或一整夜）

make someone's day

make an otherwise ordinary or dull day pleasingly memorable for someone

使某人的一天過(guò)得難忘（或愉快）；使某人的一天生色

make a House

(Brit.)secure the presence of enough members for a quorum or support in the House of Commons

(英)（下議院中）獲得達(dá)到法定人數(shù)的議員到場(chǎng)

make like

(N. Amer. informal)pretend to be; imitate

(北美，非正式)假裝；模仿

tell the whole group to make like a bird by putting their arms out.

告訴所有組員張開(kāi)雙臂裝作鳥(niǎo)。

make or break

be the factor which decides whether (something) will succeed or fail

不成則敗，成功或失敗