⇒ What the country lacks in natural resources it makes up for in bright ideas.国家在自然资源方面的缺乏由明智的决策加以弥补。 (Guójiā zài zìrán zīyuán fāngmiàn de quēfá yóu míngzhì de juécè jiāyǐ míbǔ.)
[loss, disappointment]补(補)偿(償) (bǔcháng)
⇒ I'm sorry I broke your vase I'll make up for it.很抱歉打碎了你的花瓶，我会作出补偿的。 (Hěn bàoqiàn dásuìle nǐ de huāpíng, wǒ huì zuòchū bǔcháng de.)
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( constitute ) 构(構)成 gòuchéng ⇒ Women make up two-fifths of the British labour force. → 妇女构成英国劳动力人数的五分之二。 Fùnǚ gòuchéng yīngguó láodònglì rénshù de wǔ fēn zhī èr.
make over
( assign )
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( understand ) 明白 míngbai ⇒ It's difficult to make out what he says. → 他说的话很难让人明白。 Tā shuō de huà hěn nán ràng rén míngbai.
make off with
偷走 tōuzǒu
make off
逃走 táozǒu
make of
看待 kàndài ⇒ What did you make of the Prime Minister's speech last night? → 你怎么看待昨晚首相的讲话？ Nǐ zěnme kàndài zuówǎn shǒuxiàng de jiǎnghuà?
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( place ) 走向 zǒuxiàng ⇒ He rose from his seat and made for the door. → 他从座位上起身，向门走去。 Tā cóng zuòwèi shàng qǐshēn, xiàng mén zǒuqù.