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单词 make up
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make up
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1v 2v

WORD FAMILY
make up: made up, makes up, making up
USAGE EXAMPLES
According to the district’s policy, the request must go before a committee made up of the student’s principal, librarian, teacher and parent.
Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016)
But these do not make up for the lost oil revenues.
Economist(Dec 01, 2016)
The country was eager to make up lost revenue after international economic sanctions were lifted in the wake of a landmark nuclear deal.
Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016)
1
1v form or compose
The children made up the chorus
Syn|Hypo
be, comprise, constitute, represent
make
constitute the essence of
compose
form the substance of
constitute, form, make
to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
range, straddle
range or extend over; occupy a certain area
fall into, fall under
be included in or classified as
pose, present
introduce
supplement
serve as a supplement to
chelate
form a chelate, in chemistry
spread-eagle
stretch over
add
constitute an addition
2v devise or compose
This designer makes up our Spring collections
Hyper
design
create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
3v make up something artificial or untrue
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
cook up, fabricate, invent, manufacture
mythologise, mythologize
construct a myth
confabulate
unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
concoct, trump up
invent
spin
make up a story
vamp, vamp up
make up
concoct, dream up, hatch, think of, think up
devise or invent
4v do or give something to somebody in return
Syn|Hyper
compensate, pay, pay off
settle
dispose of; make a financial settlement
5v make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
I have to make up a French exam
Syn|Hyper
catch up with
recoup, recover, recuperate
regain or make up for
6v put in order or neaten
Syn|Hyper
make
make
gather and light the materials for
clean up, neaten, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up
put (things or places) in order
7v adjust for
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up
carry
compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
compensate, cover, overcompensate
make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize
bring into balance or equilibrium
8v come to terms
After some discussion we finally made up
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
conciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle
appease, propitiate
make peace with
make peace
end hostilities
agree, concord, concur, hold
be in accord; be in agreement
2
v apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
Hypo|Hyper
highlight
apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent
lipstick
apply lipstick to
rouge
redden by applying rouge to
powder
apply powder to
talc
apply talcum powder to (one's body)
groom, neaten
care for one's external appearance
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