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单词 make up
释义 make up
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to draw up in complete form : compile
 b. : invent
  < make up a plot >
  < story was partly true and partly made up >
  : improvise
  < made new verses up as he went along >
 c. : to set (an account) in order : balance
2.
 a. obsolete : build, construct
 b. : to produce or complete by fitting together or assembling
  < make up a suit >
  < make up a train of cars >
 c. : to arrange type matter into (columns or pages) for a book or newspaper
 d. : to put together from ingredients : compound, mix
  < make up a fresh batch of dough >
  < make up a bottle of cough medicine >
 e. : to lay and light (a fire)
3. : to form into : wrap or fasten up
 < make the books up into a parcel >
 < separate mailbags are made up for each city on the route >
4.
 a. : to set in order : prepare
  < make a bed up in the guest room >
  : arrange
  < make up a room >
 b. : to shuffle (a deck) for dealing
5.
 a. : to compensate for (a deficiency)
  < add some more water to make up the difference >
 b. : to act so as to correct (an omission) or remove (a deficiency in the record)
  < make up a history examination >
  : compensate for
  < time taken off must be made up by overtime >
 c. : reprint, replace
  < make imperfect copies or sheets up >
6.
 a. of parts or quantities : to combine to produce (a sum or a whole)
 b. : constitute, compose
  < a party largely made up of peasants and artisans >
  < all the things that go to make up a national culture >
7. : settle, decide
 < made up his mind to sell the house >
 < make up a quarrel >
 < glad that he has made it up with his family >
8.
 a. : to prepare (as an actor) in physical appearance for a role
  < came in made up as an Egyptian queen >
 b. : to apply cosmetics to
  < no time to make up her face >
9. : to get (an animal) into condition for marketing
intransitive verb
1. : to become reconciled : become friends again
 < kiss and make up >
2.
 a. : advance, approach
  < rapidly making up to the pier >
 b. : gather, rise
  < black clouds were making up in the east >
  < a storm seems to be making up >
3.
 a. : to act ingratiatingly or flatteringly : curry favor
  < made up to his aunt for a new bicycle >
 b. : to make love : make advances : court
  < suspected of making up to his housekeeper >
4. : compensate
 < hurried to make up for lost time >
: pay, atone
 < tried to make up for his neglect >
5. : to apply cosmetics
 < began to make up at the age of thirteen >
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