英语单词make a face翻译，英文单词make a face的意思

make a face

简明英汉词典

make a face

v.

做鬼脸

美国传统词典[双解]

make

make

AHD:[m3k]

D.J.[meik]

K.K.[mek]

v.（动词）

made[m3d] mak.ing， makes

v.tr.（及物动词）

(1)To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create:

使存在，使发生：导致存在或发生；使发生；创造：

made problems for him; making a commotion.

为他制造问题；引发暴乱

(2)To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct:

制成：用塑造、修改或把材料放在一块的方法导致存在；建造：

make a dress; made a wall of stones.

做衣服；砌石墙

(3)To form by assembling individuals or constituents:

集成：把个体或成份组合而形成：

make a quorum.

达到法定人数

(4)To change from one form or function to another:

使功能改变：把一种形式或功能转换成另外一种：

make clay into bricks.

把泥土制成砖块

(5)To cause to be or become:

使成或变成：

made her position clear; a decision that made him happy.

使她的地位明朗化；此决定令他高兴

(6)To cause to assume a specified function or role:

当做，当成：使具有一种特定的功能或成为某个角色：

made her treasurer; made Chicago his home.

视她为出纳员；把芝加哥当成他的家

(7)To cause to act in a specified manner:

造成，导致：以特定的方式引起行动：

Heat makes gases expand.

热使得气体膨胀

(8)To compel:

促使：

made him leave.

迫使他离开

(9)To form in the mind:

在头脑中形成：

make an estimate.

做估算

(10)To compose:

创作：

make verses.

创作诗歌

(11)To prepare; fix:

准备；安排：

make breakfast.

准备早餐

(12)To get ready or set in order for use:

准备使用：准备或料理好以便使用：

made the bed.

整理床铺

(13)To gather and light the materials for (a fire).

生火：收集材料并点燃（生火）

(14)To engage in:

从事：

make war.

开战

(15)To carry out; perform:

执行；进行：

make a telephone call; make an incision.

打电话；切开

(16)To achieve, produce, or attain:

实现，产生，达到：

made peace between the two factions; not making sense; didn't make the quota.

在两个派别之间实现和平；毫无意义；没有达到定额

(17)To institute or establish; enact:

制订：制定或者建立；颁布：

make laws.

制定法律

(18)To draw up and execute in a suitable form:

订立：以合适的形式拟定并实施：

make a will.

立遗嘱

(19)To arrive at; reach:

到达；抵达：

made Washington in two hours.

在两小时内到达华盛顿

(20)To reach in time:

及时赶上：

just made the plane.

刚好赶上飞机

(21)To attain the rank or position of:

达到地位：达到某种职位或军衔：

She made lieutenant.

她的军衔为中尉

(22)To acquire a place in or on:

组成，得到：获得一个位置：

made the basketball team; made the morning papers.

组成篮球队；收到早报了

(23)To gain or earn, as by working:

赚到：通过工作赚得或获得：

make money.

赚钱

(24)To behave so as to acquire:

使成为：为了获取而做某些行为：

make friends.

交朋友

(25)To score or achieve, as in a sport:

得分：在体育比赛中得分或成功：

made a field goal.

射门得分

(26)To assure the success of:

确保…的成功：

A favorable review from him can make a play.

他赞赏的评论能使这场戏成功

(27)To favor the development of:

有利于…的发展：

Practice makes a winning team.

勤加训练必有助于球队获得胜利

(28)To be suited for:

对…合适：

Oak makes strong furniture.

橡木合适做耐用家具

(29)To develop into:

发展成为：

She will make a fine doctor.

她将会成为一个好医生

(30)To draw a conclusion as to the significance or nature of:

下结论：作出对…的意义或本性的结论：

don't know what to make of the decision.

不知道怎样作决定

(31)To calculate as being; estimate:

估计是；估算：

I make the height 20 feet.

我估计有20英尺高

(32)To consider as being:

认为是：

wasn't the problem some people made it.

有些人不认为这是一个问题

(33)To constitute:

构成：

Twenty members make a quorum.

二十个成员构成法定人数

(34)To add up to:

等于：

Two and two make four.

二加二等于四

(35)To amount to:

接近，相当于：

makes no difference.

没有什么区别

(36)To constitute the essence or nature of:

架构：构成…的精华或本质：

Clothes make the man.

由穿着便可了解一个人

(37)To cause to be especially enjoyable or rewarding:

使有意义：使成为特别有乐趣或值得的：

You made my day.

你使我的生活特别有意义

(38)To appear to begin (an action):

准备：看上去开始（一个动作）：

She made to leave.

她准备离开

(39)Slang To persuade to have sexual intercourse.

【俚语】 性交：说服…发生性关系

v.intr.（不及物动词）

(1)To act or behave in a specified manner:

做：明确地做或行为：

make merry; make free.

快乐地做；自由地做

(2)To begin or appear to begin an action:

准备做：开始或看上去开始一个动作：

made as if to shake my hand.

好象要和我握手

(3)To cause something to be as specified:

确认：使某事物变得明确：

make ready; make sure.

准备好；确认

(4)To proceed in a certain direction:

按某一方向前进：

made for home; made after the thief.

回家；追赶小偷

(5)Slang To pretend to be; imitate. Used with like :

【俚语】 假扮；模仿。与like 连用：

made like a ballerina.

模仿芭蕾舞女演员

(6)To undergo fabrication or manufacture:

生产：经编写或生产成为：

This wool makes up into a warm shawl.

这种羊毛织成了很暖和的围巾

(7)To rise or accumulate:

上升或积聚：

The tide is making.

正在涨潮

n.（名词）

(1)The act or process of making; manufacturing.

制造：制作或生产的动作或过程；生产

(2)The style or manner in which a thing is made:

制作样式：生产某事物的风格或方式：

disliked the make of her coat.

不喜欢她衣服的样式

(3)The amount produced, especially the output of a factory.

生产量：生产的数量，特别是一座工厂的产量

(4)A specific line of manufactured goods, identified by the manufacturer's name or the registered trademark:

牌子：产品特定的种类，以生产商的名字或者注册的商标来识别：

a famous make of shirt.

名牌衬衫

(5)The physical or moral nature of a person; character or disposition:

性格：一个人的身体或精神上的本质；性格或者性情：

found out what make of man he was.

得知他是一个什么样的人

(6)Slang Identification of a person or thing, often from information in police records:

【俚语】 档案：一个人或事物的身份，经常从警方记录的信息中得出：

Did you get a make on the assailant?

你得知有关攻击者的资料了吗?

常用词组

make for

(1)To have or cause to have a particular effect or result:

造成，促成：有或促使有某种特定的效果或者结果的：

small details that make for comfort.

令人舒适的小节

(2)To help promote; further:

帮助提升；推进：

makes for better communication.

促进更好的交流

make off

To depart in haste; run away.

急忙离开；跑走

make out

(1)To discern or see, especially with difficulty:

辨明：辨明或看清，特别是在有困难的情况下：

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

在雨中我几乎看不清交通标志

(2)To understand:

理解：

could not make out what she was saying.

不能理解她在说些什么

(3)To write out; draw up:

写下来；列出：

made out the invoices.

开具发票

(4)To fill in (a form, for example).

填写（如表格）

(5)Informal To imply or suggest:

【非正式用语】 暗示，建议：

You make me out to be a liar.

你暗示我不要说谎

(6)Informal To try to establish or prove:

【非正式用语】 试图建立或者证明：

He made out that he was innocent.

他试图证明自己是无辜的

(7)To get along in a given way; fare:

进展：在给定的道路上前进；进展：

made out well in business.

在生意上进展顺利

(8)Slang

【俚语】

(9)To neck; pet.

相互亲吻；抚爱

(10)To have sexual intercourse.

发生性关系

make over

(1)To redo; renovate.

改装；革新

(2)To change or transfer the ownership of, usually by means of a legal document:

转让：改变或者转移所有权，通常是通过法律文件的方式：

made over the property to her son.

把财产转到她儿子名下

make up

(1)To put together; construct or compose:

整理；建立或捏造：

make up a prescription.

开一个药方

(2)To constitute; form:

构成；组成：

One hundred years make up a century.

一百年构成一个世纪

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

化妆：为在舞台上的角色而改变某人的外表，例如用服装或化妆品

(4)To apply cosmetics.

用化妆品化妆

(5)To devise as a fiction or falsehood; invent:

捏造，编造：杜撰小说或谎话；捏造：

made up an excuse.

编造借口

(6)To make good (a deficit or lack):

弥补：弥补（赤字或不足）：

made up the difference in the bill.

弥补了帐单上的差额

(7)To compensate for:

补偿：

make up the lost time.

补足失去的时间

(8)To resolve a quarrel:

和好：平息一场争吵：

kissed and made up.

亲吻和好

(9)To make ingratiating or fawning overtures. Used with to :

献殷勤，巴结：提出献殷勤或讨好的建议。和to 连用：

made up to his friend's boss.

向他朋友的老板献殷勤

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

补考，补课：因为以前缺席或不及格在一段时间后再考或再上课

(11)To set in order:

整理，收拾：

make up a room.

把房间收拾好

(12)Printing To select and arrange material for:

【印刷术】 排版，整版：

made up the front page.

为封面排版

make with 【俚语】

(1)To bring into use:

使用：

a flirt making with the eyes.

用眼睛调情

(2)To put forth; produce:

长出；制造：

always making with the jokes.

总是谈笑风声

习惯用语

make a clean breast of

To confess fully.

坦白交待

make a face

To distort the features of the face; grimace.

改变脸部的容貌；扮鬼脸

make a go of

To achieve success in:

在…获得成功：

have made a go of the business.

生意上获得了成功

make away with

(1)To carry off; steal.

处理；偷

(2)To use up or consume.

用光或消费

(3)To kill or destroy.

杀死或破坏

make believe

To pretend.

假装

make bold

To venture:

冒险：

I will not make so bold as to criticize such a distinguished scholar.

我不会冒险去批评这么杰出的一位学者

make book【游戏】

To accept bets on a race, game, or contest.

在赛马、比赛或竞赛中接受赌注

make do

To manage to get along with the means available:

用手头拥有的钱去勉强应付：

had to make do on less income.

不得不用较少的收入来应付

make ends meet

To manage so that one's means are sufficient for one's needs.

收支平衡：设法使某人的财产和花费相抵

make eyes

To ogle.

向…送秋波

make fun of

To mock; ridicule.

嘲笑；嘲讽

make good

(1)To carry out successfully:

成功地实施：

He made good his escape.

他成功地逃脱了

(2)To fulfill:

实现：

She made good her promise.

她实现了诺言

(3)To make compensation for; make up for:

补偿；弥补：

made good the loss.

弥补损失

(4)To succeed:

成功：

made good as a writer.

成为一个成功的作家

make hay

To turn to one's advantage:

利用：使对某人有利：

The candidate's opponents made hay of the scandal.

候选人的竞争对手利用这次丑闻做了手脚

make it

(1)Informal To be successful:

【非正式用语】 成功：

finally made it as an actor.

最后成了一名成功的演员

(2)Slang To have sexual intercourse.

【俚语】 发生性关系

make light of

To treat as unimportant:

轻视；忽略：

He made light of his illness.

他忽视了自己的疾病

make love

(1)To engage in amorous caressing.

做爱抚的动作

(2)To engage in sexual intercourse.

发生性关系

make much of

To treat as of great importance.

重视对待

make no bones about

To be forthright and candid about; acknowledge freely:

对…坦白或直爽；公开承认：

They make no bones about their dislike for each other.

他们毫不隐瞒彼此间的厌恶

make off with

To snatch or steal:

夺走或偷走：

made off with the profits.

夺走了利润

make sail【航海】

(1)To begin a voyage.

开始航行

(2)To set sail.

张帆

make the grade

To measure up to a given standard.

达到给定的标准

make the most of

To use to the greatest advantage.

最大限度地利用

make the scene【俚语】

(1)To put in an appearance:

出现：

made the scene at the party.

出现在聚会上

(2)To participate in a specified activity:

参与具体的活动：

made the drug scene.

参与毒品活动

make time

(1)To move or travel fast, as in an attempt to compensate for lost time.

弥补时间：运动或走得更快以便弥补失去的时间

(2)Slang To make progress toward attracting:

【俚语】 更加有吸引力：

He tried to make time with the new neighbor.

他试图获取新邻居的好感

make tracks【俚语】

To move or leave in a hurry.

匆忙走开或离去

make up (one's) mind

To decide between alternatives; come to a definite decision or opinion.

作出选择；作出决定或提出意见

make waves【俚语】

To cause a disturbance or controversy.

引起混乱或争论

make way

(1)To give room for passage; move aside.

让路；走到一边

(2)To make progress.

取得进步

on the make【俚语】

(1)Aggressively striving for financial or social improvement:

拼命追求经济上或社会地位上的提高：

a young executive on the make.

追求进步的年轻经理

(2)Eagerly seeking a sexual partner.

急切地追求伴侣

语源

(1)Middle English maken

中古英语 maken

(2)from Old English macian * see mag-

源自 古英语 macian *参见 mag-

继承用法

mak“able

adj.（形容词）

现代英汉综合大辞典

face

[feis]

n.

(1)脸, 面孔; 面貌

(2)神情, 面容

(3)苦相, 鬼脸

(4)面子, 威信

(5)[口]厚颜; 大胆

(6)表面, 前面, 正面;【物】荧光面; (钟表等的)字盘;【商】票面; 额面; 【刷】版面;【矿】采掘面; (矿石等的)晶面;【机】(刀具的)切削面;【原物】(原子)轰击面;【军】方阵的一面

(7)面部化妆

(8)面具

(9)外观; 形势; 局面

(10)工作面; 端面; 平面; 支撑面; 砌面; 底座

a smiling face

笑脸

the right [wrong] face

正[反]面

the face of the earth

地球的表面

have a face to say that

脸皮厚得竟能讲出这种话

词性变化

face

vt.

(1)朝, 临, 面向

(2)面对; 应付

(3)覆盖; 把...的表面弄平, 削平; 涂上

(4)使转向; 命令(队伍)转变方向; 翻开(牌面)

(5)贴上; 表面加工

face the situation

应付情况

face a fact

面对事实

face a wall with cement

以水泥抹墙

The window faces the sea.

窗户对着海。

The picture faces page 10.

插图在第10页对面。

face

vi.

(1)朝,向

(2)【军】向...转

face about [round]

转过身来; 改变主意

Aboutface!

向后转!

Left face!

向左转!

My house faces south.

我的房子朝南。

继承用法

face-ache

[`feIseIk]

n.

面部神经痛

face-around

n.

转变方向[态度]

face-bonding

n.

正面焊, 叩焊

facebow

n.

面弓

face-centred

adj.

【物】(原子)面心的

face-cream

n.

润肤香脂

facedown

[`feIs`daJn]

adv.

面朝下地

词性变化

face

n.

[美]对抗, 敌对, 对峙; 摊牌

face-flange

n.

平面法兰(镜头和摄象机连接部分)

face-goods

n.

光洁毛织物

faceharden

vt.

【冶】使(铁合金)表面硬化

face-lift

n.

(1)(除去面部皱纹的)整容外科手术, 整容

(2)(建筑物、汽车等的)改建, 翻新

face-off

[`feIsCf]

n.

(1)(冰上曲棍球)开球

(2)对峙, 敌对; 摊牌

(3)侧角

(4)面对面的会议

facepiece

n.

面罩

face-saver

n.

[美俚]保全面子的事

face-saving

[`feIs9seIvIN]

adj.

保全面子的

face-sprigging

n.

插型钉

face-to-facea.,ad.

面对面的[地]

faceup

[`feIs`Qp]

adj., adv.

面朝上的[地]

习惯用语

A fair face may hide a foul heart.

[谚]和善的面孔, 丑陋的心; 人面兽心。

A good face is a letter of recommendation.

[谚]漂亮的面孔就是最好的介绍信。

accept the face of

偏爱...; 袒护; 徇私...

accept the person of

偏爱...; 袒护; 徇私...

at the first face

乍看起来

in the first face

乍看起来

on the first face

乍看起来

bear two faces under one hood

口是心非, 耍两面派

carry two faces under one hood

口是心非, 耍两面派

before sb.'s face

当着某人的面

blue in the face

脸色发青, (气得, 累得)说不出话来

black in the face

脸色发青, (气得, 累得)说不出话来

bring sb.face to face with sb.

使双方面对面

carry a face

显出样子

carry a face of

显出样子

put on a face

显出样子

put on a face of

显出样子

come face to face with sb.

与某人面对面相遇

draw a long face

板着脸; 哭丧着脸

fall (flat) on one's face

摔了一个嘴啃地

feed one's face

[美俚]吃饭

fix one's face

(妇女)整容; [美、婉](妇女)上便所

fling sth. in sb.s' face

以某事当面责难某人

throw sth. in sb.s' face

以某事当面责难某人

fly from the face of men

无脸见人

fly in the face of

悍然不顾; 公然违抗

fly in the face of discretion

轻举妄动; 招祸

fly in the face of Providence

公然做违反天意的事(轻举妄动)

from face to foot

[废]全身, 完全

from the face of

从...面前(离开)

from the face of the earth

完全彻底地(消灭)

off the face of the earth

完全彻底地(消灭)

grind the face of sb.

欺凌; 骑在某人头上

have a face as long as a fiddle

愁眉苦脸

have one's face lifted

(1)施行整容手术

(2)改善面貌

have one's face made of a fiddle

[废]面孔长得非常迷人

have the face

竟敢厚颜地, 恬不知耻地(干某事)

have the face to do sth.

竟敢厚颜地, 恬不知耻地(干某事)

have two faces

口是心非; 耍两面派

hide one's face

(羞得)把脸扭过去; 没有脸见人

hide one's face from

不理睬, 不顾

in sb.'s face

正对着某人; 当着某人的面

in the face of

面临; 不管

in the face of day

公然地, 在光天化日之下

in the face of the sun

公然地, 在光天化日之下

It's written all over his face.

一望而知, 象写在脸上似的。

keep a straight face

板着面孔; 不露笑容(掩盖内心的喜悦)

laugh in sb.'s face

当面嘲笑某人

langh on the other side of one's face

转喜为忧; 哭丧着脸

Let's face it.

[美口]面对现实吧!

lift sb.'s face

用手术消除某人面部皱纹; 为某人整容

look sb. in the face

问心无愧地正视某人, 坦然无畏地正视某人

look sth. in the face

勇敢地面对某事物

lose one's face

丢脸, 失面子

make a face

做鬼脸或怪相

make a long face

拉下脸来

pull a long face

拉下脸来

wear a long face

拉下脸来

make a pitiful face

装出一副可怜相

make face to

[罕]反抗, 抵抗

meet sb. in the face

与某人见面

on the face of

(1)从...字面上看, 按照字面的意义

(2)显而易见, 显然

upon the face of

(1)从...字面上看, 按照字面的意义

(2)显而易见, 显然

on the face of it

从表面判断; 乍看起来; 显然

one's face fall

脸色一沉, 显出不悦的样子

open one's face

[美俚]开口, 说话

poker face

(1)没有表情的脸; 一本正经的脸

(2)(态度)严肃

push a face

显示大胆对抗的态度; 不示弱

put a bold face on

对(某事)装着满不在乎的样子; 大胆有信心地去对付...(困难等)

put a good face on

粉饰; 对..装做无事; 对...抱乐观态度

put a new face on

使面目一新

put on one's face

[口](妇女)化妆; 整容

do one's face

[口](妇女)化妆; 整容

put one's best face on

尽量装出讨人喜欢的样子

put the best face on sth.

尽量粉饰某事

read sb.'s face

观察某人的脸色

red in the face

(由于激怒等)脸色发红

run one's face

[美俚]靠外貌(仪表, 体态)向人借债, 靠外表取得别人的帮助

save one's face

保全面子, 挽回面子

set one's face against

抵制; 坚决反对

put one's face against

抵制; 坚决反对

set one's face to

(1)面向

(2)下定决心

shoot off one's face

[俚]信口开河; 因随便说话而泄密

show one's face

露面, 到场

shut one's face

[俚]住口, 不作声

slap sb. in the face

打(某人)耳光; 侮辱; 使难堪

stare sb. in the face

盯着某人; (事实)明显摆在某人面前; 成为某人的威胁

straighten one's face

恢复正常的脸色; 恢复庄重的表情; 收敛笑容

The face is the index of the mind.

[谚]脸是心灵的镜子。

to sb.'s face

当面, 公然地

turn one's face to the wall

不理睬; 心灰意懒

turn red in the face

涨红了脸

wash its face

[俚](企业, 事业)仅能勉强维持门面

with a long face

愁眉苦脸地

with a straight face

绷着脸

face down

用目光压倒; 挫败

face sb. down

用目光压倒; 挫败

face it out

坚持到底, 不让步, 拒不认错

face a matter out

坚持到底, 不让步, 拒不认错

face up to

勇敢面对

特殊用法

active face

(1)刃面

(2)工作面

alloy inserted faces

(法兰上的)合金镶面

antipodal faces

对映面

anvil face

砧面

base face

基准面

bastard face

弦面

beach face

【地质】前滨

bearing face

轴承支承面, 支承面

bevel face

斜面

binding face

(1)支承面, 支撑面

(2)贴合面

blade face

叶片面

bold face

【刷】黑体; 粗体

bolt face

【军】枪机, 枪栓

boundary face

边界面

breaking face

破裂面

bulb face

玻壳面

card face

卡片使用面

cat face

生瘤(立木因外伤所引起的复杂皮囊), 猫脸纹(未全愈合的伤疤, 火烧伤疤)

change face

【地测】正倒镜

characteristic face

特征面

charging face

装料面

closed face

闭式面板

collapsed face

【采矿】工作面切顶

composition face

复合面;【无】接合面

compression face

受压面

cone-type pole face

圆椎形磁极面

contact face

接触面

coupling face

钩舌内侧面

crown face

圆弧面; 凸面(皮带轮、 轴承承载鞍等); 顶面

crystal face

晶面

curved face

(1)日历调整杆曲面

(2)弯曲面

curved cutting face

(刀具的)曲切削面

cylinder face

(1)汽缸滑阀面

(2)圆柱面

dark face

(1)灰色荧光屏

(2)暗面

datum face

基准面

dial face

刻度盘面

die parting face

分模面

exterior face

外面, 外部面

fat face

【刷】粗黑体

faying face

结合面

flank face

齿根面

fracture face

断口面

free face

【采矿】自由面, 暴露面

fusion face

(焊接的)坡口面

gear face

齿轮端面

gray face

灰色表面, 灰色荧光屏(阴极射线管)

grinding face

(磨机)碾磨面, 磨削面

grinding wheel face

砂轮表面

gripping face

支承面(在螺栓等接合中)

groove face

纹槽表面, 沟面

guide face

(1)导面

(2)导轨面

(3)滑动面

hardened face

淬火表面

head face

端面

hexasymmetric faces

六对称面

hood face

曲面

hot working face

高温工作面

impact face

撞击面, 冲击面

improper face

假面

impulse face

冲面, 冲击面

incident face

入射面, 轰击面, 辐照面

inner face

内面, 里面, 内表面

joint face

(1)接合面

(2)分型面

lateral face

侧面

lens face

透镜面

light face

【刷】细体字

load face

受压面

locking face

锁紧面, 定位面, 锁面

magnet pole face

磁极面

major face

(1)主面

(2)长边

male and female face

阴阳面; 凸凹面

metallic face

金属(表)面

minor face

短边

mirror face

镜面

modern face

【刷】现代体

mo(u)ld face

铸型表面

natural crystal face

自然晶面

non-contact face

不接触面

optical lens face

光学透镜面

ore faces

【采矿】矿面

pitch face

斜凿面

pole face

杆面, 极面

pressure face

压力面; 管压面; 承压面

prismatic face

棱柱面

proper face

真面

proximal face

近极面

pushing face of flight

螺纹正面

radar video face

雷达图象表面, 雷达显示屏幕

raised face

凸面, 光滑式密封面(法兰)

rearward face

(1)凹面, 腹面, 后面

(2)叶片凸面, 背弧面

rugged face

粗糙面

scarp face

【地质】悬崖面

serrated face

锯齿面

silvered face

镀银面

slide face

(1)滑阀面

(2)滑动面

slip face

【地质】滑落面

spherical face

球面(荧光屏)

spindle face

主轴面

spool face

阀芯表面

spot face

孔口平面

standby face

【采矿】备用回采工作面

tension face

受拉面

top face

前刃面

tunnel face

隧道洞门

type face

【刷】字体, 字面, 版面, 打印页

up-stream face

上游水面

valve face

阀面, 气门面

参考词汇

见 confront

美国传统词典

make

make

AHD:[m3k]

D.J.[meik]

K.K.[mek]

v.

made[m3d] mak.ing, makes

v.tr.

(1)To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create:

made problems for him; making a commotion.

(2)To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct:

make a dress; made a wall of stones.

(3)To form by assembling individuals or constituents:

make a quorum.

(4)To change from one form or function to another:

make clay into bricks.

(5)To cause to be or become:

made her position clear; a decision that made him happy.

(6)To cause to assume a specified function or role:

made her treasurer; made Chicago his home.

(7)To cause to act in a specified manner:

Heat makes gases expand.

(8)To compel:

made him leave.

(9)To form in the mind:

make an estimate.

(10)To compose:

make verses.

(11)To prepare; fix:

make breakfast.

(12)To get ready or set in order for use:

made the bed.

(13)To gather and light the materials for (a fire).

(14)To engage in:

make war.

(15)To carry out; perform:

make a telephone call; make an incision.

(16)To achieve, produce, or attain:

made peace between the two factions; not making sense; didn't make the quota.

(17)To institute or establish; enact:

make laws.

(18)To draw up and execute in a suitable form:

make a will.

(19)To arrive at; reach:

made Washington in two hours.

(20)To reach in time:

just made the plane.

(21)To attain the rank or position of:

She made lieutenant.

(22)To acquire a place in or on:

made the basketball team; made the morning papers.

(23)To gain or earn, as by working:

make money.

(24)To behave so as to acquire:

make friends.

(25)To score or achieve, as in a sport:

made a field goal.

(26)To assure the success of:

A favorable review from him can make a play.

(27)To favor the development of:

Practice makes a winning team.

(28)To be suited for:

Oak makes strong furniture.

(29)To develop into:

She will make a fine doctor.

(30)To draw a conclusion as to the significance or nature of:

don't know what to make of the decision.

(31)To calculate as being; estimate:

I make the height 20 feet.

(32)To consider as being:

wasn't the problem some people made it.

(33)To constitute:

Twenty members make a quorum.

(34)To add up to:

Two and two make four.

(35)To amount to:

makes no difference.

(36)To constitute the essence or nature of:

Clothes make the man.

(37)To cause to be especially enjoyable or rewarding:

You made my day.

(38)To appear to begin (an action):

She made to leave.

(39)Slang To persuade to have sexual intercourse.

v.intr.

(1)To act or behave in a specified manner:

make merry; make free.

(2)To begin or appear to begin an action:

made as if to shake my hand.

(3)To cause something to be as specified:

make ready; make sure.

(4)To proceed in a certain direction:

made for home; made after the thief.

(5)Slang To pretend to be; imitate. Used with like :

made like a ballerina.

(6)To undergo fabrication or manufacture:

This wool makes up into a warm shawl.

(7)To rise or accumulate:

The tide is making.

n.

(1)The act or process of making; manufacturing.

(2)The style or manner in which a thing is made:

disliked the make of her coat.

(3)The amount produced, especially the output of a factory.

(4)A specific line of manufactured goods, identified by the manufacturer's name or the registered trademark:

a famous make of shirt.

(5)The physical or moral nature of a person; character or disposition:

found out what make of man he was.

(6)Slang Identification of a person or thing, often from information in police records:

Did you get a make on the assailant?

常用词组

make for

(1)To have or cause to have a particular effect or result:

small details that make for comfort.

(2)To help promote; further:

makes for better communication.

make off

To depart in haste; run away.

make out

(1)To discern or see, especially with difficulty:

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

(2)To understand:

could not make out what she was saying.

(3)To write out; draw up:

made out the invoices.

(4)To fill in (a form, for example).

(5)Informal To imply or suggest:

You make me out to be a liar.

(6)Informal To try to establish or prove:

He made out that he was innocent.

(7)To get along in a given way; fare:

made out well in business.

(8)Slang

(9)To neck; pet.

(10)To have sexual intercourse.

make over

(1)To redo; renovate.

(2)To change or transfer the ownership of, usually by means of a legal document:

made over the property to her son.

make up

(1)To put together; construct or compose:

make up a prescription.

(2)To constitute; form:

One hundred years make up a century.

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

(4)To apply cosmetics.

(5)To devise as a fiction or falsehood; invent:

made up an excuse.

(6)To make good (a deficit or lack):

made up the difference in the bill.

(7)To compensate for:

make up the lost time.

(8)To resolve a quarrel:

kissed and made up.

(9)To make ingratiating or fawning overtures. Used with to :

made up to his friend's boss.

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

(11)To set in order:

make up a room.

(12)Printing To select and arrange material for:

made up the front page.

make with Slang

(1)To bring into use:

a flirt making with the eyes.

(2)To put forth; produce:

always making with the jokes.

习惯用语

make a clean breast of

To confess fully.

make a face

To distort the features of the face; grimace.

make a go of

To achieve success in:

have made a go of the business.

make away with

(1)To carry off; steal.

(2)To use up or consume.

(3)To kill or destroy.

make believe

To pretend.

make bold

To venture:

I will not make so bold as to criticize such a distinguished scholar.

make bookGames

To accept bets on a race, game, or contest.

make do

To manage to get along with the means available:

had to make do on less income.

make ends meet

To manage so that one's means are sufficient for one's needs.

make eyes

To ogle.

make fun of

To mock; ridicule.

make good

(1)To carry out successfully:

He made good his escape.

(2)To fulfill:

She made good her promise.

(3)To make compensation for; make up for:

made good the loss.

(4)To succeed:

made good as a writer.

make hay

To turn to one's advantage:

The candidate's opponents made hay of the scandal.

make it

(1)Informal To be successful:

finally made it as an actor.

(2)Slang To have sexual intercourse.

make light of

To treat as unimportant:

He made light of his illness.

make love

(1)To engage in amorous caressing.

(2)To engage in sexual intercourse.

make much of

To treat as of great importance.

make no bones about

To be forthright and candid about; acknowledge freely:

They make no bones about their dislike for each other.

make off with

To snatch or steal:

made off with the profits.

make sailNautical

(1)To begin a voyage.

(2)To set sail.

make the grade

To measure up to a given standard.

make the most of

To use to the greatest advantage.

make the sceneSlang

(1)To put in an appearance:

made the scene at the party.

(2)To participate in a specified activity:

made the drug scene.

make time

(1)To move or travel fast, as in an attempt to compensate for lost time.

(2)Slang To make progress toward attracting:

He tried to make time with the new neighbor.

make tracksSlang

To move or leave in a hurry.

make up (one's) mind

To decide between alternatives; come to a definite decision or opinion.

make wavesSlang

To cause a disturbance or controversy.

make way

(1)To give room for passage; move aside.

(2)To make progress.

on the makeSlang

(1)Aggressively striving for financial or social improvement:

a young executive on the make.

(2)Eagerly seeking a sexual partner.

语源

(1)Middle English maken

(2)from Old English macian * see mag-

继承用法

mak“able

adj.

英汉航海大词典

make a face

vi.做鬼脸,做怪相

英汉化学大词典

make a face

vi.做鬼脸,做怪相

英汉计算机大词典

make a face

vi.做鬼脸(做怪相)

英汉机械大词典

make a face

vi.做鬼脸,做怪相

英汉造纸大词典

make a face

vi.做鬼脸,做怪相