英语释义

1. the way in which the parts or ingredients of something are put together composition
the ethnic makeup of the neighborhood

2. physical, mental, and moral constitution
His daring attitude toward risks is a major part of his makeup.

3. the operation of making up especially pages for printing

4. design or layout of printed matter

5. cosmetics (such as lipstick, mascara, and eye shadow) used to color and beautify the face

6. a cosmetic applied to other parts of the body
leg makeup for a tanned appearance

7. materials (such as wigs and cosmetics) used in making up or in special costuming (as for a play)

8. replacement specifically material added (as in a manufacturing process) to replace material that has been used up
makeup water

9. something that makes up for a previous postponement, omission, failure, or deficiency
a makeup exam

10. to form by fitting together or assembling
make up a train of cars

11. to arrange typeset matter in (columns or pages) for printing

12. to combine to produce (a sum or whole)

13. constitute, compose
10 chapters make up this volume

14. to compensate for (something, such as a deficiency or omission)
make up the difference in lost pay

15. to do or take in order to correct an omission
make up a history exam

16. settle, decide
made up my mind to depart

17. to wrap or fasten up
make the books up into a parcel

18. to prepare in physical appearance for a role

19. to apply cosmetics to

20. invent, improvise
make up a story

21. to set in order
rooms are made up daily

22. to become reconciled
quarreled but later made up

23. to act ingratiatingly and flatteringly
made up to his aunt for a new bicycle

24. to make advances court

25. compensate
make up for lost time

26. to put on costumes or makeup (as for a play)

27. to apply cosmetics

28. the way in which something is put together or arranged

29. the physical, mental, and moral character of a person

30. substances (such as lipstick or powder) used to make someone's face look more attractive

31. any of various cosmetics (as lipstick or powder)

32. the way the parts or elements of something are put together or joined

33. materials used in changing a performer's appearance (as for a play or other entertainment)

英汉例句

• they hardly talked at all before the wedding, but now they have mobile phones and are making up for lost time.

  在结婚前他们之间几乎没有说过话，但现在他们都有了手机，可以好好补偿一下过去丢失的时间。

• when she looks to the top right, however, she「s accessing the creative part of her brain, which means that she」s probably making up a lie to tell you.

  但是，如果他看的是右上方，那么，他在接近大脑的中充满创造性的部分，这说明他很可能正在为了回答你的问题而编造一个谎言。

• the chemist is making up the doctor「s order.

  药剂师正在根据医生的处方配药。

• you should strongly consider making up a schedule that combines all of your plans together.

  你绝对应该考虑结合你的所有计划制定一个计划表。

• they need someone with experience of making up a page.

  他们需要一个有编排版面经验的人。

• america’s sovereign debt has been downgraded. unemployment remains stubbornly above 9%, with the long-term unemployed making up the largest proportion of the jobless since records began in 1948.

  虽然美国的主权债务信用评级下降，但9%的失业率仍居高不下，长期失业人数占到了最大比例，创下自1948年以来的新高。

• women are thought to remain undecided for longer, often making up their minds as they enter the polling booth.

  人们认为女性常常会在她们走进投票站时才做决定，之前很长一段时间内她们不做决定。

• it」s something that we have to do over and over again, that is, making up the world.

  这是我们必须反复不断做的事儿，也就是说，创造这个世界。

• opponents reckon they have colluded in making up optimistic projections about the speed with which airlines will change to yet-to-be-built clean, quiet aircraft.

  对于改用清洁、安静的飞机后可以对航空公司产生的变化，反对者们声称已经做出了最乐观的预测，尽管这飞机还没有研发出来。

• people are making up the rules of their cluster of tents, deciding what's permitted, just as in any sort of community, " she said.

  生活在那的人们都制定了一系列规则，规定什么可以做，什么不可以做，就像其他社区一样。

• but even during her last difficult year, they relied on each other: frail as she was, she translated the world for him, making up for his failing eyes and ears.

  甚至在最艰难的那几年中，两个老人彼此相依：尽管她变得越来越虚弱，她仍然可以充当他的眼睛和耳朵，来替他看世界。

• the digits of pi can then be translated into a sequence of these people and objects, which the memoriser links by making up a story.

  这些数字也就变成了一长串有序的人和事物，然后通过编故事的方法让这些人和事物发生逻辑联系。

• the worst of the lot, this one involved an immediate freeze for 18 months on bank deposits making up 80% of the country’s financial assets. the idea was to force prices down by reducing liquidity.

  最差的一项,这项计划引爆了一段为时18个月的银行存款即时冻结,受影响的数字相当于80%的国家财政资财.其本意是降低流动资金以达到压低价格的目的.

• they must retrench their expenditure for the purpose of making up the deficit.

  为了弥补赤字，他们必须压缩开支。

• basalt is one of the earth’s most common rock formations, making up 10 percent of the continental crusts.

  而玄武巖是地球上最常见的巖层，形成了10%的大陆壳。

• you begin by making up the table of contents, listing each section and subsection that you propose to include.

  开始的时候你应该把你要写的内容列出表格，要列出你打算写的每一个小部分。

• they are prey to few animals, making up a tiny portion of the diet of owls, some birds such as hawks, pythons in caves and snakes and goannas in trees.

  蝙蝠是极少数动物的猎捕对象，在猫头鹰、一些鸟类（如：鹰）、洞中的巨蟒、树上的蛇和巨蜥等所捕食的动物中，蝙蝠只占很少一部分。

• yunnan is a spectacular land of mountains, rivers and forests, with 25 tribal ethnic minorities making up more than a third of the population.

  云南是一方神奇的土地，有丰富的山脉、河流及森林资源，25个少数民族占了云南总人口的逾三分之一。

• usually making up a large amount of data from scratch is an easy task that you can do quickly by yourself.

  一般来说，从头开始构造大量数据是件很容易的工作，您自己就可以快速地独立完成。

• some newspapers, facing intense competition for readers, have resorted to making up the 「news」.

  面对激烈的竞争，部份报纸为了吸引读者不惜编造新闻。

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maquillage美容品，化妆品

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