關於make和do的常用短語，make up是什麼意思？

make for

move towards something; contribute to or cause a result or situation, make something possible

走向某物；促成或引起結果或情況，使某物成爲可能

They suddenly stood up and made for the door.

他們突然站起來向門口走去。

It was so hot that all the tourists made for the beach.

天氣太熱了，所有的遊客都去海灘了。

Doubting the other’s reliability doesn’t make for a prosperous partnership.

懷疑對方的可靠性並不意味着一個繁榮的夥伴關係。

make towards

start moving towards something

開始向某物移動

As the policeman entered the bar, some of the customers made towards the back door. /After a long delay at the station the train made towards the next town at last.

當警察走進酒吧時，一些顧客朝後門走去。/火車在車站耽擱了很長時間，終於開往下一個城鎮。

make into

turn into, change somebody/something into somebody/something else

變成，把某人/某物變成某人/某物

My brother suggests making our pantry into an extra bedroom./Do you think you can make this lawnmower into a go-kart?

我哥哥建議把我們的餐具室改成一間額外的臥室。/你覺得你能把這個割草機改成卡丁車嗎？

make of

understand the meaning or find a reason for something, think and have an opinion of somebody/something

理解某事物的含義或找到某事物的原因，思考並對某人/某事物發表意見

What could you make of what was said at the meeting?/This article is too vague, I can’t make anything of it./I don’t know what to make of their unfriendly attitude towards us.

你對會上所說的話有什麼看法？/這篇文章太含糊了，我無法理解。/我不知道該如何解釋他們對我們的不友好態度。

make off (with something)

hurry away, especially in order to escape; steal something and hurry away with it

匆匆離去，尤指爲了逃跑；偷東西匆匆離去

The robbers made off in a van before the police arrived./The burglar made off with grandfather’s gold watch, but he couldn’t find mother’s jewels./The chairman made off from the meeting before the reporters could find him.

劫匪在警察來之前乘貨車逃走了。/竊賊偷走了祖父的金錶，但他找不到母親的珠寶。/主席在記者找到他之前就離開了會議。

make out (1)

get along, manage well, be successful, deal with something

相處，管理好，成功，處理好一些事情

How did you make out while your parents were away?/Our team didn’t make out very well in the match last Sunday.

你父母不在時你過得怎麼樣？/我們隊在上星期天的比賽中表現不太好。

make out (2)

distinguish; manage to see or hear somebody/something; understand somebody’s character; claim or think something of somebody

辨別；設法看到或聽到某人/某事；理解某人的性格；聲稱或認爲某人

I could hardly make out his figure in the darkness./We could hear voices through the door but we couldn’t make out what they were saying./The new manager makes himself out to be more important than he really is./They aren’t as happy as their friends make out.

在黑暗中，我幾乎看不清他的身影。/我們能聽到從門口傳來的聲音，但我們聽不清他們在說什麼。/新經理讓自己變得比實際更重要。/他們不像朋友們說的那樣高興。

make out (3)

write out or complete a form or document, fill out the details

填寫或填寫表格或文件，填寫詳細資料

The cashier made out a cheque for a hundred pounds for me./The doctor sent me to the chemist’s but he forgot to make out a prescription./The contract was made out in duplicate.

收銀員給我開了一張一百英鎊的支票。/醫生把我送到藥房，但他忘了開處方。/合同一式兩份。

make over

give, transfer ownership; transform, change something, remodel, give a different appearance or function

I hope my uncle will make over the property to me before he dies./Mother will make over my suit to fit my brother as I never wear it.

我希望舅舅在我死前把財產還給我。/母親會把我的衣服給我弟弟穿，因爲我從來不穿。

make up (1)

put on cosmetics

化妝

I’d like to go to the bathroom to make my face up./Nobody recognized her when she made her face up to look like a clown.

我想去洗手間化妝。/當她化妝成小丑的樣子時，沒人認出她。

make up (2)

put together, constitute, form, construct, complete, create, prepare

組合，構成，形成，構造，完成，創造，準備

They made up a list of all the things that they needed for the trip./I’ll make up a nightgown from that pink material./This poem is made up of twelve stanzas./The unemployed make up about 20% of the population in our country./The chemist refused to make up the prescription free as I didn’t have insurance./When I was a child, mother made up a bedtime story for me every night./She was late but she made up some excuse about a traffic jam./Why don’t you stay for the night? We’ll make up a bed for you on the sofa./The bill was 20 pounds, but I could pay only 15, my brother made up the rest./Sorry, but we don’t need you to make up a team.

他們列了一張旅行所需的東西的單子。/我要用那件粉紅色的材料做一件睡衣。/這首詩由十二節組成。/失業者佔我們國家人口的20%。/化學家拒絕免費開處方，因爲我沒有保險。/當我還是個孩子的時候，媽媽每天晚上給我編一個睡前故事。/她遲到了，但她編造了交通堵塞的藉口。/你爲什麼不留下過夜？我們在沙發上給你補一張牀。/帳單是20英鎊，但我只能付15英鎊，其餘的是我哥哥補的。/對不起，但我們不需要你組成一個隊。

make up (3)

end a disagreement and become friends again

結束分歧，重新成爲朋友

My wife and I had a quarrel yesterday but we soon made up and everything is fine now./After long months without talking to each other they made up at last.

我和妻子昨天吵了一架，但我們很快就和好了，現在一切都好了。/幾個月沒說話，他們終於和好了。

make up for

replace, compensate

更換、補償

I must leave early today but I’ll make up the time tomorrow, I promise./We can’t put off this project, we’ll never be able to make up for lost time later./I don’t think anything can make up for the loss of a child.

我今天必須早點走，但我保證明天我會補上時間的。/我們不能推遲這個項目，以後再也補不上失去的時間了。/我認爲任何東西都補不上失去一個孩子的損失。

phrasal verbs with do

含有do的動詞短語

Phrasal verbs are phrases containing a verb and at least one other element, most commonly adverbs:  “do well”, or adjectives: “do out”. Here’s a list of popularly used phrasal verbs with the verb “do”.

短語動詞是包含一個動詞和至少一個其他成分的短語，最常見的副詞是“做得好”，或形容詞是“做得好”。下面是一個常用短語動詞和動詞“do”的列表。

Do away with

To do away with something means to throw something away, get rid of it or simply stop using it.

扔掉某物意味着扔掉某物，扔掉它或乾脆停止使用它。

I did away with cigarettes the day my son was born./Have you done away with that stupid old printer that didn’t work yet?

我兒子出生那天我就戒了煙。/你戒了那臺還沒用的愚蠢的舊打印機嗎？

Do someone good

When it is of benefit to a person to experience or do something.

當一個人經歷或做某事對他有益時。

It would do you good to exercise more often./Most teachers would agree that it does your brain a lot of good to read every day.

多鍛鍊對你有好處。/大多數老師都認爲每天讀書對你的大腦有很大好處。

Do in

To do in means to kill or to break something or someone.

做意味着殺死或打碎某物或某人。

Steve did in his back last week carrying that piano./The mob boss told his assassin to do in the cop.

史蒂夫上星期揹着那架鋼琴乾的。/黑幫頭目叫刺客在警察局幹。

Do over

Doing over is when you have to do something again. It’s often used when something was not done well or wasn’t good enough the first time.

重做就是你必須再做一次。它經常被用在一些事情做得不好或者第一次做得不夠好的時候。

The teacher said that I had to do my assignment over because it had so many mistakes./I’ll have to do the paint job all over again because of this rain.

老師說我得把作業重新做一遍，因爲它有很多錯誤。/因爲下雨，我得把作業重新做一遍。

Do up #1

To fix or improve something to make it look better.

修正或改進某物使之看起來更好。

John says it’s about time we do our house It’s getting old./I like how you’ve done up the kitchen. The new oven looks beautiful.

約翰說我們該收拾房子了，房子老了。/我喜歡你收拾廚房的樣子。新烤箱看起來很漂亮。

Do up #2

Do up also means to attach or fasten something.

do up也意味着繫上或繫緊某物。

Please do your seatbelt up before the plane takes off./If we go out tonight I’ll have to put on a dress and do my hair

請在飛機起飛前繫好安全帶。/如果我們今晚出去，我就得穿上衣服做頭髮。

Do well

To do well is similar to do someone good. It means to take an action which benefits someone.

做得好就像做一個人好。意思是採取有利於某人的行動。

You would do well to spend this evening studying for your exam./It does a person well to get eight hours sleep every night.

今晚你最好花時間學習準備考試。/一個人每晚睡八小時對你很有好處。

Do out

The phrasal verb to do out means to tidy and decorate an area to look nice.

短語動詞do out的意思是整理和裝飾一個區域，使其看起來漂亮。

The ballroom was done out with wedding decorations and blue and white ribbons./My wife and I plan to do out the bathroom with a seaside theme and fresh white tiles.

舞廳佈置了婚禮裝飾和藍白相間的絲帶。/我和妻子打算用海濱主題和新鮮的白色瓷磚裝飾浴室。

Do out of

To steal something from someone. Often using cheating or deception.

偷別人的東西。經常使用欺騙或欺騙。

The car salesman did you out of your money. It’s falling apart!/That crazy. I was on the phone for 30 seconds and the woman did me out of my place in line.

汽車銷售員把你的錢都花光了。它要散架了！/太瘋狂了。我在電話裏打了30秒，那個女人把我從排隊的地方弄出來了。

Out do

To perform better than someone or something else.

比某人或某事表現得更好。

Did you hear that a computer out did the world’s best Go player?/You don’t have to be the best, you just have to out do your neighbor.

你聽說世界上最好的圍棋手是用電腦打的嗎？/你不必是最好的，你只需要做你的鄰居。

To do with

Meaning that there is a connection between two or more things.

意思是兩個或多個事物之間有聯繫。

My being late this morning had everything to do with the fact that I went out late last night./What does my work have to do with your life? It’s totally separate.

我今天早上遲到和我昨晚出去很晚有關。/我的工作和你的生活有什麼關係？完全分開了。

To Do without

To carry on with your action or life without something.

在沒有任何東西的情況下繼續你的行動或生活。

The pancakes will have to do without We don’t have any./It would be very difficult to do without electricity these days. We use it for everything!

如果沒有電的話，煎餅就只能吃了。我們什麼都用！