make
verb see also madeVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they make | |
| he / she / it makes | |
| past simple made | |
| past participle made | |
| -ing form making |
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to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together 制造；做；组装 - make something
to make a table/dress/cake 做桌子／连衣裙／蛋糕 to make bread/cement/paper 制作面包；生产水泥／纸张 She makes her own clothes. 她自己做衣服。 How do you make that dish with the peppers and olives in it? 那道有胡椒和橄榄的菜你是怎么做的？ made in France (= on a label) 法国制造 - be made of something
What's your shirt made of? 你的衬衣是用什么做的？ Traditional Japanese houses were made of wood. 传统的日本房子是由木头制成的。 - be made out of something
What's your shirt made out of? 你的衬衫是什么做的？ - be made from something
Wine is made from grapes. 葡萄酒是用葡萄做的。 - make something into something
The grapes are made into wine. 这些葡萄用来做酒。 - make something for somebody
She made coffee for us all. 她给我们大家冲了咖啡。 - make somebody something
She made us all coffee. 她给我们大家冲了咖啡。
Vocabulary Building Household jobs: do or make?Household jobs: do or make? 家务活：用 do 还是 make？ - To talk about jobs in the home you can use such phrases as wash the dishes, clean the kitchen floor, set the table, etc. In conversation the verb do is often used instead:
做家务活可用下列短语表示：wash the dishes（洗餐具）、clean the kitchen floor（擦洗厨房地板）、set the table（摆餐具）等，在口语中常用动词 do 取代： Let me do the dishes. 我来洗碗吧。 Michael said he would do the kitchen floor. 迈克尔说他来擦洗厨房地板。 It’s your turn to do the table. 轮到你摆餐具了。
do 常与以 -ing 结尾的名词连用： to do the shopping/cleaning/ironing/vacuuming. 买东西；打扫卫生；熨衣服；用吸尘器吸尘
- The verb make is used especially in the phrase make the beds and when you are talking about preparing or cooking food:
动词 make 尤用于短语 make the beds（铺床）以及谈论烹调： He makes a great lasagne. 他做的宽面条真好吃。 I’ll make breakfast while you’re having a shower. 你淋浴时我就做早餐。
Can you get dinner while I put the kids to bed? 我照料孩子们上床睡觉时你做饭行吗？ Sit down—I’ll fix supper for you. 坐下吧，我给你做晚饭。
- make something
- make something
to write, create or prepare something 写；出产；制定 These regulations were made to protect children. 这些规章制度是为了保护儿童而制定的。 My lawyer has been urging me to make a will. 我的律师一直在催促我立遗嘱。 She has made (= directed or acted in) several movies. 她已经出了好几部电影。 It is possible to make a hypothesis on the basis of this graph. 以这张图表为基础作出假设是可能的。 The Environment Secretary is to make a statement on Tuesday. 环境部长将于周二发表声明。
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to cause something to appear as a result of breaking, tearing, hitting or removing material 造成（破坏、破损等） - make something
to cause something to exist, happen or be done 使出现；引发；使产生 to make a noise/mess/fuss 产生噪音；弄得一团糟；小题大做 She tried to make a good impression on the interviewer. 她努力给主持面试者留个好印象。 I keep making the same mistakes. 我总是犯同样的错误。
Synonyms makemake- do
- create
- develop
- produce
- generate
- form
- make to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together; to cause something to exist or happen:
She makes her own clothes. 她自己做衣服。 She made a good impression on the interviewer. 她给主持面试者留下了很好的印象。
- do (rather informal
) to make or prepare something, especially something artistic or something to eat: 指制作、准备（尤指艺术品或食品）： He did a beautiful drawing of a house. 他画了一栋漂亮的房子。 Who’s doing the food for the party? 谁为聚会准备食物？
- create to make something exist or happen, especially something new that did not exist before:
Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。
make or create? 用 make 还是 create？ - develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product:
to develop new software 开发新软件
- produce to make things to be sold; to create something using skill:
a factory that produces microchips 微芯片制造厂
- generate to produce or create something, especially power, money or ideas:
to generate electricity 发电 Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas. 集思广益是出主意的好办法。
- form [often passive] to make something from something else; to make something into something else:
Rearrange the letters to form a new word. 重新排列字母，组成另一单词。 The chain is formed from 136 links. 这根链条由 136 个链节组成。
- to make/create/develop/produce/generate/form something from/out of something
- to make/form something into something
- to make/produce wine
- to create/develop a new product
- to create/produce/generate income/profits/wealth
- to produce/generate electricity/heat/power
- make somebody/something/yourself + adj.
to cause somebody/something to feel, show or have a particular quality; to cause somebody/something to be or become something 使变得；使成为 The news made him very happy. 这则消息使他非常高兴。 She made her objections clear. 她明确表示反对。 Technology promises to make our lives easier. 科技有望让我们的生活更轻松。 He made it clear that he objected. 他明确表示反对。 The full story was never made public. 全部情况从未公之于世。 Can you make yourself understood in Russian? 你能用俄语表达你的意思吗？ She couldn't make herself heard above the noise of the traffic. 车辆噪音很大，她无法让人听到她的声音。 The terrorists made it known that tourists would be targeted. 恐怖分子宣称游客将成为他们袭击的目标。 The company may make targets difficult or impossible to achieve. 公司可能会使目标难以或不可能实现。 Technology has made it possible to move many jobs away from high-cost locations. 技术使得许多工作从高成本的地方转移出去成为可能。
- make somebody/something do something
to cause somebody/something to do something 促使；使得 She always makes me laugh. 她总是让我发笑。 This dress makes me look fat. 这衣服我穿着显胖。 What makes you say that (= why do you think so)? 你为什么这么说？ Nothing will make me change my mind. 什么也改变不了我的主意。 We were made to feel extremely welcome. 我们感到非常受欢迎。
Extra ExamplesThis does serve to make you question some fundamentals. 这确实会让你质疑一些基本原则。 Smokers are often made to feel like social outcasts. 吸烟者经常被认为是社会弃儿。 Politeness made her go back to see him. 出于礼貌，她回去看望了他。 What made you think he was guilty? 你凭什么认为他有罪？ What made you go down to the beach so late last night? 昨晚你为什么这么晚才去海滩？ What he said certainly made us all think. 他说的话无疑促使我们大家思考。
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to cause somebody/something to be or become a particular kind of thing or person 使变得；使成为 - make something of somebody/something
This isn't very important—I don't want to make an issue of it. 这不太重要，我不想把它当回事儿。 Don't make a habit of it. 别养成习惯。 You've made a terrible mess of this job. 你把这件事儿搞得一团糟。 It's important to try and make something of (= achieve something in) your life. 在一生中有所成就是很重要的。 We'll make a tennis player of you yet. 早晚有一天，我们会让你成为一名网球选手的。 - make something + noun
I made painting the house my project for the summer. 把房子粉刷了一遍，这就是我的夏季工程。 She made it her business to find out who was responsible. 她一定要查清楚到底是谁干的。 These improvements will make the city a better place to live. 这些改进将使这座城市成为一个更好的居住地。 She 's made her firm a success. 她使她的公司获得了成功。
- make something of somebody/something
- make a bed
to arrange a bed so that it is neat and ready for use 铺床 - make a decision, guess, comment, etc.
to decide, guess, etc. something 做，作出（决定、估计等） Come on! It's time we made a start. 快点！我们该开始了。 The plane was forced to make an emergency landing because of bad weather. 飞机因恶劣天气被迫紧急着陆。
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to force somebody to do something 迫使；强迫 - make somebody do something
They made me repeat the whole story. 他们非让我把整个事件再说一遍。 - be made to do something
She must be made to comply with the rules. 必须让她遵守规则。 - make somebody
He never cleans his room and his mother never tries to make him. 他从不收拾自己的房间，而他妈也从不要求他收拾。
Extra ExamplesHis snoring was so bad, she made him sleep on the sofa downstairs. 他鼾声如雷，她只好让他睡在楼下的沙发上。 Mum makes us eat lots of vegetables. 妈妈要求我们吃很多蔬菜。 We were made to work very hard. 我们被迫卖力工作。
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to represent somebody/something as being or doing something 表现；表示；描绘 - make somebody + noun
to elect or choose somebody as something 选举；挑选；任命 - linking verb make somebody/something + noun
to become or develop into something; to be suitable for something 成为；适合 - linking verb + noun
to add up to or equal something 合计；等于 - linking verb + noun
to be a total of something 成为总数；是…的总和 - make something
to earn or gain money 挣钱；赚钱 She makes $100 000 a year. 她一年赚 10 万美元。 to make a profit/loss 获利；赔钱 We need to think of ways to make money. 我们需要想办法挣钱。 He made a fortune on the stock market. 他在股票市场发了大财。 He makes a living as a stand-up comic. 他靠说单口相声为生。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneya2A movie with big name stars in it should make money. 有大牌明星出演的电影应该会赚钱。 Did they make any money out of their invention? 他们的发明给自己带来什么收益了吗？ She sold her foreign investments last month and made $75 000. 她上个月出售了境外的投资，赚了75 000元。 The company is making a loss on its children's range. 公司的儿童系列产品在赔钱。 There's money to be made from tourism. 旅游业非常有利可图。 You won't make much money as a shop assistant. 当店员你挣不了多少钱。
- [no passive] make something + noun
to think or calculate something to be something 估计；计算 - [no passive] make something
to manage to reach or go to a place or position （尽力）赶往，到达，达到 Do you think we'll make Dover by 12? 你觉得我们 12 点前能到多佛吗？ I'm sorry I couldn't make your party last night. 很抱歉，昨晚没能参加你们的聚会。 He'll never make (= get a place in) the team. 他绝不可能成为该队的队员。 The story made (= appeared on) the front pages of the national newspapers. 这件事登在了全国性报纸的头版。 We just managed to make the deadline (= to finish something in time). 我们总算勉强按期完成。
Extra ExamplesBob made the airport in less than forty minutes. 鲍勃不到四十分钟就到达了机场。 The climber was the first woman to make the summit. 这位登山者是第一个登上顶峰的女性。
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to cause something to be a success 使成功；使圆满
create制造
cause to appear/happen/become/do使出现／发生／成为／做
a bed床
a decision/guess/comment, etc.决定、猜测、评论等
force迫使
represent表现
appoint任命
be suitable适合
equal等于
money钱
calculate计算
reach达到
something successful成功
Word OriginOld English macian, of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘fitting’; related to the verb match.
Idioms Most idioms containing make are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example make merry is at merry.
make as if to do something
make do (with something)
make good
to become rich and successful 变得富有；获得成功
make something good
to pay for, replace or repair something that has been lost or damaged 赔偿；替换；修理 to do something that you have promised, threatened, etc. to do 履行，执行（曾承诺、威胁等的事）
make it
to be successful in your career 获得成功 to succeed in reaching a place in time, especially when this is difficult （尤指在困难情况下）准时到达 to be able to be present at a place 能够出席（或到场） to survive after a serious illness or accident; to deal successfully with a difficult experience 幸免于难；渡过难关 The doctors think he's going to make it. 医生认为他能挺过去。 - make it through something
I don't know how I made it through the week. 我不知道自己是怎么熬过那个星期的。
make it with somebody
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to have sex with somebody （与某人）发生性关系
make like…
make the most of something/somebody/yourself
make much of something/somebody
make or break somebody/something
to be the thing that makes somebody/something either a success or a failure 为…成败的关键 This movie will make or break him as a director. 这部电影将要决定他当导演是行还是不行。 It's make-or-break time for the company. 这是公司盛衰的关键时刻。
make something of yourself
to be successful in your life 获得成功；事业有成 I wanted to study hard and really make something of myself. 我想努力学习，真正让自己出人头地。