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；組裝 - make something
to make a table/dress/cake 做桌子／連衣裙／蛋糕 to make bread/cement/paper 制作面包；生産水泥／紙張 She makes her own clothes. 她自己做衣服。 How do you make that dish with the peppers and olives in it? 那道有胡椒和橄欖的菜你是怎麽做的？ made in France (= on a label) 法國制造 - be made of something
What's your shirt made of? 你的襯衣是用什麽做的？ Traditional Japanese houses were made of wood. 傳統的日本房子是由木頭制成的。 - be made out of something
What's your shirt made out of? 你的襯衫是什麽做的？ - 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. 這些葡萄用來做酒。 - make something for somebody
She made coffee for us all. 她給我們大家沖了咖啡。 - make somebody something
She made us all coffee. 她給我們大家沖了咖啡。
Vocabulary Building Household jobs: do or make?Household jobs: do or make? 家務活：用 do 還是 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:
做家務活可用下列短語表示：wash the dishes（洗餐具）、clean the kitchen floor（擦洗廚房地板）、set the table（擺餐具）等，在口語中常用動詞 do 取代： Let me do the dishes. 我來洗碗吧。 Michael said he would do the kitchen floor. 邁克爾說他來擦洗廚房地板。 It’s your turn to do the table. 輪到你擺餐具了。
do 常與以 -ing 結尾的名詞連用： to do the shopping/cleaning/ironing/vacuuming. 買東西；打掃衛生；熨衣服；用吸塵器吸塵
- The verb make is used especially in the phrase make the beds and when you are talking about preparing or cooking food:
動詞 make 尤用於短語 make the beds（鋪床）以及談論烹調： He makes a great lasagne. 他做的寬面條真好吃。 I’ll make breakfast while you’re having a shower. 你淋浴時我就做早餐。
Can you get dinner while I put the kids to bed? 我照料孩子們上床睡覺時你做飯行嗎？ Sit down—I’ll fix supper for you. 坐下吧，我給你做晚飯。
- make something
- make something
to write, create or prepare something 寫；出産；制定 These regulations were made to protect children. 這些規章制度是爲了保護兒童而制定的。 My lawyer has been urging me to make a will. 我的律師一直在催促我立遺囑。 She has made (= directed or acted in) several movies. 她已經出了好幾部電影。 It is possible to make a hypothesis on the basis of this graph. 以這張圖表爲基礎作出假設是可能的。 The Environment Secretary is to make a statement on Tuesday. 環境部長將於周二發表聲明。
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to cause something to appear as a result of breaking, tearing, hitting or removing material 造成（破壞、破損等） - make something
to cause something to exist, happen or be done 使出現；引發；使産生 to make a noise/mess/fuss 産生噪音；弄得一團糟；小題大做 She tried to make a good impression on the interviewer. 她努力給主持面試者留個好印象。 I keep making the same mistakes. 我總是犯同樣的錯誤。
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. 她給主持面試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、準備（尤指藝術品或食品）： He did a beautiful drawing of a house. 他畫了一棟漂亮的房子。 Who’s doing the food for the party? 誰爲聚會準備食物？
- create to make something exist or happen, especially something new that did not exist before:
Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科學家對宇宙是怎樣形成的有分歧。
make or create? 用 make 還是 create？ - develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product:
to develop new software 開發新軟件
- produce to make things to be sold; to create something using skill:
a factory that produces microchips 微芯片制造廠
- generate to produce or create something, especially power, money or ideas:
to generate electricity 發電 Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas. 集思廣益是出主意的好辦法。
- 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，組成另一單詞。 The chain is formed from 136 links. 這根鏈條由 136 個鏈節組成。
- 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 使變得；使成爲 The news made him very happy. 這則消息使他非常高興。 She made her objections clear. 她明確表示反對。 Technology promises to make our lives easier. 科技有望讓我們的生活更輕鬆。 He made it clear that he objected. 他明確表示反對。 The full story was never made public. 全部情況從未公之於世。 Can you make yourself understood in Russian? 你能用俄語表達你的意思嗎？ She couldn't make herself heard above the noise of the traffic. 車輛噪音很大，她無法讓人聽到她的聲音。 The terrorists made it known that tourists would be targeted. 恐怖分子宣稱遊客將成爲他們襲擊的目標。 The company may make targets difficult or impossible to achieve. 公司可能會使目標難以或不可能實現。 Technology has made it possible to move many jobs away from high-cost locations. 技術使得許多工作從高成本的地方轉移出去成爲可能。
- make somebody/something do something
to cause somebody/something to do something 促使；使得 She always makes me laugh. 她總是讓我發笑。 This dress makes me look fat. 這衣服我穿着顯胖。 What makes you say that (= why do you think so)? 你爲什麽這麽說？ Nothing will make me change my mind. 什麽也改變不了我的主意。 We were made to feel extremely welcome. 我們感到非常受歡迎。
Extra ExamplesThis does serve to make you question some fundamentals. 這確實會讓你質疑一些基本原則。 Smokers are often made to feel like social outcasts. 吸煙者經常被認爲是社會棄兒。 Politeness made her go back to see him. 出於禮貌，她回去看望了他。 What made you think he was guilty? 你憑什麽認爲他有罪？ What made you go down to the beach so late last night? 昨晚你爲什麽這麽晚才去海灘？ What he said certainly made us all think. 他說的話無疑促使我們大家思考。
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to cause somebody/something to be or become a particular kind of thing or person 使變得；使成爲 - make something of somebody/something
This isn't very important—I don't want to make an issue of it. 這不太重要，我不想把它當回事兒。 Don't make a habit of it. 别養成習慣。 You've made a terrible mess of this job. 你把這件事兒搞得一團糟。 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，我們會讓你成爲一名網球選手的。 - make something + noun
I made painting the house my project for the summer. 把房子粉刷了一遍，這就是我的夏季工程。 She made it her business to find out who was responsible. 她一定要查清楚到底是誰幹的。 These improvements will make the city a better place to live. 這些改進將使這座城市成爲一個更好的居住地。 She 's made her firm a success. 她使她的公司獲得了成功。
- make something of somebody/something
- make a bed
to arrange a bed so that it is neat and ready for use 鋪床 - make a decision, guess, comment, etc.
to decide, guess, etc. something 做，作出（決定、估計等） Come on! It's time we made a start. 快點！我們該開始了。 The plane was forced to make an emergency landing because of bad weather. 飛機因惡劣天氣被迫緊急着陸。
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to force somebody to do something 迫使；強迫 - make somebody do something
They made me repeat the whole story. 他們非讓我把整個事件再說一遍。 - be made to do something
She must be made to comply with the rules. 必須讓她遵守規則。 - make somebody
He never cleans his room and his mother never tries to make him. 他從不收拾自己的房間，而他媽也從不要求他收拾。
Extra ExamplesHis snoring was so bad, she made him sleep on the sofa downstairs. 他鼾聲如雷，她只好讓他睡在樓下的沙發上。 Mum makes us eat lots of vegetables. 媽媽要求我們吃很多蔬菜。 We were made to work very hard. 我們被迫賣力工作。
- make somebody do something
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to represent somebody/something as being or doing something 表現；表示；描繪 - make somebody + noun
to elect or choose somebody as something 選舉；挑選；任命 - linking verb make somebody/something + noun
to become or develop into something; to be suitable for something 成爲；適合 - linking verb + noun
to add up to or equal something 合計；等於 - linking verb + noun
to be a total of something 成爲總數；是…的總和 - make something
to earn or gain money 掙錢；賺錢 She makes $100 000 a year. 她一年賺 10 萬美元。 to make a profit/loss 獲利；賠錢 We need to think of ways to make money. 我們需要想辦法掙錢。 He made a fortune on the stock market. 他在股票市場發了大財。 He makes a living as a stand-up comic. 他靠說單口相聲爲生。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneya2A movie with big name stars in it should make money. 有大牌明星出演的電影應該會賺錢。 Did they make any money out of their invention? 他們的發明給自己帶來什麽收益了嗎？ She sold her foreign investments last month and made $75 000. 她上個月出售了境外的投資，賺了75 000元。 The company is making a loss on its children's range. 公司的兒童系列産品在賠錢。 There's money to be made from tourism. 旅遊業非常有利可圖。 You won't make much money as a shop assistant. 當店員你掙不了多少錢。
- [no passive] make something + noun
to think or calculate something to be something 估計；計算 - [no passive] make something
to manage to reach or go to a place or position （盡力）趕往，到達，達到 Do you think we'll make Dover by 12? 你覺得我們 12 點前能到多佛嗎？ I'm sorry I couldn't make your party last night. 很抱歉，昨晚沒能參加你們的聚會。 He'll never make (= get a place in) the team. 他絕不可能成爲該隊的隊員。 The story made (= appeared on) the front pages of the national newspapers. 這件事登在了全國性報紙的頭版。 We just managed to make the deadline (= to finish something in time). 我們總算勉強按期完成。
Extra ExamplesBob made the airport in less than forty minutes. 鮑勃不到四十分鐘就到達了機場。 The climber was the first woman to make the summit. 這位登山者是第一個登上頂峰的女性。
- make something
to cause something to be a success 使成功；使圓滿
create制造
cause to appear/happen/become/do使出現／發生／成爲／做
a bed床
a decision/guess/comment, etc.決定、猜測、評論等
force迫使
represent表現
appoint任命
be suitable適合
equal等於
money錢
calculate計算
reach達到
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 變得富有；獲得成功
make something good
to pay for, replace or repair something that has been lost or damaged 賠償；替換；修理 to do something that you have promised, threatened, etc. to do 履行，執行（曾承諾、威脅等的事）
make it
to be successful in your career 獲得成功 to succeed in reaching a place in time, especially when this is difficult （尤指在困難情況下）準時到達 to be able to be present at a place 能夠出席（或到場） to survive after a serious illness or accident; to deal successfully with a difficult experience 幸免於難；渡過難關 The doctors think he's going to make it. 醫生認爲他能挺過去。 - make it through something
I don't know how I made it through the week. 我不知道自己是怎麽熬過那個星期的。
make it with somebody
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to have sex with somebody （與某人）發生性關系
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 爲…成敗的關鍵 This movie will make or break him as a director. 這部電影將要決定他當導演是行還是不行。 It's make-or-break time for the company. 這是公司盛衰的關鍵時刻。
make something of yourself
to be successful in your life 獲得成功；事業有成 I wanted to study hard and really make something of myself. 我想努力學習，真正讓自己出人頭地。