make up[英] [meik ʌp] [美] [mek ʌp] 组成;补足;弥补;编造;化妆
1.组成;构成
Insects are made up of tens of thousands of proteins.
昆虫由数万种蛋白质构成。
2.编造;虚构
I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him...
我认为你编造他的谣言很不厚道。
3.(给…)化妆;(为…)打扮
She spent too much time making herself up...
她在化妆上花去了太多时间。
4.凑足;补齐
Less than half of the money that students receive is in the form of grants, and loans have made up the difference...
学生领到的钱有不到一半是助学金,差额部分由贷款补足。
5.和解;和好
They never made up the quarrel...
他们再也没能和解。
6.(加班加点)补足(时间)
They'll have to make up time lost during the strike.
他们不得不加班弥补罢工耽误的时间。