make

verb

/meɪk/

create制造

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 is often used with nouns ending in -ing: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。
You can also say get, get ready and, especially in North American English, fix for preparing meals:
- 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 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。

cause to appear/happen/become/do使出现／发生／成为／做

to cause something to appear as a result of breaking, tearing, hitting or removing material造成（破坏、破损等）

make something + adv./prep. The stone made a dent in the roof of the car.石头把车顶砸了个坑。
make something The holes in the cloth were made by moths.布上的窟窿是虫子蛀的。

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

These words all mean to make something from parts or materials, or to cause something to exist or happen.

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？Make is a more general word and is more often used for physical things: you would usually make a table/dress/cake but create jobs/wealth. You can use create for something physical in order to emphasize how original or unusual the object is: Try this new dish, created by our head chef.

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。

Patterns

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。

This 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。

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。

a bed床

make a bed to arrange a bed so that it is neat and ready for use铺床

a decision/guess/comment, etc.决定、猜测、评论等

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。

Make can be used in this way with a number of different nouns. These expressions are included at the entry for each noun.

force迫使

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。

His 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。

represent表现

to represent somebody/something as being or doing something表现；表示；描绘

make somebody/something + adj. You've made my nose too big (= for example in a drawing).你把我的鼻子画得太大了。
make somebody/something + noun He makes King Lear a truly tragic figure.他把李尔王刻画成一个真正的悲剧人物。

appoint任命

make somebody + noun to elect or choose somebody as something选举；挑选；任命

She made him her assistant.她挑选他做她的助手。

be suitable适合

linking verb make somebody/something + noun to become or develop into something; to be suitable for something成为；适合

She would have made an excellent teacher.她本可以成为一位出色的教师。
This room would make a nice office.这间屋子做办公室挺不错。

equal等于

linking verb + noun to add up to or equal something合计；等于

5 and 7 make 12.5 加 7 等于 12。
A hundred cents make one euro.一百分等于一欧元。

linking verb + noun to be a total of something成为总数；是…的总和

That makes the third time he's failed his driving test!他这已经是第三次驾驶考试不及格了！

money钱

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。

A 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。

Topics Moneya2

calculate计算

[no passive] make something + noun to think or calculate something to be something估计；计算

What time do you make it?你估计现在几点了？
I make that exactly $50.我算出正好是 50 美元。

reach达到

[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。

Bob 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。

something successful成功

make something to cause something to be a success使成功；使圆满

Good wine can make a meal.酒美饭亦香。
The news really made my day.这消息确实使我一天都很愉快。

Topics Successc2

More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objects

bet
bring
build
buy
cost
get
give
leave
lend
make
offer
owe
pass
pay
play
post
promise
read
refuse
sell
send
show
sing
take
teach
tell
throw
wish
write

词源Old 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

to make a movement that makes it seem as if you are just going to do something似乎；假装
- He made as if to speak.他似乎要说点什么。

make do (with something)

to manage with something that is not really good enough凑合；将就
- We were in a hurry so we had to make do with a quick snack.我们很匆忙，只好将就着来了点小吃。

make good

to become rich and successful变得富有；获得成功Topics Successc2

make something good

to pay for, replace or repair something that has been lost or damaged赔偿；替换；修理
- She promised to make good the damage.她答应赔偿损失。
to do something that you have promised, threatened, etc. to do履行，执行（曾承诺、威胁等的事） synonym fulfil

make it

to be successful in your career获得成功
- He never really made it as an actor.他从来就不是一个成功的演员。
Topics Successc2
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
- The flight leaves in twenty minutes—we'll never make it.再过二十分钟飞机就起飞了，咱们无论如何也赶不上了。
to be able to be present at a place能够出席（或到场）
- I'm sorry I won't be able to make it (= for example, to a party) on Saturday.很抱歉，星期六我出席不了。
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。
Topics Successc2, Illnessc2

make it with somebody

(North American English, slang) to have sex with somebody（与某人）发生性关系

make like…

(North American English, informal) to pretend to be, know or have something in order to impress people（为给别人留下印象）假装，装出…样子
- He makes like he's the greatest actor of all time.他装模作样，仿佛自己是有史以来最棒的演员。

make the most of something/somebody/yourself

to gain as much advantage, pleasure, etc. as you can from somebody/something充分利用；尽情享受
- It's my first trip abroad so I'm going to make the most of it.这是我第一次出国，我要充分利用这个机会。
- She doesn't know how to make the most of herself (= make herself appear in the best possible way).她不知道如何充分表现自己。

make much of something/somebody

to treat something/somebody as very important重视；认为很重要
- He always makes much of his humble origins.他总是非常在意他卑微的出身。

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。
Topics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2

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。
Topics Successc2