Phrase
make do
/meik duː/
verb
妥协
- 1.
come to terms with
妥协
将就着使用；凑合着用
In use
We'll have to make do with the old laptop for now.
She made do without a car when she lived in the city.
They are making do with fewer resources this month.
make do with + noun phrase
We didn't have a proper table, so we made do with a large cardboard box.
我们没有合适的桌子，所以凑合着用一个大纸箱。
make do without + noun phrase
During the war, people had to make do without many luxuries.
战争期间，人们不得不在没有许多奢侈品的情况下凑合。
make do on + noun phrase
指在有限资源下维持生计或运作。
They managed to make do on a very tight budget.
他们靠着非常紧张的预算凑合着过。
Verb forms
base make do · third person makes do · -ing making do · past made do · past participle made do
动词短语，将就、凑合。
Common mistakes
We have to make do the old equipment.We have to make do with the old equipment.
make do 后需要跟介词 with 来引入所凑合使用的东西，缺少 with 会导致句子不完整。改正后补上 with，使搭配正确。
We need to make due with what we have.We need to make do with what we have.
make do 中的 do 是动词，而 due 是形容词或名词（意为“到期、应得的”），拼写混淆。改正后使用正确的动词 do，符合固定短语的拼写。
Connections
Confusing words
- make due
- 错误拼写的'将就' · 拼写混淆：'make do' 是正确短语，'make due' 因发音相似而常被误写。
- do without
- 没有...也行 · 结构差异：'make do with' 表示凑合使用某物，而 'do without' 表示没有某物也能应付。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.