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make up for sth
用于表示补偿或弥补损失。
She tried to make up for lost time.
她努力弥补失去的时间。
编造；虚构
makes up — third person singular of make up
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编造；虚构
to invent a story, excuse, etc., especially in order to deceive
She tried to make up for lost time.
她努力弥补失去的时间。
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构成,组成
To constitute, to compose.
补偿,填补,赶上
To compensate, to fill in, to catch up.
编造,想象,虚构
To invent, to imagine, to concoct
组装,准备
To assemble, to prepare.
She made up an excuse for being late.
她为迟到编造了一个借口。
The children love making up stories about dragons.
孩子们喜欢编造关于龙的故事。
He made up a ridiculous rumor about his neighbor.
他编造了一个关于邻居的荒谬谣言。
用于表示补偿或弥补损失。
She tried to make up for lost time.
她努力弥补失去的时间。
被动语态，表示构成或组成。
The committee is made up of twelve members.
委员会由十二名成员组成。
表示虚构、编造故事或借口。
He made up an excuse for being late.
他为迟到编造了一个借口。
表示和解，常与with连用。
They argued but soon made up.
他们吵了一架，但很快就和好了。
Not this
I need to make up my absence by working extra.
Use this
I need to make up for my absence by working extra.
表示“弥补”时，make up 需要接介词 for，构成短语 make up for。直接跟宾语是错误用法。
Not this
The committee makes up of ten members.
Use this
The committee is made up of ten members.
表示“由……组成”时，主语为整体时需用被动语态 be made up of；用主动语态则应将组成部分作主语（如 Ten members make up the committee）。
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