Phrase
making up
verb
编造；虚构
making up is the present participle of make up.
to invent a story, excuse, etc., especially in order to deceive
- 1.
To constitute, to compose.
构成,组成
- 2.
To compensate, to fill in, to catch up.
补偿,填补,赶上
- 3.
To invent, to imagine, to concoct
编造,想象,虚构
- 4.
To assemble, to prepare.
组装,准备
- 5.
To apply cosmetics.
化妆
- 6.
To make peace, to settle a dispute.
和解,解决争端
- 7.
To arrange, to advance.
安排,推进
组成；构成；弥补；赔偿；和解；言归于好；化妆；打扮；配制；调制
In use
She made up an excuse for being late.
The children love making up stories about dragons.
He made up a ridiculous rumor about his neighbor.
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。
be made up of sth
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。
make up sth
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。
Connections
Confusing words
- make out
- 理解；辨别；亲吻 · make up 表示‘弥补、组成、编造’，而 make out 表示‘理解、辨别’或‘亲吻’，两者介词不同，意义完全不同。
- make up for
- 弥补（过错、损失等） · make up for 与 make up 在‘弥补’义上相近，但 make up for 后必须接补偿的对象，而 make up 可直接表示‘弥补’。例如：He made up for his mistake. 不可说 He made up his mistake. (这里 make up 有别的意思)
- makeup
- 化妆品；化妆 · makeup 是名词，指化妆品或化妆行为；而 make up 是动词短语，意为‘组成’、‘编造’或‘弥补’。拼写上一词与两词不同。
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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