make up for是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)make up for lost time赶进度；补回损失的时间

(2)make make up for补充某物；补足某物；弥补某物；补偿

双语例句

(1)No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.

无论多少钱都无法补偿孩子的死亡

(2)Nothing can make up for the loss of a child.

失去一个孩子是任何东西都无法弥补的。

(3)She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him.

她先前待他不好，这时候想弥补一下。

(4)After all the delays, we were anxious to make up for lost time.

耽搁了这么久，我们急着想弥补失去的时间。

(5)Mrs. Hardie hurried to make up for her tactlessness by asking her guest about his holiday.

哈迪太太赶紧问她的客人假期过得如何，以弥补此前不得体的言行。

(6)Five years older than the majority of officers of his same rank, he was determined to make up for lost time.

他比同级别的大多数官员大5岁，他决心弥补自己失去的时光。

同义词

补偿，弥补

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0%; v.phr 弥补; 补偿

考纲释义

( 1)v.phr. 弥补; 补偿

英文释义：take the place of something lost or damaged or to compensate for something bad with something good

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100%; phr 弥补; 补偿

考纲释义

( 1)phr. 弥补; 补偿

英文释义：take the place of something lost or damaged or to compensate for something bad with something good

真题例句：

To make up for their natural absence of vision.

来弥补他们天生的视觉缺失。[2021年 CET6 听力]

(1)So, yes, I'd say jealousy was your motive after all. To prove how good you are. To make up for the inadequacies of your little life.

是的，我认为嫉妒正是你的动机。就为了证明你多厉害，以弥补你平淡生活的不足。《Sherlock Season 4》《神探夏洛克 第四季》

(2)See that? I just saved us 40 bucks. I've long said, what you lack in academic knowledge you make up for in street smarts.

看到没？我帮我们省了四十块。我早就说过你学术知识的匮乏全弥补在市井小民的小聪明上了。《The Big Bang Theory Season 5》《生活大爆炸 第五季》

(3)Customers have to pay a premium to make up for the cost of installing the technology.

居民要花额外费用引进技术。《America Revealed》《透视美国》