CONSTRUCTING OR CREATING 建造或创造
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (from/(out) of sth); ~ sth (for sb) construct, create or prepare sth by combining materials or putting parts together （用材料或零件）做﹑ 制作﹑ 制造﹑ 建造或创造某物: make a car, a dress, a cake 制造汽车﹑ 做连衣裙﹑ 做蛋糕 * make bread, cement, wine 做面包﹑ 制水泥﹑ 酿葡萄酒 * make (ie manufacture) paper 造纸 * God made man. 上帝创造了人类. * She makes her own clothes. 她的衣服都是她自己做的. * Wine is made from grapes. 葡萄酒是用葡萄酿制的. * `What is your bracelet made of?' `It's made of gold.' ‘你的镯子是什麽材料做的?’‘是金的.’ * I made myself a cup of tea. 我自己沏了一杯茶. * She made coffee for all of us. 她给我们大家煮了咖啡. * This car wasn't made (ie is not big enough) to carry eight people. 这辆汽车不是坐八个人的. (b) [Tn.pr esp passive 尤用於被动语态] ~ sth into sth put (materials or parts) together to produce sth 将（材料或零件）做成或制成某物: Glass is made into bottles. 玻璃可制成瓶子. (c) [Tn] arrange (a bed) so that it is ready for use 铺（床）: Please make your beds before breakfast. 请在早饭前把床铺好.
[Tn, Tn.pr] cause (sth) to appear by breaking, tearing, removing material or striking （藉打破﹑ 撕破﹑ 移去材料或敲击）使（某物）出现, 形成: The stone made a dent in the roof of my car. 我的汽车顶让石头砸了个坑. * The holes in the cloth were made by moths. 布上的洞是虫子蛀的.
[Tn] create (sth); establish 制定（某事物）; 规定: These regulations were made to protect children. 这些规则是为保护儿童而制定的. * Who made this ridiculous rule? 这条荒唐的规则是谁定的?
[Tn] write, compose or prepare (sth) 写, 创作, 准备（某事物）: make one's will 立遗嘱 * make a treaty with sb 与某人签订协议 * She has made (ie directed) several films. 她已导演了几部影片. * I'll ask my solicitor to make a deed of transfer. 我要找律师拟一份让据书.
CAUSING TO BECOME, DO OR APPEAR 使变为..., 做...或显得...
[Tn] cause (sth) 产生, 引起（某事物）: make a noise, disturbance, mess 产生噪音﹑ 骚乱﹑ 混乱 * She's always making trouble (for her friends). 她总（给朋友）惹麻烦.
[Cn.a] cause (sb/sth) to be or become 使（某人[某事物]）成为, 变为, 变成, 变得: The news made her happy. 这消息使她很高兴. * She made clear her objections/made it clear that she objected to the proposal. 她明确表示反对此提案. * His actions made him universally respected. 他的行为使他受到普遍尊敬. * Can you make yourself understood in English? 你能用英语把意思表达清楚吗? * The full story was never made public. 详情从未公之於众. * She couldn't make herself/her voice heard above the noise of the traffic. 来往车辆噪声很大, 她无法让别人听到她的声音.
[Cn.i] (a) force or compel (sb) to do sth 强迫, 迫使（某人）做某事物: They made me repeat/I was made to repeat the story. 他们逼我又把那事讲了一遍. * She must be made to comply with the rules. 必须强迫她遵守这些规则. * He never tidies his room and his mother never tries to make him (do it). 他从不整理自己的房间, 而他母亲也从未想逼他（整理）. =>Usage at cause 用法见cause. (b) cause (sb/sth) to do sth 使（某人[某事物]）做某事物: Onions make your eyes water. 洋葱能刺激眼睛流泪. * Her jokes made us all laugh. 她说的笑话把我们都逗乐了. * I couldn't make my car start this morning. 今天早晨我的汽车发动不起来了. * What makes you say that? 是什麽原因让你说出那种话来? * I rang the doorbell several times but couldn't make anyone hear. 我摁了几次门铃, 但没人应. * Nothing will make me change my mind. 无论什麽事都不能使我改变主意.
[Cn.a, Cn.n, Cn.i] represent (sb/sth) as being or doing sth 使（某人[某事物]）表现出某状况: You've made my nose too big, eg in a drawing or painting. 你把我的鼻子画得太大了. * The novelist makes his heroine commit suicide at the end of the book. 那小说作者在书的结尾让他的女主人公自杀了.
[Cn.n] elect (sb); appoint 选举（某人）; 指派: make sb king, an earl, a peer, etc 拥戴某人当国王﹑封某人为伯爵﹑ 封某人为贵族 * He was made spokesmanby the committee. 委员会派他当发言人. * She made him her assistant. 她委派他作自己的助手.
[Tn.pr, Cn.n] ~ sth of sb/sth cause sb/sth to be or become sth 使某人[某事物]处於某状况或变成某事物: We'll make a footballer of him yet, ie turn him into a good footballer despite the fact that he is not a good one now. 我们还是要把他造就成优秀的足球运动员（虽然他现在还不是）. * This isn't very important I don't want to make an issue of it. 这并不十分重要--我不想使其成为争论之点. * Don't make a habit of it/Don't make it a habit. 不要养成那样的习惯. * She made it her business (ie special task) to find out who was responsible. 她非要弄清是谁的责任不可.
BEING OR BECOMING SOMETHING 成为...或变为...
[Ln] be or become (sth) through development; turn out to be 演变成（某事物）; 结果是: If you train hard, you'll make a good footballer. 你要刻苦训练就能成为优秀的足球运动员. * He'll never make an actor. 他决当不成演员. * She would have made an excellent teacher. 她本可以成为杰出的教师.
[Ln] serve or function as (sth); constitute 用作（某事物）; 起（某事物）的作用; 组成; 构成: That will make a good ending to the book. 那就成了这本书很好的结尾. * This hall would make an excellent theatre. 这座大厅可当作极好的剧院.
[Ln] add up to (sth); equal; amount to; constitute 合计等於（某数）; 总计; 构成: 5 and 7 make 12. 5加7等於12. * A hundred pence make one pound. 一百便士为一镑. * How many members make a quorum? 起码的法定人数是多少? * His thrillers make enthralling reading. 他的惊险小说引人入胜. * The play makes a splendid evening's entertainment. 这出剧是极好的晚间消遣.
[Ln] count as (sth) 算做（某事物）: That makes the tenth time he's failed his driving test! 他驾驶测验不及格, 这次算第十次了!
GAINING OR WINNING 获得或赢得
[Tn] earn (sth); gain; acquire 赚得（某事物）; 获得; 取得: She makes 15000 a year. 她一年挣15000英镑. * make a profit/loss 盈利[亏损] * He made a fortune on the stock market. 他在股票交易中发了财. * How much do you stand to make? 你决计要赚多少钱?
[Tn] (in cricket) score (sth) （在板球中）得（若干）分: England made 235 for 5. 英格兰队5名击球手共得235分. * Botham made a century. 博瑟姆得了一百分.
(in card games, esp bridge 用於牌戏, 尤於桥牌中) (a) [Tn] win a trick with (a particular card) 打（某张牌）赢一墩: She made her ten of hearts. 她打出红桃十赢了一墩. (b) [Tn] win (a trick) or fulfil (a contract) 赢（一墩）; 完成（一定约墩数的约定）. (c) [I, Tn] shuffle (the cards) 洗（牌）: It's my turn to make. 该我洗牌了.
[Tn] (sl sexist 俚, 性别偏见) succeed in having sex with (a woman) 与（某女子）性交: The guy doesn't make the girl until the last chapter. 直到最後一章那个男子才和那个姑娘发生了性关系.
OTHER MEANINGS 其他意义
[no passive 不用於被动语态: Cn.a, Cn.n, Cn.t] calculate or estimate (sth) to be (sth) 计算, 估计（某事物）: What time do you make it?/What do you make the time? 你说现在几点了? * How large do you make the audience? 你估计听众有多少? * I make the total (to be) about 50. 我看总数大约50英镑. * I make the distance about 70 miles. 我估计那段距离约有70英里.
[Tn no passive 不用於被动语态] (a) travel over (a distance) 走过（一段距离）: We've made 100 miles today. 我们今天已走了100英里. (b) reach or maintain (a speed) 达到, 保持（某速度）: Can your car make a hundred miles per hour? 你的汽车一小时能开一百英里吗? (c) manage to reach (a place) 设法到达（某处）: D'you think we'll make Oxford by midday? 我们中午能到牛津吗? * The train leaves in five minutes we'll never make it, ie reach the station in time to catch it. 火车再有五分钟就开了--我们绝对赶不上了. * I'm sorry I couldn't make your party last night. 很抱歉, 昨晚我没能参加你们的聚会. * Her new novel has made (ie sold enough copies to be in) the best-seller lists. 她的新小说已列入畅销书目了. * She'll never make (ie win a place in) the team. 她绝对进不了那个运动队. * He made (ie reached the rank of) sergeant in six months. 他六个月後就当上了中士. * The story made (ie appeared on) the front page of the national newspapers. 这件事刊登在全国各报的第一版上.
[Tn, Dn.n] put (sth) forward; propose; offer 提出（某事）; 提议; 提供: Has she made you an offer (ie said how much money she would pay you) for your car? 她说过她愿出多少钱买你的汽车吗? * make a proposal 提出建议 * The employers made a new offer (ie of a rise in wages) to the work-force. 雇主向工人提出增加工资的新建议. * I made him a bid for the antique table. 我向他出了个价, 要买那张古董桌子.
[Tn] cause or ensure the success of (sth) 促成, 确保（某事）: A good wine can make a meal. 有了好酒饭就香. * It was the beautiful weather that really made the holiday. 是好天气成全了假日之美.
[It] behave as if one is about to do sth 表现出要做某事物的样子: He made as if to strike her. 他做出要打她的架势. * She made to go but he told her to stay. 她好像要走, 但他叫她留下.
eat or have (a meal) 吃（饭）; 进（餐）: We make a good breakfast before leaving. 我们动身前好好吃顿早饭. * She made a hasty lunch. 她匆匆吃了午饭.
(Often used in a pattern with a n, in which make and the n have the same meaning as a v similar in spelling to the n 常用於与名词连用的句型中, 其中make和名词之组合与该名词相应之动词同义, 如 make a decision, 即 decide; make a guess (at sth), 即 guess (at sth); for other expressions of this kind, see entries for ns 查阅类似词组见有关名词词条)
