成语

make out的意思_音标_例句

音标
英 /meɪk aʊt/,美 /meɪk aʊt/

核心意思
make out 是一个多义短语动词,根据语境可表示“辨认、理解、填写、进展”或非正式的“亲热”,需结合具体场景判断。

详细用法与示例

1. 辨认(通过努力看清/听清)

指在模糊或困难条件下勉强识别事物,常见于描述视觉或听觉场景。

例句

雾太大了,司机几乎看不清前方的路。It was so foggy that the driver could hardly make out the way ahead.

月光下,我只能分辨出物体的轮廓。By the light of the moon I could just make out shapes and outlines.

2. 理解(弄明白含义或情况)

表示通过思考或分析理解复杂内容,常接 what/how 引导的从句。

例句

这首诗太复杂,我理解不了它的意思。The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.

很难弄清楚使用的是什么标准。It is hard to make out what criteria are used.

3. 填写(表格、单据等)

指正式填写文件或记录信息,常见搭配为 make out a cheque/list/receipt。

例句

请填写一张支票寄给救助儿童基金会。You can make a cheque out to Feed the Children.

购物前,他们通常会列一张购物清单。Before going shopping, they usually make out a shopping list.

4. 进展(某情况的发展状态)

用于询问或描述生活、工作等方面的状况,相当于 get along。

例句

你的新工作进展如何?How are you making out with the new job?

鲍勃想知道丘辟特和皮特的生活状况。Bob wondered how Jupiter and Pete were making out.

5. 亲热(非正式,多指接吻或亲密行为)

口语中表示情侣间的亲密举动,需注意使用场合的适当性。

例句

照片上那对夫妻穿着内衣在海滩上卿卿我我。Pictures of the couple making out in their underwear on the beach.

我路过公园时,看到一对情侣在树下亲热。I saw a couple making out under the tree.

常见短语搭配

make out of:用……制造;从……中理解

他们用废料做了一个书架。They made a bookshelf out of scrap materials.

make out a cheque/list:开支票/列清单

所有支票的收款人都应是“英孚国际语言学校”。*All cheque

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