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。
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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