音标:英 /meɪk/,美 /meɪk/
词性:动词、名词
核心含义:作为动词时表示“制造、使成为、迫使、产生”等;作为名词时表示“品牌、型号”。
表示通过材料或劳动创造物品,常见搭配为“make + 名词”。
例句:She made a cake for the party tonight.(她为今晚的聚会做了一个蛋糕。)
辨析:
be made of(看得出原料):The desk is made of wood.(桌子由木头制成。)
be made from(看不出原料):Paper is made from wood.(纸由木头制成。)
后接形容词、名词或不带to的不定式作宾语补足语。
make + 宾语 + 形容词:Hard work can make you successful.(努力工作能让你成功。)
make + 宾语 + 名词:We made him our monitor.(我们选他当班长。)
make + 宾语 + 动词原形:The teacher made the students clean the classroom.(老师让学生打扫教室。)
▶ 被动语态需还原to:He was made to work 12 hours a day.(他被迫每天工作12小时。)
表示“引起、造成”,常见搭配为“make + 名词/代词 + 介词短语”。
例句:Grit from the highway made him cough.(公路扬尘让他咳嗽。)
固定表达:
make a difference(有影响):Donating money can make a difference in someone’s life.(捐款能改变他人生活。)
make sense(有道理):Your explanation doesn’t make sense.(你的解释讲不通。)
make it(成功、赶到):He made it to the airport just in time.(他及时赶到了机场。)
make money(赚钱):She makes money by selling handmade crafts.(她靠卖手工艺品赚钱。)
表示“品牌、型号”,尤指产品的制造商或样式。
例句:This watch is of Swiss make.(这块手表是瑞士品牌。)
搭配:of Chinese make(中国制造)、a car of foreign make(进口汽车)
| 短语 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| make up | 弥补;化妆;编造 | She made up an excuse for being late.(她为迟到编造借口。) |
| make up for | 补偿 | Exercise can make up for a lack of sleep.(锻炼能弥补睡眠不足。) |
| make sure | 确保 | Make sure you lock the door.(务必锁门。) |
| make a living | 谋生 | He makes a living by teaching.(他靠教书谋生。) |
| make friends | 交朋友 | I made friends with my classmates.(我和同学交了朋友。) |
Reading makes a full man.(读书使人充实。)
Why make do with a copy if you can afford the genuine article?(若买得起真品,何必用仿制品凑合?)
The sad movie made her cry.(这部悲伤的电影让她哭了。)
They made 1,972 runs for the county.(他们为本郡赢得1972分。)
Nothing can make me turn against my country.(什么也不能让我背叛祖国。)
使用提示:make是英语中最活跃的动词之一,需注意其多义性及搭配差异。例如“make up”在不同语境下可表示“化妆”“编造”或“弥补”,需结合上下文判断。