make up
1．invent；fabricate编造
Jane made up stories to amuse her little brother．简编故事逗她的小弟弟。
He's very good at making up songs．他很善于编歌。
2．constitute组成
A car is made up of many different parts．汽车由许多零部件组成。
Peasants make up over 80 percent of the Chinese population．农民占中国人口的百分之八十以上。
3．repay； compensate补偿
We have to drive fast to make up the hour we lost in Boston．我们的车得开快一点，好补回我们在波士顿丢掉的时间。
By hard work they made up the loss of time．由于努力工作，他们弥补了失去的时间。
4．apply cosmetics化妆
Tom watched his sister make up her face for her date．汤姆望着他姐姐化妆去赴约。
She spent two hours making herself up before the party．她在参加聚会前用了两个小时化妆。
5．become friends again after a quarrel复交；和解
Why don't you make up with her and forget all about your quarrel？你为什么不能同她和解并忘掉你们吵架的事呢？
Has Ray made it up with Ros yet？雷跟罗斯还没有握手言好吗？
6．complete完成；凑成
She has a lot of work to make up．她有许多事要做。
We still need 50 yuan to make up the required sum．我们还需50元来凑足需要的款项。
7．arrange bedclothes铺床；（临时）搭床铺
Make up your bed before you sleep．睡前要铺床。
She made up a special bed for her sick mother．她为生病的母亲搭了个特制的床。
8．prepare sth．， esp．medicine，by putting different things together配制
Please call at the drugstore and have this prescription made up for me．请去药店照这张方子给我配些药来。
He made up a bottle of cough medicine．他配制了一瓶咳嗽药水。
9． add fuel to a fire， boiler， etc．加燃料使（火）不熄；生（火）
If the stove isn't made up， it'll soon go out．不给火炉加点燃料的话，火很快就会灭。
He made up a fire．他生了堆火。
10． wrap up；fasten up包扎；把…打成包
She made up a big bundle of all her old clothing．她把她所有的旧衣服扎成一大包。
The shop assistant made up the parcel expertly．那个店员把小包捆得干净利落。
11． make（cloth）into a garment 缝制
She would like to have this piece of cloth made up into a skirt．她想用这块布做条裙子。
This material will make up into two dresses．这块衣料可做两件女装。