| 词汇 | make up to somebody |
| 释义 | make up to somebodymake up to somebody phrasal verbphr v a) make (it) up to somebody to do something to show that you are sorry about the problems you have caused someone 补偿[弥补]某人 I’ll make it up to you somehow. 我会想办法补偿你的。 He was looking for a way to make up to her for what he had done. 他在想办法向她弥补自己所做的一切。 b) FRIENDLY British EnglishBrE informal to say nice things to someone or be very friendly to them in order to get an advantage for yourself – used to show disapproval 讨好，奉承，巴结〔含贬义〕 c) be made up to captain/manager etc to be given a higher position in an organization 晋升到队长/经理等 SYN promote He was a security guard before he was made up to reception manager. 在升为前台经理之前他是一名保安。 Examples from the Corpus make (it) up to somebody• In California, people making up to $ 40,000 a year qualify for help.• For example, a 70 year old person living alone would have their income made up to £53.40 a week.• The company stands to make up to £7m in fees if it offloads the Dome quickly.• He would make it up to him, the rector thought.• Not so much eating it, really, as making up to it. → make up to somebody at make1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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