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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
make
make UK US [meɪk] verb [ made ], [ made ] [ made makes making ] PRODUCE 1. <E > transitive to produce something, often using a particular substance or material • Shall I make some coffee? • He'd made a chocolate cake. • She makes all her own clothes. • + two objects He made us some coffee./He made some coffee for us. • The pot is made to withstand high temperatures. • He works for a company that makes garden furniture. • The label on the box said 'made in Taiwan'. • Butter is made out of/from milk. • earrings made of gold • Her new trainer has promised to make an olympic athlete of her. Thesaurus+: ↑Creating and producing ↑Inventing, designing and innovation 2. <E > transitive To make a film or television programme is to direct, produce it, or act in it • John Huston made some great films. • The film was made by Goldcrest Productions. • So why didn't Garbo make any films after 1941? Thesaurus+: ↑Production, direction and recording • Could you make a copy of this report for tomorrow's meeting, please? • If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert. • To make an omelette you must first beat the eggs. • He works for a company that makes aircraft parts. • Crude oil is used as the raw material for making plastics. CAUSE 3. <E > transitive to cause something • The kids made such a mess in the kitchen. • The bullet made a hole right through his chest. • + infinitive without to The wind is making my eyes water. • What made you change your mind? • Just seeing Woody Allen's face is enough to make me laugh. • The photograph makes me look about 80! Thesaurus+: ↑Causing things to happen • Exercise can make a big difference to your state of health. • What makes you think that you are qualified for this job? • I felt so ashamed of myself for making such a fuss. • The wine made a big stain on his shirt. • The loud explosion made everyone jump. CAUSE TO BE 4. <E > transitive to cause to be, to become or to appear as • + noun It's the good weather that makes Spain such a popular tourist destination. • reflexive + past participle She had to shout to make herself heard above the sound of the music. • I can make myself understood in French, but I'm not fluent. • They went up to the Ambassador and made themselves known (to her). • + adjective The company accounts have not yet been made public. • The book's advertised as "navigation made easy". • The President has made Henry Paulson his Secretary of the Treasury. • I'll have a steak - no, make that chicken. Thesaurus+: ↑Causing things to happen 5. make certain/sure <A > to take action so that you are certain that something happens, is true, etc • I'll just make sure I've turned the oven off. • Make certain (that) we have enough drink for the party. • Make sure you're home by midnight. • Jones made sure of his place in the side with three fine goals. • I think I locked the door but I'll go back and check just to make sure. Thesaurus+: ↑Certainty ↑Confidence and self-assurance • Do sit down and make yourself comfortable. • The empty roads make this area good cycling country. • Many things make it difficult for women to reach the top in US business. • Your rosy cheeks always make you look so healthy. • Don't stand over me all the time - it makes me nervous. PERFORM 6. <E > transitive to perform an action • I must make a telephone call. • Somebody has made a donation of £1 million to Oxfam. • I need to make a trip to the shops. • On foot they could only make about 20 miles a day. • We must make a decision by tomorrow. • You're not making any effort. • Someone has made a mistake/an error. • We're making good progress. • She has made a request for a new car. • We made an offer of £150 000 for the house. • She made a short speech. • Shall we make a start on the work? • Can I make a suggestion? • We made good time getting across town. • There's a drunk at the door making trouble. Thesaurus+: ↑Performing a function ↑Functioning 7. make room/space/way If you make room/space/way for something or someone, you move or move other things, so that there is space for them. Thesaurus+: ↑General words for movement • We got as far as the school, and there we had to make a right turn. • The Queen is making a two-week tour of Australia. • She made a rude gesture at the other driver. • She gulped down her drink and made a hasty exit. • There was a deathly hush after she made the announcement. FORCE 8. make sb do sth <E > to force someone or something to do something • You can't make him go if he doesn't want to. • The vet put something down the dog's throat to make it vomit. Thesaurus+: ↑Causing somebody to act ↑Urging and persuading 9. be made to do sth <E > to be forced to do something • The prisoners are made to dig holes and fill them in again. Thesaurus+: ↑Causing somebody to act ↑Urging and persuading Common errors: When make has the meaning 'to force', it is followed by a verb in the infinitive without 'to'. Do not say 'make someone to do something', say make someone do something. ✗ They made us to pay extra for the drinks. • They made us pay extra for the drinks. Warning: in passive sentences, use the infinitive with 'to'. Don't say 'be made do something', say be made to do something. BE OR BECOME 10. <I > L only + noun to be or become something, usually by having the necessary characteristics • I don't think he will ever make a (good) lawyer. • He's a competent enough officer, but I doubt he'll ever make general. • It's a story that would make a great film. • She decided the back room would make a good study. • Champagne and caviar make a wonderful combination. • The story makes fascinating reading. Thesaurus+: ↑Existing and being 11. <I > L only + noun If people or things make a particular pattern, they are arranged in that way • Let's make a circle. • Those seven bright stars make the shape of a saucepan. Thesaurus+: ↑Comprising and consisting of ↑Including and containing • That cheese would make a great sandwich. • The cave made a makeshift shelter. • She would make a wonderful nurse. • That would make a great name for a band. • The report makes depressing reading. TOTAL 12. <I > L only + noun transitive to produce a total when added together • 12 and 12 make 24. • Today's earthquake makes five since the beginning of the year. • + object + noun I've got 29 different teapots in my collection - if I buy this one that'll make it 30. Thesaurus+: ↑Calculations and calculating ↑Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division • There'll be us four there, plus grandma makes five. • Three add three makes six. • That makes three times you've been late now. • What do five sevens make. • That makes five exercise sessions this week. CALCULATE 13. <A > transitive + object + noun to calculate as • How much do you make the total? • I make the answer (to be) 105.6. • What do you make the time?/What time do you make it? Thesaurus+: ↑Calculations and calculating ↑Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division • I make it 2,300. • I made it three o'clock exactly when they set off. • What do you make his temperature? • I make it just gone two o'clock. • I make the total £5.69. EARN/GET 14. <A > transitive to earn or get • She makes $100 000 a year as a doctor. • How do you make a living as a painter? • The company has made huge profits/losses. • He's very good at making new friends. Thesaurus+: ↑Earning money and money earned • I only made a few pounds from the sale. • How much do you make in a year? • He made himself a lot of enemies. • We made a lot of friends through our work. • I can't make a living through writing. ARRIVE 15. <A > transitive informal to arrive at or reach, especially successfully • She made it to the airport just in time to catch her plane. • He made it to the bed and then collapsed. • Could you make a meeting at 8 am?/Could you make 8 am for the meeting? Thesaurus+: ↑Arriving, entering and invading • We just about made it in time for the show. • Can yo make next week's meeting? • I won't be able to make your party, I'm afraid. • I managed to make it to the phone. • We made the city by nightfall. PERFECT 16. transitive informal to cause to be perfect • Those little bows round the neck really make the dress! Thesaurus+: ↑Perfect and faultless ↑Unspoilt Idioms: Do you want to make anything of it? ▪ made for somebody ▪ made of money ▪ make a day of it ▪ make a lot of somebody ▪ make as if to do something ▪ make do ▪ make it ▪ make it up to somebody ▪ make it with somebody ▪ make like ▪ make or break for somebody ▪ make or break something ▪ make something up as you go along ▪ make time ▪ make to do something ▪ what somebody is made of Phrasal Verbs: make for something ▪ make for somewhere ▪ make of somebody ▪ make off ▪ make off with something ▪ make out ▪ make out something ▪ make somebody out ▪ make something into something ▪ make something of something ▪ make something out ▪ make something over to somebody ▪ make something up ▪ make towards somebody ▪ make up ▪ make up for something ▪ make up something ▪ make up to somebody ▪ make with something noun countable a type of product or the name of the company which made it • What make is your stereo? Thesaurus+: ↑Products and producers ↑Buying and selling in general Idiom: on the make
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