make up for

英 [meɪk ʌp fɔː(r)]

美 [meɪk ʌp fɔːr]

弥补，补偿（令人不快的遭遇或损失）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 弥补;补足
  Tomake up fora bad experience or the loss of something means to make the situation better or make the person involved happier.
  1. Ask for an extra compensation payment to make up for the stress you have been caused...
     为补偿你为此承受的压力，你要申请额外的补偿金。
  2. A conservatory would make up for the fact that we were refused planning permission for a roof terrace...
     我们建屋顶平台的计划被驳回了，要是能盖一间温室也算一种补偿。
  3. The semi-finalists had to play twice in the day to make up for time lost to bad weather.
     为了补回恶劣天气耽误的时间，半决赛选手不得不一日双赛。

双语例句

• Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity.
  她的美丽不能弥补她的愚蠢。
• I have made it clear that we'll make up for the lost time.
  我已经说得很明白，我们将把失去的时间补回来。
• Mrs Hardie hurried to make up for her tactlessness by asking her guest about his holiday
  哈迪夫人赶紧问客人假期过得怎么样，替自己的言不得体打圆场。
• I have not worked this term, but I will make up for it next term.
  这学期我没干什么，不过我要在下学期弥补上。
• We hurried on to make up for lost time.
  我们急忙赶路，以补回失去的时间。
• You can make your flights carbon neutral by planting trees to make up for the greenhouse gas emissions.
  可以通过植树对航空飞行进行碳中和，以抵消温室气体的排放。
• I tried to make up for my loss.
  我力图补偿我的损失。
• You must make up for all the lost time.
  你必须把损失了的时间补回来。
• We want to make up for lost time.
  我们想弥补失去的时光。
• I am sorry for all the bad moments and want to make up for all our time apart.
  很抱歉我所造成的分离和过去不好的时刻，我想好好去弥补。