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

• We want to make up for lost time.
  我们想弥补失去的时光。
• You must make up for all the lost time.
  你必须把损失了的时间补回来。
• That's to make up for all of the care you have given us.
  这是为了报答您给我们这么多的照顾。
• We hurried on to make up for lost time.
  我们急忙赶路，以补回失去的时间。
• 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。
• You have to make up for our loss.
  你们必须对我们的损失作出补偿。
• After all the delays, we were anxious to make up for lost time.
  耽搁了这麽久，我们急着想弥补失去的时间。
• 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 tried to make up for my loss.
  我力图补偿我的损失。
• 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。