make up

v.弥补, 和解, 编造, 整理, 化妆, 拼凑成

例句与用法：

Farm workers make up only a small section of the population.

农民只占人口的一小部分。

I can't make up my mind.

我下不了决心。

She tired to make up to the boss.

她想讨好老板。

Let's make up.

让我们言归于好吧。

Saying you are sorry won't make up the damage of breaking the vase.

光说对不起补偿不了你打破花瓶的损失。

Pay increases will not always make up for poor working conditions.

工资的增长并不总能够弥补恶劣的工作环境之不足。

No benefactions and research endowments can make up for the change in character which the city has suffered.

任何捐款和研究基金也弥补不了这个大学城所遭受的特性的变化。

I tried to make up for my loss.

我力图补偿我的损失。

详细释义：

1. 补足

We need $50 to make up the sum required.

我们需要五十美元以补足所需要的数目。

2. 编造

The whole story is made up.

整个故事完全是虚构出来的。

3. 组成

The medical team was made up of twelve doctors.

医疗队由十二名医生组成。