make for

英 [meɪk fɔː(r)]

美 [meɪk fɔːr]

走向; 朝…前进; 导致; 造成; 促成

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 向…走去;朝…前进
  If youmake fora place, you move towards it.
  1. He rose from his seat and made for the door.
     他从椅子上起身向门口走去。
• PHRASAL VERB 导致;有利于
  If somethingmakes foranother thing, it causes or helps to cause that thing to happen or exist.
  1. A happy parent makes for a happy child.
     有快乐的父母，才会有快乐的孩子。

英英释义

verb

• cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  1. I cannot work a miracle
  2. wreak havoc
  3. bring comments
  4. play a joke
  5. The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
  Synonym:bringworkplaywreak

双语例句

• Predictions make for better copy, but not always smarter copy.
  能做出预测固然显得高明，但有时未必是明智之举。
• Even within countries, differences between regions make for different markets.
  即便在同一个国家，地区差异也会形成不同的市场。
• It has often been said that opposites attract but research suggests that initial spark of attraction soon fades and does not make for a long and happy married life.
  人们常说异性相吸，但是调查显示，一时擦出的火花很快就会消退，并不能带来长久而快乐的婚姻生活。
• Pinch out the tips of the young growths to make for compact, bushy plants.
  掐掉幼株的芽尖以便让它们长得紧凑浓密，呈丛生状。
• As a result, cocoa prices are at a 32-year high, which should make for some very expensive Easter baskets this spring.
  因此，可可价格达到32年来最高位，这将令今年春天的部分复活节礼品篮非常昂贵。
• He anxiously desired to have his niece married, to make for her a suitable match.
  他亟想把他内侄女嫁出去，给他找个门当户对的配偶。
• For communication that always occurs between two peers, repeatedly providing the server address does not make for good programming practice.
  对于两个对等计算机之间长期存在的通信，反复提供服务器地址是不合适的。
• Dual-core guts make for faster apps and a smoother interface.
  双核处理器使应用程序运行更快，界面也更加流畅。
• The results show of all the variations, two girls make for the most harmonious family life as they are unlikely to fight, will play nicely and are generally a pleasure to be around.
  研究结果表明，在各种不同的儿童组合中，两个女儿的双女组合会让家庭生活最和谐。她们不会打架，她们会好好玩，有她们在身边，父母会觉得很开心。
• Change that does not return to policies that empower government to make our choices for us, but that works to ensure that we have choices to make for ourselves.
  变化不是回到那些使政府更加强大，并且让政府替我们做决定的政策中去，而是努力做到我们确保可以为自己作出决定。