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

• 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。
• Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity.
  她的美丽不能弥补她的愚蠢。
• I'll make up for that, too.
  我也会赔偿那些的。
• He had invented an imaginary son, in order to make up for his real son's failings.
  为了弥补现实中儿子的不足之处，他就想象出了一个儿子。
• Your body cannot make up for lost sleep or rest time.
  你的身体不能对失去的睡眠和休息有所补偿。
• You have a lot of faults to make up for.
  你还有许多过失要弥补。
• I lack work experience, but I'm sure I can make up for it in the future.
  我缺乏工作经验，但我确信自己会在今后的工作中弥补这点的。
• We hurried on to make up for lost time.
  我们急忙赶路，以补回失去的时间。
• 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。
• 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。