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

• I must work hard to make up for lost time.
  我必须努力工作来弥补失去的时间。
• Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity.
  她的美丽不能弥补她的愚蠢。
• We can still try to make up for the loss.
  我们还可以努力去弥补损失。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We hurried on to make up for lost time.
  我们急忙赶路，以补回失去的时间。
• 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。