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make-up


n
1 [U] cosmetics such as powder, lipstick, etc used by a woman to make herself more attractive, or by an actor 化妆品; 化装用品
*She never wears make-up. 她从来不搽化妆品.
* Her make-up is smudged. 她搽的化妆品已蹭污了.
2 [sing]
(a) combination of qualities that form a person's character or temperament 性格; 气质
*Jealousy is not part of his make-up. 他的品性中没有忌妒.
(b) combination of things, people, etc that form sth; composition of sth (事物、人等的)组合; 构成
*There are plans to change the make-up of the committee, ie to replace some of the people who work on it. 有计画要改变委员会的人员组成.
3 [C usu sing 通常作单数] arrangement of type, illustrations, etc on a printed page 排版; 拼版.

make-up


n
1【for your face】
2【people in a group】
3【character】
4【test】
【FOR YOUR FACE】[U]
coloured substances that are put on your face to improve or change your appearance
 I don't usually wear much make-up .
 Her hair looked untidy, and she had no make-up on .
 I'm just putting my make-up on , then I'll be ready.
 girls in heavy make-up
 Don't you ever wear eye make-up ?
make upatmake1
【PEOPLE IN A GROUP】 [singular]
the make-up of a group or team is the combination of people that are in it
make-up of
 I don't think we should change the make-up of the team.
【CHARACTER】
sb's make-up
the qualities that a person has, which form their character
 Pride has always been an important part of his make-up.
sb's genetic/psychological make-up
 a possible link between genetic make-up and criminal behaviour
【TEST】[C]alsomake-up test
AmE a test that you take in school when you were not able to take a previous test
COLLOCATES for sense 1
wear make-up
have make-up on (=be wearing make-up)
put on/apply make-up
do your make-up (=put on your make-up)
heavy make-up (=a lot of make-up)
eye make-up
stage make-up (=make-up that actors wear in plays)
make-up artist/man/woman (=someone who helps actors put on make-up)

1. Economize in order to make one´s money spin out until next payday.
    节省花钱以维持到下一次发薪。

2. Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.
    从那时起,这座伟大的纪念碑对通过纽约港进入美国定居的千百万人来说就一直是自由的象征。

3. Everything was so relaxed it did not seem possible that the conference was about to make decisions involving the fortunes of millions of people.
    一切看起来都是那样的轻松,好象要在这次会议上来决定数百万人命运的大事有点不大可能。

4. Eliot says you can first make a list of 12 things, then cut it down to 6 and set your priorities.
    埃利奥特说,你可以先列出12件事,然后把它压缩到6件,要确定轻重缓急。

5. Euro Disney officials said they expected to make a small profit for the financial year ending September 30.
    欧洲迪斯尼行政人员说他们希望在9月30日结束的这个财政年度中能小有盈余。

6. By the time we reach the Rockies, my parents try to make me look at the spectacular landscapes we're passing by.
    当我们驶近落基山脉时,我父母想叫我看看我们外面的壮丽景色。

7. But he felt pretty good he had been one of the lucky ones, who had received his shots to make him young again before he turned 40, so he was still a young-looking fellow.
    他曾经是那些幸运者中的一个,这些幸运者在40岁之前接受了重返青春的注射,因此他看上去仍像个年轻人。

8. Before we go any further, it might make sense to require a temporary pause on research into human cloning in order to make a systematic enquiry into the grave questions it raises.
    在我们尚未继续前进之前,最好是先要求暂时停止克隆人类的研究,以便系统地研究它所引发的深刻问题。

9. But make no mistake about it, what most of them are about is money — and how financial assets will be divided up if a couple divorces.
    但是不要弄错了,大多数婚前协议涉及到的都是钱——以及如果夫妻一旦离婚该怎样分配财产。

10. By taking people as they are, we make them worse, but by treating them as if they already were what they ought to be, we help make them better.
    视人静止不变,则令其退步,而视其进步发展、待他如同他的潜力已经发挥,则助其进步。

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