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

• We can still try to make up for the loss.
  我们还可以努力去弥补损失。
• I will make up for my lost time.
  我将补回我损失的时间。
• You must make up for all the lost time.
  你必须把损失了的时间补回来。
• After all the delays, we were anxious to make up for lost time.
  耽搁了这麽久，我们急着想弥补失去的时间。
• You can make your flights carbon neutral by planting trees to make up for the greenhouse gas emissions.
  可以通过植树对航空飞行进行碳中和，以抵消温室气体的排放。
• 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。
• 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。
• We want to make up for lost time.
  我们想弥补失去的时光。
• Take their dress or make up for instance.
  比如她们的穿着和化装。
• 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。