make¹/meɪk/

v.

➊ produce or build sth

➋ cause sth to happen or exist

➌ cause sb to do sth or cause sb/sth to be or become sth

➍ earn or get money

➎ have the qualities for a job or purpose

➭ pt. & pp. made/meɪd/

v. [T]

➊ 做，制造：make a cake/shirt 做蛋糕/衬衫

◇make a film 制作电影

◇[make sb sth = make sth for sb] She made us some coffee. = She made some coffee for us. 她给我们冲了咖啡。

◇[be made of sth] The cup is made of gold. 这个杯子是金子做的。

◇[be made from sth] Wine is made from grapes. 葡萄酒是葡萄酿制的。

◇The label on the machine said “Made in China”. 机器的标签上写着“中国制造”。

➋ 造成，引起；使出现：The stone made a hole in the wall. 石头在墙上砸出了一个洞。

➌ 使（做、发生、变得、成为）：[make sb do sth = (sb) be made to do sth] She always makes us laugh. = We are always made to laugh by her. 她总是把我们逗笑。

◇[make sb + a./pp.] The news made him sad. 这个消息使他伤心。

◇He tried his best to make himself understood. 他尽力让别人能懂得他的意思。

◇[make it possible for sb to do sth] Internet makes it possible for us to exchange information very quickly. 因特网使得我们快速交换信息变为可能。

◇[make sb/sth sth] The film made her a star. 这部电影让她成为一个明星。

➍ 挣（钱）：He made $100,000 last year. 他去年挣了10万美元。

➎ 足可成为，宜用作：She will make a fine teacher. 她会成为一位好老师。

◇The sea and the sky seem to join together; they make a beautiful picture. 海天相接，构成一幅美丽的图画。

be made up of sth 由…组成：The textbook is made up of eighteen units. 这本教程由18个单元组成。

make it

➊ 到达；按时到达：The train leaves in an hour. I think we'll make it. 火车一个小时后开，我想我们赶得到。

➋ 成功，做到：The businessman works very hard — he'll make it. 这个商人很努力——他会成功的。

make 编造：make up a story 编故事

make （给…）化妆：She made herself up for the party. 她化妆去参加聚会。

音组-ake/-eɪk/

bake; brake; cake; lake; make; quake; shake; snake; take; wake

常犯错误

✗ She shouted to make herself hear.

✓ She shouted to make herself heard. 她大声喊叫以便别人听得见她。

常犯错误

✗ My mother made a cake to me.

✓ My mother made a cake for me. 妈妈为我做了一块蛋糕。

常犯错误

✗ The little girl is often made cry by her elder brother.

✓ The little girl is often made to cry by her elder brother. 这个小女孩常被她的哥哥弄哭。

[✌make sb do sth变为被动结构时，do前要加to，即：sb is made to do sth]

常犯错误

✗ The door is made from wood.

✓ The door is made of wood. 这扇门是木制的。

常犯错误

✗ He made clear that he disagreed.

✓ He made it clear that he disagreed. 他说得很清楚，他不同意。

[✌make it clear that ...中的it指代that从句，it不能省略。make sth possible可以说make possible sth，特别是sth为名词短语时，如：She had made possible everything he had ever hoped for. 她已使一切期望都成为了可能。]

用法make常构成以下短语：

make a mistake 犯错

make a suggestion 提建议

make a promise 承诺

make a telephone call 打电话

make a decision 做决定

make an effort 努力（做）

make progress 进步

make trouble 闹事

谚语Money makes the mare （母马） to go. 有钱能使鬼推磨。[go前要to，是make sb do sth的特例]

谚语Clothes make the man. 人靠衣装（或：人是衣裳马是鞍）。

辨析make sth¹ of sth² (be made of); make sth¹ from sth² (be made from)

n. a type of product made by a company or the name of the company which made it

n. [C] 型号；牌子：There are many makes to choose from. 有很多型号可供选择。

◇What make is your car? 你的车是什么牌子的？