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make

Word family

make1 /meɪk/ S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp made /meɪd/)

1 produce 制作,制造 [transitiveT]MAKE to produce something, for example by putting the different parts of it together 制造，做，组装

I’m going to show you how to make a box for your tools.

我来教你怎么做一个箱子存放工具。

A family of mice had made their nest in the roof.

一窝老鼠在屋顶上安了家。

She made her own wedding dress.

她的婚纱是自己做的。

The company has been making quality furniture for over 200 years.

这家公司制作优质家具有两百多年的历史了。

They met while they were making a film.

他们是在拍电影时认识的。

Make a list of all the things you need.

把你需要的所有物品列一份清单。

make somebody something

He made her a toy horse, using just some straw and bamboo twigs.

他仅用了些稻草和竹枝就给她做了个玩具马。

be made from something

Paper is made from wood.

纸是用木材制成的。

be made (out) of something

a shirt made of silk

真丝衬衫

make something from/out of something

She’s very good at making things from old scraps of material.

她很会用旧的碎料来制作东西。

Japanese-made/English-made etc (=produced in Japan etc) 日本制造/英国制造等

→ make the bed at bed1(1) →4 See picture of 见图 ASSEMBLE →5 see picture at 见图 assemble →5 see picture at 见图 assemble

5 GRAMMAR 语法

Use made from especially when the materials used to make something have been completely changed and cannot be recognized. 用于制作某物的原料已完全改变而无法辨认时，要用made from

a wine made from Chilean grapes

用智利出产的葡萄酿造的葡萄酒

Use made of when the materials have not been completely changed and can still be recognized. 原材料并未完全改变、仍可辨认时，要用made of

The wheels were made of wood.

这些轮子是木头做的。

►Do not use 'made by' when talking about the materials used to make something. 表示某物由何种材料制成时，不要用made by。

2 do 做 [transitiveT]DO used with some nouns to say that someone does something 进行；作出〔与某些名词连用，表示某人做某事〕

Anyone can make a mistake.

任何人都可能犯错。

I can’t make a decision just yet.

我还没法作出决定。

I need to make a quick phone call.

我需要很快地打个电话。

You could have made more effort to talk to him.

你其实可以再想想办法和他谈谈。

He made no attempt to apologize.

他没有去道歉。

Could I make a suggestion?

我能提个建议吗？

There are a few points I’d like to make.

有几点我想说明一下。

The police were called but no arrests were made.

警察被叫来了，但没有逮捕什么人。

I suppose we should make a start on cleaning this room.

我想我们应该开始打扫房间了。

Stop making such a fuss!

别这样大惊小怪的！

3 cook 做饭 [transitiveT] to cook or prepare food or drink 做；准备〔食物〕

4 cause 导致 [transitiveT]CAUSE to cause something to happen, or cause a particular state or condition 引起，导致；使…发生

5 force 迫使 [transitiveT]FORCE somebody TO DO something to force someone to do something 迫使〔某人做某事〕

6 mark/hole etc 印记/洞等 [transitiveT]CAUSE to cause a mark, hole etc to appear 使形成，留下〔印记、洞等〕

7 make it

Examples from the Corpus

make through• I still try to ensure that in general he makes it through a book within a week or ten days.• The inner ring itself could never quite understand her arrival there, and concluded finally that she made it through sheer cheek.• That we made it through Taos without being apprehended seems astonishing.• But once a manager makes it through the early tough years, the job becomes much more lucrative.• Lesley's family, colleagues and friends were praying she would make it through the first critical hours.• Their superiors said all but three made it through the first year.• The rules to make it through the obstacle course of a day's commute to school are carefully laid out.

8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc spokenGO to be able to go to something that has been arranged for a particular date or time 能够出席[参加]会议/聚会/周二的活动等

9 achieve STH 做成某事 [transitiveT]SUCCEED IN DOING something to succeed in achieving a particular position, rate etc 成功获得[达到]〔某一位置、速度等〕

10 get money 得到钱 [transitiveT]EARN to earn or get money 挣得；获得〔钱〕

11 have a quality 具有某一特性 [linking verb]SUITABLE to have the qualities that are necessary for a particular job, use, or purpose 适合，胜任

12 make it/that something spoken used to correct what you have just said 是…，应该是…〔用于纠正刚说过的话〕

13 make do DEAL WITHto manage with the things that you have, even though this is not really enough 凑合，将就

Examples from the Corpus

make do and mend• But recent events have shown that they need to learn to make do and mend.• Yet the latest appointment is still a matter of make do and mend.

14 make yourself heard/understood/known etc to succeed in getting someone to hear you, understand you, or know that you are there 让人听到/理解/知道等自己

Examples from the Corpus

make yourself heard/understood/known etc• But only one side was making itself heard.• Hardly a practicable solution when she didn't even know if she could make herself understood.• To leave was to admit defeat in this peculiar ritual of making myself known.• I yelled to make myself heard above the deafening roar of the wind and the sea.• Yet lay people had almost no way of making themselves heard in Rome.• As we will soon see, the inability to make oneself understood properly was at the root of the crisis in Vicos.• He makes himself known with a tiny, metallic clink-clink-clink from within the bushes.

15 be a total 合为总数 [linking verb]TOTAL to be a particular amount when added together 合计为，总计

16 calculate 计算 [transitiveT]COUNT/CALCULATE used to say what you have calculated a number to be 计算为，算出

17 sports score 体育比赛得分 [transitiveT] to achieve a particular score in a sports game 〔在体育比赛中〕得到…分

18 make somebody captain/leader etc JOB/WORKto give someone a new job or position in a group, organization etc 任命某人为队长/领导等

19 make believe PRETENDto pretend or imagine that something is true when it is not 假装；假想

Examples from the Corpus

make believe• Right, kids. We don't have any proper cowboy hats so you'll have to make believe.• You seem to think that it's all a game, a make believe.• She's not really a queen -- it's only make-believe.• For two hours, they're packed together as the Hercules fly low above the make believe battle zone.• Or l would make believe he owed me money.• You can't go on making believe that nothing is wrong.• She made believe that they were as happy together as they should be, and was careful to weep only in secret.• The two little girls used to make believe that they were princesses.• The make believe world of Disney is a truly magical experience that knows no age barriers.• If somebody gives you something to read, you make believe you read it..

20 make like informalBEHAVE to behave as if something is true when it is not 假装，装作

21 make as if to do something literaryPRETEND to seem as if you are going to do something but then not do it 好像要做某事

Examples from the Corpus

make as if to do something• Then he made as if to resume their embrace, but Polly raised a hand to stop him.• Hardin made as if to rise from his seat.

22 arrive 到达 [transitiveT] old-fashionedARRIVE to arrive at or get to a particular place, especially when it is difficult 〔尤指在有困难的情况下〕到达〔某处〕

23 make the papers/headlines/front page etc NEWSto be interesting or important enough to be printed in a newspaper, reported on television etc 登上报纸/成为头条新闻/成为头版新闻等

Examples from the Corpus

make the papers/headlines/front page etc• And the story made the front pages.• Print reporters know their stories stand a better chance of making the front page.• Not surprisingly, the story made the front page of the New York Times and many other papers.

24 make or break SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto cause something or someone either to be very successful or to fail completely 使大为成功或彻底失败，不成则毁

Examples from the Corpus

make or break• Not only does it influence whether or not you fork out the requisite 65p, it can make or break a band.• Whether for dress or athletics, the fit of the shoe can also make or break a pair of feet.• A scholarly opinion can make or break a picture, as in the case of a Saraceni which we sold in 1989.• He also said the board has the power to make or break a project.• Though generally they are only out by one grade, that can be make or break for some.• It was make or break for us.• Royal watchers say the 47-year-old prince recognizes it is make or break time for him personally.• It could make or break with vibration or thermal expansion as the machine warmed up.

25 that makes two of us spokenAGREE used to say that you agree with someone or that something that is true of them is true of you too 对我来说也是如此；对我同样适用

Examples from the Corpus

that makes two of us• "I'd like to work in Hawaii." "That makes two of us."• Well, that makes two of us, Hilary thought with a little smile as she sat at the table.

26 make STH perfect 使某物完美 [transitiveT] informalPERFECT to make something complete or successful 使完美；使成功

27. make it with somebody old-fashioned informalSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to have sex with someone 与某人做爱

Examples from the Corpus

make it with somebody• She was so out of it that it would have been like making it with a corpse.• He bragged that he had made it with all five of the New York Dolls when he was sixteen.• The four o'clock call would give her enough time to make it with ease.• You said yourself that I could make it with mimicking and comedy, and I know I can.• I asked if it was possible to make it with no oil.• I guess I can make it with rice.• He became the kind of boy you had to be to make it with the other guys.

→ made, → make somebody’s day at day(19), → make friends at friend1(3), → make good at good1(35), → make sense at sense1(5)

n GRAMMAR: Comparison

be made of

You use this when saying which material is used to make something. The material has not been changed and can still be recognized:

The table is made of wood.

The ring was made of solid gold.

be made from

You use this especially when the materials used to make something have been completely changed and cannot be recognized:

The drink is made from cherries.

Cheese is made from milk.

✗Don’t say:
made by cherries | made by milk

be made by

You use this when saying who makes something:

The pots are made by local craftsmen.

You also use this when saying how something is made:

Tar is made by heating coal to a high temperature.

THESAURUS

make used about things you make yourself, or things that are made in a factory 制作；制造

Diane makes all her own clothes.

黛安娜的衣服都是自己做的。

My camera was made in China.

我的相机是中国制造的。

produce to make something in large quantities to be sold, or to make something as the result of a natural process 制造，生产；产生

The factory produces high-quality steel.

该工厂生产优质钢材。

nJapan produces some of the most advanced mobile phones.

The pancreas is a gland in your body which produces hormones.

胰腺是人体内分泌激素的一个腺体。

create to make something new and original 创造

Tarantino created a whole new style of films.

塔伦蒂诺创造了一种全新的电影风格。

Many companies invest a lot of money in creating new products.

许多公司投入大笔资金创制新产品。

nPotter was famous for creating characters such as ‘Peter Rabbit’.

nThis technique is used to create images of beautiful forests.

manufacture to make machines, cars, equipment etc in factories 〔在工厂〕生产，制造〔机器、汽车、设备等〕

The company manufactures aircraft parts.

该公司生产飞机零部件。

mass-produce to make very large quantities of something in a factory 〔在工厂〕大批量生产

They developed a way to mass-produce the drug.

他们研发出一种新方法，可以大批量生产这种药物。

develop to design and make something new over a period of time 研制〔新产品〕

In 1962, Enders developed an effective vaccine against measles.

1962年，恩德斯研制出一种可有效预防麻疹的疫苗。

The company is developing new anti-virus software.

该公司正在开发一种新的杀毒软件。

form to make something as the result of a natural process or chemical reaction 〔经过自然过程或化学反应而〕形成,产生

Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.

氢和氧结合生成水。

The research will help us understand how planets are formed.

这项研究可帮助我们了解行星是怎样形成的。

generate to make something such as heat, electricity, or power 产生〔热、电、动力等〕

Wind can be used to generate electricity.

风力可用来发电。

PHRASAL VERBS

Examples from the Corpus

make• Don't they make a cute couple?• Cooper's going to make a good doctor one day.• He'll make a good father.• Ella makes a lot of money.• Diane makes all her own clothes.• Archie doesn't even make an effort to help out around the house.• Carol's making carrot cake for dessert.• He ran 30 yards to make his second touchdown of the quarter.• a car made in Japan• "How much do I owe you for the meal?'' "I make it $10.50.''• He was starting to wonder if he would ever make it in the Major Leagues.• Children with the disease rarely make it past their tenth birthday.• At school the other kids always made jokes about my name.• a bag made of leather• British Telecom made over $3 billion last year.• Did you make that dress yourself?• Engineers have been working throughout the night to make the bridge safe.• For me, the trip to Caracas made the holiday.• He could make things very difficult for us.• He made two small holes in the wood.

make something from/out of something• Boris Yeltsin made a career out of bashing the bureaucrats and railing against privilege as Moscow party boss in the late 1980s.• She was making money out of it both ways.• You had your own reasons for making the call, and why not make a joke out of it?• The movie is less than a miracle, but it made a believer out of me.• To make two worlds out of one is, quite literally, to tear it apart.• He made music out of that hood, the rest of us watching and sipping, digging it.• Few could make sense out of the tragedy brought on the community by a balding middle-aged man.

made it clear• He made it clear he could never acknowledge my existence to his family and I didn't expect him to.• Richard G.. Lugar of Indiana, who has made it clear he will vote for Lake.• We also made it clear that both dose and frequency should be adjusted as dictated by serum concentrations.• Numerous court cases have made it clear there are limits to free speech.

be made to do something• No effort was made to ascertain if others were involved.• They are made to be drunk at one sitting.• An attempt was made to blow up a police chief.• Likewise arrangements should be made to ensure that supplementary information will be available where required.• As long as no one is inflicting harm on anyone else, why should they be made to feel guilty for a little self-indulgence?• Arrangements were made to obtain contributions from employers of casual labour who might have more than one employer in any week.• Every effort is made to provide each student with an informed pathway of study through the successive levels of a course.• Both systems can be made to work.

make a hole/dent/mark etc• A party conference is a natural stamping ground for those who have barely four days in which to make a mark.• Among most it has barely made a dent.• Her career was what was important, her independence, her self-worth, making a mark.• She thought it dry, and it was, but she could not make a dent in the downpour itself.• The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.• They talked through their own intercom system, and the assistant made marks on the map with a grease pencil.• He had made Mark's life a misery, been instrumental in his death.

make something out of something• Boris Yeltsin made a career out of bashing the bureaucrats and railing against privilege as Moscow party boss in the late 1980s.• Make me get out of bed and come and let you in and light a light.• And aye people made something out of it.• The movie is less than a miracle, but it made a believer out of me.• If a man could tell the difference between the two parties he would make a sucker out of Solomon for wisdom.• Engineers are better than other folks at making meaning out of the shards of facts and statistics.• Building societies make up 18 out of the top 20 performers, which is further proof of the benefits of mutuality.• You can make some bookcases out of those crates.• That night I sat with my neighbour trying to make sense out of what had happened.

make2 noun

1 TYPE[countableC] the name of a particular product or of the company that makes it 〔产品的〕牌子，品牌

2 be on the make informal to be trying to get money or power – used to show disapproval 极力谋求利益〔含贬义〕

Examples from the Corpus

make• To my knowledge there are currently four different makes of locator available.• Mention the missile but not the make.• Not poverty beaten down, poverty rather on the make, without being clever enough to make it.• "What make of car was she driving?" "A Mercedes."

make of• They use a different make of computer.• Tom could see that McCarron didn't know what to make of the information.• Have you read Dawson's letter? What do you make of it?

From Longman Business Dictionary

makemake1 /meɪk/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp made /meɪd/, present participle making)

1[transitiveT]MANUFACTURING to produce something by working or by using industrial processes

The company makes and sells pumps and motors.

a label on the toy read ‘ made in Taiwan’

2to earn or get money

The purpose of this business is to make money.

He expects to make $100,000 this year.

3make a living (doing something) to earn the money you need to live

He makes a good living selling used cars.

4make a profit/lossCOMMERCEFINANCEACCOUNTING to make more or less money than you spend

The company made a pretax profit of £309,000.

5make a marketFINANCE if a financial institution makes a market in particular shares etc, it has them available for people and organizations to buy at all times

The company said it would no longer make a market in government securities.

→ see also marketmaker

6make good if you make good on a promise or loan, you do what you promised or give back money that is owed

How does Honda plan to make good its pledge?

make good on

Pirelli intends to make good on any trading losses by its allies.

7make it (big) to be successful in a particular activity or business

This is a tough business, but I hope you make it.

He failed in his efforts to make it big in Los Angeles.

8make or break to cause either great success or complete failure

They were well aware that large scale investment would make or break the company.

This is a make-or-break year for us.

→ make out

→ make something → over

→ make up something

makemake2 noun [countableC]

1MARKETINGa particular name for a product made by a particular companySYN BRAND

The goods were the manufacturer’s own make.

make of

Its devices can work with many different makes of computer.

2be on the make informal to be always trying to get an advantage for yourself

Origin make1

Old English macian

make1 verb

→10-19

→20-27

→5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2 →n GRAMMAR3 →n GRAMMAR4
→REGISTER1 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1make2 noun

LDOCE Online

Chinese

Corpus

see also

making ⇨

production

■ do

(

does

, did

, done

)

[transitive]

(rather informal,

especially spoken)

to make or prepare sth, especially sth artistic or sth to eat 做，做出，创作（艺术品或食物）

◆He did a beautiful drawing of a house.他画了一幅房屋的素描，很美。

◆Who's doing the food for the party?谁负责操办宴会的饮食？

◆Does this pub do (= provide) lunches?这家酒馆供应午餐吗？

◆I'll do a copy for you.我将为你复制一份。

◆I'll do you a copy.我将复制一份给你。

■ create

[transitive]

to make sth exist or happen, especially sth new that did not exist before 创造；创作；创建

◆Scientists disagree about how the universe was created.科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的意见不一。

◆The government plans to create more jobs for young people.政府计划为年轻人创造更多的就业机会。

◆Create a new directory and put all your files into it.创建一个新目录，然后把所有的文件都放进去。

see also

creation ⇨

development

creative ⇨

creative

creator ⇨

designer

NOTE 辨析 Make or create? Make is a more general word and is more often used to talk about physical things: you would usually make a table/dress/cake but create jobs/wealth. You can use create to talk about sth physical in order to emphasize how original or unusual the object is. * make含义更宽泛，多指制造物质性的东西，如make a table/dress/cake（制造桌子；做连衣裙；做蛋糕）；但创造就业机会或财富用create jobs/wealth。要强调某物品或实体是原创的或不同寻常，用create

◆Try this new dish, created by our head chef.尝尝这道新菜吧，是我们主厨首创的。

➡ See also the entry for

cause

另见cause条

■ produce

[transitive]

to create sth using skill; to create power or money （运用技巧）制作，做出；创造（财富）；产生（电）

◆She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers.她利用几样剩下的东西烹制出一顿美味饭菜。

◆He argued that wealth is produced by the labour power of the workers.他论证财富是工人的劳动创造出来的。

see also

produce ⇨

manufacture

■ build

(

built

, built

)

[transitive]

to create sth, especially a way of life or an impression that you develop and improve over a period of time 创建，建立（生活方式或印象）

◆She's built a new career for herself.她为自己创出了一番新的事业。

◆This information will help us build a picture of his attacker.这条信息将帮助我们描画出袭击他的人的相貌。

■ generate

[transitive]

to produce or create sth, especially power, money or ideas 创造（财富）；产生（电或主意）

◆The wind turbines are used to generate electricity.风力涡轮机用来发电。

◆The lottery is expected to generate substantial funds for charity.发行彩票有望为慈善机构筹集大量资金。

◆Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas.集思广益是产生点子的好办法。

■ form

[transitive

, often passive]

to make sth from sth else; to make sth into sth else 制作；组成；制成

◆Rearrange the letters to form a new word.重新排列字母，组成另一单词。

◆Do you know how to form the past tense?你知道怎样构成过去时吗？

◆The chain is formed from 136 links.这根链条由136个链节组成。

see also

form ⇨

shape

verb

make

verb

make your own clothes 自己做衣服

make a profit 获利

make a living 谋生

It made me think. 那件事促使我思考。

cookmake a cakeforcebe made to work hard

make

♦︎

raise

♦︎

get

♦︎

fetch

♦︎

bring (sb) in sth

♦︎

realizeThese words all mean to gain an amount of money, especially by selling sth. 这些词均表示获得钱财，尤指通过卖东西获得。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆to make / raise / bring in money

◆to make / raise / get / fetch / bring in / realize $199 / £300 000

◆to make / realize £1 000 / $50 000 on a deal

■ make

(

made

, made

)

[transitive]

to gain an amount of money by selling sth （卖某物）挣得，获得

◆She sold her foreign investments last month and made $75 000.她上个月出售了境外的投资，赚了75 000元。

◆We need to think of new ways to make money from our existing products.我们得另辟蹊径，从现有产品上赚钱。

◆The company is making a loss on its children's range.公司的儿童系列产品在赔钱。

■ raise

[transitive]

to collect money for sth, by selling sth, borrowing money or asking people to give it 筹集；募集

◆The sale raised over £3 000 for charity.拍卖募集了超过3 000英镑善款。

◆The hospital is trying to raise funds for a new kidney machine.医院正设法筹钱购买一台新的血液透析器。

◆He needed to raise a loan in order to set up in business.他需要筹得一笔贷款做生意。

■ get

[transitive]

(

getting

, got

;

NAmE

spoken

getting

, got

, gotten

)

[no passive]

(rather informal)

to gain an amount of money by selling sth （卖某物）挣得，获得

◆We got £220 000 for the house.我们的房子卖了22万英镑。

■ fetch

[transitive]

to be sold for a particular amount of money 售得；以⋯价格卖出

◆The painting is expected to fetch £10 000 at auction.这幅画的拍卖价可望达1万英镑。

■ ˌbring in ˈsth

■ ˌbring sb ˈin sth

phrasal verb

(

brought

, brought

)

to gain an amount of money by selling sth （卖某物）挣得，获得

◆The garage sale brought in a lot more than we expected.旧物出售所得比我们预计的多很多。

◆Selling off the business would bring us in about £200 000.出售这项业务我们会赚约20万英镑。

NOTE 辨析 Make, get or bring in sth?You can make money, a particular amount of money, or a profit or loss. You can bring in money or a particular amount of money. You can only get a particular amount of money. * make可指赚钱、挣得特定数量的钱、获利或赔钱。bring in可指赚钱或挣得特定数量的钱。get只表示挣得特定数量的钱

◆The garage sale got a lot more than we expected.

◆The company is getting/bringing in a loss.

■ realize

(BrE also realise)

[transitive]

(formal)

to be sold for a particular amount of money 售得；以⋯价格卖出

◆The paintings realized $2 million at auction.这些画在拍卖会上卖出了200万元。

make

verb

make your own clothes 自己做衣服

make a profit 获利

make a living 谋生

It made me think. 那件事促使我思考。

cookmake a cakeforcebe made to work hard

make

♦︎

earn

♦︎

profit

♦︎

net

♦︎

bring (sb) in sth

♦︎

gross

♦︎

pocket

♦︎

pull sth in

♦︎

rake sth inThese words all mean to get money, especially by working or doing business. 这些词均表示挣钱、获利，尤指通过工作或做生意获得。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆to make / earn / net / bring in / gross / pocket / pull in / rake in $100 000 a year

◆to make / earn money / a living / a fortune

■ make

(

made

, made

)

[transitive]

to get money as payment for work that you do, or as interest or profit on money that you lend or invest 挣（钱）；生（利）；获（利）

◆He makes a living as a stand-up comic.他靠说单口相声为生。

◆She made a fortune on the stock market.她炒股发了财。

◆A movie with big name stars in it should make money.有大牌明星出演的电影应该会赚钱。

◆Did they make any money out of their invention?他们的发明给自己带来什么收益了吗？

■ earn

[transitive

, intransitive]

to get money as payment for work that you do, or as interest or profit on money that you lend or invest 挣钱；生（利）；获（利）

◆She earns about £25 000 a year.她一年大约挣25 000英镑。

◆His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000.他在锦标赛中获胜，得到了5万元。

◆Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.你的钱存在高利息账户里回报会更多。

◆He was willing to earn his keep (= do useful things in return for being allowed to live somewhere).他愿意干活来换取栖身之所。

◆All her children are earning now (= working for their living).她所有的子女现在都自己挣钱了。

see also

earnings ⇨

income

NOTE 辨析 Make or earn?You can make or earn money, a living or a fortune. Earn emphasizes the work you have to do to get the money. If the money comes as interest or profit, and the subject is a person use make. * make和earn均可指挣钱、谋生或发财。earn强调为挣到钱必须要工作。如果主语是人，收益是利息或利润，用make

◆She earned a fortune on the stock market.

If the subject is a business or factory, use either word. 如果主语是公司或工厂，用make或earn均可

◆The plant will make / earn £950 million for the UK.这家工厂将为英国赚进9.5亿英镑。

If the subject is the money itself use earn. 如果主语就是钱，用earn

◆Your money would make more in a high-interest account.

■ profit

[intransitive]

(rather formal)

to make money from an activity （从活动中）获利

◆The private sector will profit by selling the surplus electricity abroad.私营企业将把富余的电销往国外，从中获利。

◆Convicted criminals should not be allowed to profit from their crimes.已定罪的犯人不得自犯罪活动中获益。

see also

profit ⇨

profit

noun

profit ⇨

benefit

verb

■ net

(

-tt-

)

[transitive]

to make an amount of money as profit after you have paid tax on it （税后）净赚，净得

◆The sale of paintings netted £17 000.售卖这些画净得17 000英镑。

■ ˌbring sb ˈin sth

■ ˌbring ˈin sth

phrasal verb

(

brought

, brought

)

to earn or produce money 赚得；挣到

◆His freelance work brings him in about £20 000 a year.他做自由职业每年可赚约2万英镑。

◆New taxes are expected to bring in $12 billion in extra revenue.新税种预计将带来120亿元的额外收入。

■ gross

grəʊs; NAmE groʊs

[transitive]

to make an amount of money as profit before you have paid tax on it （税前）总收入为，总共赚得

◆The tour grossed a massive £20 million at the box office.巡回演出的总票房收入达2 000万英镑之巨。

■ pocket

[transitive]

(rather informal,

sometimes disapproving)

to earn or win an amount of money 挣到；赚得

◆Last year, she pocketed over $1 million in advertising contracts.去年，她从广告合同中赚了100多万元。

see also

pocket ⇨

fund

noun

bank ⇨

save

■ ˌpull sth ˈin

phrasal verb

(informal)

to earn or make a lot of money 赚（一大笔钱）

◆She must be pulling in over $100 000 a year.她一年一定赚了超过10万元。

■ ˌrake sth ˈin

phrasal verb

(informal,

often disapproving)

to earn or make a lot of money, especially when this is done easily （尤指轻易地）赚（一大笔钱）

◆The movie raked in more than $300 million.这部电影轻轻松松赚了3亿多元。

◆She's been raking it in since she started her new job.她自打开始新的工作以来，一直财源滚滚。

make

⁴

verb

make your own clothes 自己做衣服

make a profit 获利

make a living 谋生

It made me think. 那件事促使我思考。

cookmake a cakeforcebe made to work hard

make

♦︎

lead

♦︎

prompt

♦︎

motivate

♦︎

induce

♦︎

predisposeThese words all refer to sth being the reason why sb does or thinks sth. 这些词均表示致使某人做某事或有某种想法、引导某人。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆to lead / predispose sb to sth

◆to lead / prompt / motivate / induce / predispose sb to do sth

◆to make sb do sth

■ make

(

made

, made

)

[transitive]

(always followed by infinitive without to 总是后接不带to的不定式)

to cause sb to think sth or decide to do sth 促使；使得

◆Nothing will make me change my mind.我心意已决。

◆What makes you say that (= why do you think so)?你为什么这么说？

◆What he said certainly made us all think.他说的话无疑促使我们大家思考。

◆Politeness made her go back to see him.出于礼貌，她回去看望了他。

■ lead

liːd

(

led

, led

)

[transitive]

to be the reason why sb does or thinks sth, especially as part of a process of understanding sth 使得出（观点）；引导

◆What led you to this conclusion?你是如何得出这个结论的？

◆What we found leads us to suspect that more people may be involved.我们发现的情况使我们怀疑也许有更多的人卷入其中。

◆The situation is far worse than we had been led to believe.情况比我们听信的要糟糕得多。

■ prompt

[transitive]

(especially of an event or experience) to be the reason why sb decides to do sth （尤指事件或经历）促使，导致

◆What prompted you to choose this area?是什么让你选择了这个领域？

◆I understand your views and the reasons which prompted you to write.我理解你的观点和促使你写信的原因。

■ motivate

ˈməʊtɪveɪt; NAmE ˈmoʊtɪveɪt

[transitive

, often passive]

to be the reason why sb decides to do sth or behave in a particular way 成为⋯的动机；是⋯的原因

◆He is motivated entirely by self-interest.他做事完全出于私利。

◆What motivates people to carry out such attacks?是什么原因致使人们进行这样的攻击？

see also

motivation ⇨

incentive

■ induce

ɪnˈdjuːs; NAmE ɪnduːs

[transitive]

(always followed by to + infinitive; used especially in negative statements 总是后接带to的不定式，尤用于否定陈述)

(formal)

to persuade or influence sb to do sth 劝说；诱使

◆Nothing would induce me to take the job.没有什么能诱使我接受那份工作。

◆No amount of persuasion could induce her to stay longer.怎么劝她也不愿多待一会儿。

see also

inducement ⇨

incentive

■ predispose

ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz; NAmE ˌpriːdɪˈspoʊz

[transitive]

(formal)

(especially of sb's character, opinions, mood or experience) to influence sb so that they are likely to think or behave in a particular way （尤指某人的性格、观点、情绪或经历）使倾向于，使受影响

◆One theory is that some people are predisposed to criminal behaviour because of their genetic make-up.有一种理论认为，某些人由于基因构成的原因容易犯罪。

◆Certain experiences can predispose a child towards a feeling of helplessness.某些经历易使儿童产生无助感。