1、make up
組成;構(gòu)成
North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country.
北非人構(gòu)成了該國(guó)最大的、也是最貧困的移民群。
Women officers make up 13 per cent of the police force.
女警占警力的13%。
編造;虛構(gòu)
I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him.
我認(rèn)為你編造他的謠言很不厚道。
I'm not making it up. The character exists in real life.
我沒有憑空捏造,這種人現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中確實(shí)存在。
湊足;補(bǔ)齊
Less than half of the money that students receive is in the form of grants, and loans have made up the difference.
學(xué)生領(lǐng)到的錢有不到一半是助學(xué)金,差額部分由貸款補(bǔ)足。
The team had six professionals and made the number up with five amateurs.
該隊(duì)有6名職業(yè)運(yùn)動(dòng)員和湊數(shù)的5名業(yè)余運(yùn)動(dòng)員。
2、open up
(使)(地方、經(jīng)濟(jì)、興趣領(lǐng)域等)開放
As the market opens up, I think people are going to be able to spend more money on consumer goods.
隨著市場(chǎng)的放開,我認(rèn)為人們將能夠增加用于消費(fèi)品的支出。
He said he wanted to see how Albania was opening up to the world.
他說他想看看阿爾巴尼亞是如何對(duì)外開放的。
(使)(機(jī)會(huì)、可能性等)出現(xiàn);(使)產(chǎn)生
It was also felt that the collapse of the system opened up new possibilities.
人們也認(rèn)為這一制度的崩潰帶來了各種新的可能性。
New opportunities are opening up for investors who want a more direct stake in overseas companies.
希望更加直接地參股海外公司的投資者獲得了新的機(jī)會(huì)。
開…的門
Three armed men were waiting when the postmaster and his wife arrived to open up the shop.
當(dāng)郵政局長(zhǎng)和妻子到郵局開門營(yíng)業(yè)時(shí),3名持械男子正等著他們。
Open up, or I break in!
把門打開,不然我要砸門了!