1、come up
走近;走到跟前
Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs.
她的貓跑上前來,在他們腿上蹭來蹭去。
He came up to me and said: 'Come on, John.'
他走到我跟前說:“快點,約翰。”
被提及;被討論
The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
在與客人喝餐前酒的時候,有人提到了這個話題。
Jeane Kirkpatrick's name has come up a lot.
珍妮·柯克帕特里克的名字被多次提到。
即將發生;即將到來
Plan your activities so that you are rested and refreshed when something important is coming up.
做好日常規劃,這樣一旦發生大事,才能夠從容不迫。
We do have elections coming up.
我們的確將要進行選舉。
2、make up
組成;構成
North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country.
北非人構成了該國最大的、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
I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him.
我認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,這種人現實生活中確實存在。
湊足;補齊
Less than half of the money that students receive is in the form of grants, and loans have made up the difference.
學生領到的錢有不到一半是助學金,差額部分由貸款補足。
The team had six professionals and made the number up with five amateurs.
該隊有6名職業運動員和湊數的5名業余運動員。