1、make out

（勉強(qiáng)地）辨認(rèn)出，看出，聽出

I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth.

我只依稀看見一個高個的模糊身影穿過了矮樹叢。

She thought she heard a name. She couldn't make it out, though...

她覺著聽到了一個名字，卻又沒聽清。

把…弄清楚;理解;明白

I couldn't make it out at all.

我一頭霧水。

It is hard to make out what criteria are used.

很難弄清楚使用的是什么樣的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

力圖說成;努力證明

They were trying to make out that I'd actually done it.

他們正在努力證明我真的干過這件事。

I don't think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be.

我覺得這件事并非像大家說的那么了不起。

(工作、生活)進(jìn)展

Who is making out better right now?

現(xiàn)在誰的日子更好過呢？

Bob turned over to sleep again, wondering how Jupiter and Pete were making out.

鮑勃一面掛念著丘辟特和皮特的生活狀況，一面轉(zhuǎn)身又去睡了。

2、special

特別的;非同尋常的

You're very special to me, darling.

親愛的，你對我來說很重要。

There are strong arguments for holidays at Easter and Christmas because these are special occasions.

支持復(fù)活節(jié)和圣誕節(jié)放假是有充分論據(jù)的，因為這些節(jié)日都是特殊的時刻。

特派的;有特殊用途的

Due to his wife's illness, he returned to the State Department as special adviser to the President.

由于妻子生病，他回到了國務(wù)院，出任總統(tǒng)的特別顧問。

Frank Deford is a special correspondent for Newsweek magazine.

弗蘭克·德福特是《新聞周刊》雜志的特派記者。