make up to

英 [meɪk ʌp tu]

美 [meɪk ʌp tu]

（尤指因自己的过失）补偿

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （尤指）因自己的过失向…弥补，补偿
  If you say that you willmake it up tosomeone, you are promising that you will do something good for them after they have been upset or disappointed, especially by you.
  1. I'll make it up to you, I promise...
     我保证，我会补偿你的。
  2. I must make it up to him for the awful intrusion of last night.
     因为昨晚过分的打扰，我必须对他有所补偿。

双语例句

• Instead, accept the fact that you have made a mistake, and make up your mind to be more sensitive in the future.
  相反，应该承认你犯了一个错误，并决心在将来更加注意考虑他人的感受。
• It depends on where the sale is taking place, but in terms of bidders and buyers, Asian buyers can now make up a third to a quarter of our watch sales.
  这取决于拍卖会在哪个地方举行，但是从竞拍者和购买者的角度看，亚洲买家现在占我们钟表销售的1/4至1/3。
• It's the kind of sentiment when you don't stick to the facts, but try to make up something, to mislead people away from a true discussion.
  这种感觉就像是人们不坚持事实，而是试图去凭空编造些东西，去误导人们，使人们不能进行真正的讨论。
• Be on the level with sb: Don't make up a lie to deceive us.
  对某人说实话，没有骗谁不要编造谎话来骗我们。
• But this study, by the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, only changed the colour of the tee shirt. Every other aspect from make up to behaviour remained the same.
  但是，这项由《酒店及旅游研究期刊》发起的实验只有T恤颜色变化因素才会影响小费，而化妆行为等其他因素都不会产生影响。
• Alyssa: so you're just going to make up excuses not to help him?
  爱丽丝娅：那你准备找籍口不帮他啦？
• I must make it up to him for the awful intrusion of last night.
  因为昨晚过分的打扰，我必须对他有所补偿。
• I had to make something up just to keep him there.
  我需要做些事情让他留在那里。
• It's all my fault. I'll try to make it up to you.
  这事儿全怪我，我会尽力补救。
• It is unjust that van Gogh received so little financial reward or public recognition in his short lifetime, but we cannot make it up to him now.
  梵高（vanGogh）在他短暂的一生中获得的金钱回报或公众认可少之又少，这的确不公平，但我们今天是没有办法补偿他的。