聚焦make用法

动词make有多种用法,现归纳如下:

1. 作“做,制造;建造,创造”解,这是make的基本用法。例如:

——Can you make a cake? 你会做蛋糕吗?

——No, I cant. Its too hard. 不会。太难了。

We make many kinds of useful things here.

在这儿,我们生产许多有用的东西。

2. 和某些名词连用时,意义上相当于相应的动词,意为“作出(某种举动)”。例如:

Its hard to make an answer to this question.

回答这个问题不容易。(make an answer相当于answer)

Ive just made a telephone call to Mr Green.

我刚刚给格林先生打了电话。(make a telephone call to 相当于call/telephone)

3. 作“使,使得,迫使”解,后可接介词词组、形容词、名词或动词不定式作宾语补足语。当其后接动词不定式时,必须省去动词不定式符号to。例如:

Make yourself at home. 请不要客气。(招待客人时的用语)

How did Li Ping make the baby stop crying? 李平是怎样使得那个婴儿不哭的?

Every morning the tiger made one of the smaller animals bring him something to eat.

老虎每天早晨都迫使一个比它小的动物给它带吃的东西。

The music made me happy. 这个音乐使我快乐。

It makes me feel thirsty. 它使我感到口渴。本句也可说成:It makes me thirsty.

4. 作“写作,制定,订立”解。例如:

Can you make a sentence with the new word? 你能用这个生词造句吗?

Youd better make a plan for taking exercise. 你最好制定一个锻炼计划。

5. 作“制造,构成,组成,成为……的组成分子”解。例如:

One tree does not make a wood. 独木不成林。

One player does not make a team. 一个队员不成一个队。

make作此意解时常用于be made of(看得出原材料的变化)和be made from(看不出原材料的变化)短语中,意为“由……制成/构成/组成”。例如:

A knife is made of metal. 刀是金属制成的。

Stamps are made of paper. 邮票是用纸制成的。

This kind of paper is made from wood. 这种纸是用木头制成的。

Steel is made from iron. 钢是由铁炼成的。

6. 后接复合宾语,意为“使成为,使作为,使……看上去成为”。例如:

We made him our monitor. 我们推选他作我们的班长。

The teacher tried his best to make himself a good friend of his pupils.

那位老师尽力使自己成为他的学生们的好朋友。

7. 作“整理,布置,准备”解。例如:

Ill have to make the beds before I go to bed this evening. 今晚睡觉前我得把床铺好。

Its too cold here on the mountain. Lets make a fire. 山上太冷了。我们生堆火吧。

Today, English people still make tea in teapots. 今天,英国人仍然在茶壶里泡茶。

8. 作“引起,产生”解。例如:

Sometimes my grandma decides to buy one big birthday present for both of us. I hate this. It always makes problems. 有时,我的奶奶决定给我俩买一个大的生日礼物。我不喜欢这样。(因为)这样老是引起麻烦。

That boy always makes troubles in his school. 那个男孩在学校里老是捣乱。

9. 作“获得,挣得,赢得,(比赛中)得(分)”解。例如:

He began to make money by selling newspapers when he was a child because his parents both died and he had to make a living himself.

他小时候就开始卖报纸赚钱,因为他父母双亡,他得独自谋生。

Jim has made friends with many Chinese boys since he came to China.

吉姆自从到中国以来,已经和许多中国男孩交上了朋友。

We made two points in the game. 我们在游戏中得了两分。

10. 作“总计,等于”解。例如:

Five plus three makes eight. 五加三等于八。

One thousand meters makes a kilometer. 一千米为一公里。

11. 后接形容词,表示某种状态,方式。例如:

Make sure to come here on time tomorrow. 确保明天按时到这儿来。

Make ready to leave here before night. 准备好在夜幕降临前离开这儿。

12. 后接it, 构成固定结构make it。

(1)表示“规定时间”之意。例如:

——What time shall we meet? 我们什么时间见面?

——Lets make it half past one. 让我们约定一点半见面吧。

(2)表示“做成功,做到,赶到”之意。例如:

——You have just fifteen minutes to get your train. 你只有一刻钟去赶乘这趟火车了。

——All right, I can make it. 没关系,我想我赶得上。

You cant make it to school on time in such bad weather.

天气如此恶劣,你不可能准时赶到学校。

[小试牛刀]

1. The pizza ____ by my mother. Would you like to have some?

A. makes B. was making C. made D. was made

2. Tom ____ a lot of friends since he came to China last year.

A. made B. makes C. is making D. has made

3. ——Good morning, Mr Brown. Would you please tell me the result of the exam?

——OK. You did quite well. Youve made ____ mistakes.

A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

4. All the children like Mr White very much because he often makes them ____.

A. laughed B. laugh C. laughing D. to laugh

5. Is it easier ____ friends than to keep them?

A. making B. make C. to make D. made

6. Uncle Wang made a model plane ____ me yesterday.

A. to B. for C. at D. in

7. The good news ____ them happy.

A. have B. makes C. keep D. feel

8. So much work usually makes them ____ very tired.

A. to feel B. feels C. feeling D. feel

9. “Your coat looks nice. Is it ____ cotton?” “Yes. Its ____ Shanghai.”

A. made of; made by B. made of; made in

C. made for; made in D. made from; made by

10. Paper is made ____ wood.

A. of B. from C. in D. into

[Key:1.D 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.B]