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

• 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。
• 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。
• I'm going to make it up to you.
  我会为你补偿回来的。
• We should make up our minds to the facts.
  我们应当肯定这些事实。
• Bob tried to make up to the boss as soon as he began to work at the office.
  鲍勃一开始在办公室工作，就试图讨好老板。
• I'm sorry! Can I make it up to you?
  对不起！我能做什么来补偿你吗？
• How can I make it up to you?
  我怎样才能弥补我的错误呢？
• It is estimated that oil imports make up to thirty percent of national income in some parts of the Pacific.
  据估计，在太平洋地区的某些国家石油进口高达全国收入的30%。
• 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。
• You can make it up to them later.
  你可以之后做些补偿。