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

• Thank you for understanding. I promise I'll make it up to you.
  谢谢你能理解。我保证一定给你补上。
• We should make up our minds to the facts.
  我们应当肯定这些事实。
• 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。
• I'm trying to make a spreadsheet up to computerize everything that's done by hand at the moment
  我正试着编一个电子制表软件，以把目前所有靠人力完成的工作交由计算机完成。
• Anyway, I think it may very well be all the beautiful differences among us that just might give us the tiniest glimmer of a chance of saving my nephew and letting me make it up to you for getting us into this crazy whatever-it-is.
  总之，鄙人以为，正是我们中间这些美好的与众不同，使得拯救我侄子的计划有了一线生机，也能借此机会为我把大家拖到这摊子浑水中做一点补偿。
• 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。
• 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。
• You can make it up to them later.
  你可以之后做些补偿。
• 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'm sorry! Can I make it up to you?
  对不起！我能做什么来补偿你吗？