make up的意思是组成。
读音：英［ˈmeɪkʌp]；美［ˈmeɪkʌp]
释义：和解；和好；组成；构成；编造，虚构（故事、借口等）；给化妆；为打扮；凑足，补齐（数量）；（加班）补足，补上（耽误的时间）；和解；和好；配（食品、药等）；铺（床）；搭（铺）
相似短语：make up to sb讨好；巴结某人
make up for sth in/with弥补
make towards sth移动；移向
make sth of sb/sth了解；理解
双语例句
I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him.
我认为你编造他的故事是很不厚道的
Nothing can make up for the loss of a child.
失去一个孩子是任何东西都无法弥补的。
She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him.
她先前待他不好，这时候想弥补一下。