make for

英 [meɪk fɔː(r)]

美 [meɪk fɔːr]

走向; 朝…前进; 导致; 造成; 促成

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 向…走去;朝…前进
  If youmake fora place, you move towards it.
  1. He rose from his seat and made for the door.
     他从椅子上起身向门口走去。
• PHRASAL VERB 导致;有利于
  If somethingmakes foranother thing, it causes or helps to cause that thing to happen or exist.
  1. A happy parent makes for a happy child.
     有快乐的父母，才会有快乐的孩子。

英英释义

verb

• cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  1. I cannot work a miracle
  2. wreak havoc
  3. bring comments
  4. play a joke
  5. The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
  Synonym:bringworkplaywreak

双语例句

• Pinch out the tips of the young growths to make for compact, bushy plants.
  掐掉幼株的芽尖以便让它们长得紧凑浓密，呈丛生状。
• Dual-core guts make for faster apps and a smoother interface.
  双核处理器使应用程序运行更快，界面也更加流畅。
• Opportunities are plentiful for the conflict and resolution that make for a compelling story.
  这个行业充斥着冲突与和解的戏码，这些素材肯定能演绎出动人心弦的故事。
• It is simply a personal choice that people make for their own reasons.
  那只是别人根据自己的理由做出的私人选择。
• The results show of all the variations, two girls make for the most harmonious family life as they are unlikely to fight, will play nicely and are generally a pleasure to be around.
  研究结果表明，在各种不同的儿童组合中，两个女儿的双女组合会让家庭生活最和谐。她们不会打架，她们会好好玩，有她们在身边，父母会觉得很开心。
• The world will make for those who are goal-directed and far-sighted.
  世界会向那些有目标和远见的人让路（冯两努&香港著名推销商）
• Change that does not return to policies that empower government to make our choices for us, but that works to ensure that we have choices to make for ourselves.
  变化不是回到那些使政府更加强大，并且让政府替我们做决定的政策中去，而是努力做到我们确保可以为自己作出决定。
• Even within countries, differences between regions make for different markets.
  即便在同一个国家，地区差异也会形成不同的市场。
• Packed with protein, lentils make for a great, healthy meal.
  小扁豆含有蛋白质，可以做成很好的健康食品。
• Predictions make for better copy, but not always smarter copy.
  能做出预测固然显得高明，但有时未必是明智之举。