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

• Or, in other words, just more than Britney Spears will make for two years of judging the X factor.
  换句话说，只是比小甜甜布兰妮•斯皮尔斯担任两年《英国偶像》（TheXFactor）评委的收入高一点。
• 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。
• 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。
• Those tweaks make for a serious speed boost compared to the nook color.
  这些配置使得新款Nook较之老款NookColor速度大大提升。
• The material insecurities of life make for its spiritual establishment.
  物质的缺乏常是灵力的建设。
• 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。
• That can make for an awfully clumsy email experience, one seemingly overrun by retailer emails, daily deals, and order confirmations.
  这使电子邮件的使用体验变得糟糕透顶，邮箱似乎充斥着零售商的电邮、每日特卖和订货确认信息，简直泛滥成灾。
• 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。
• 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）
• Not to mention that substituting algorithms for doctors would make for really dull TV.
  更不用说一旦用算法取代医生，电视剧将变得多么无趣。