make for

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To set out to go (somewhere); to move towards. idiomatic
    — He makes for England, there to claim the crown.
  2. To tend to produce or result in. idiomatic
    — It was such a day as one dreams about, with that pleasant warmth in the air that makes for indolent content.
  3. To identify; to connect. idiomatic
    — I don't agree, but they make him for a criminal.
  4. To confirm, favour, strengthen (an opinion, theory, etc.). idiomatic,rare
    — Secondly, we will examine the Cœlestiall Phœnomena that make for the Copernican Hypothesis, as if it were to prove absolutely victorious; […]
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, for.
    — I made this picture for my Dad.

词形变化

makes for present,singular,third-person making for participle,present made for participle,past made for past
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