1. Make is a verb.
2. Usage of "make":
- Make + noun (pronoun) + verb infinitive phrase, past participle phrase, prepositional phrase, noun phrase, adjective or adjective phrase. For example:
- To quote from Albert Einstein, science is the attempt to make the chaotic diversity of our sense experience correspond to a logically uniform system of thought.
- 引用阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的话来说，科学是试图使我们头脑中一大堆杂乱无章的感性经验，符合于逻辑上前后一致的思维体系。
- Note that when the infinitive phrase is used as the object complement in the active voice, "to" is not required; however, in the passive voice, the infinitive phrase must include "to." For example:
- I was made to feel at ease.
- 我感到很自在。
- The novel, "Of Mice and Men," made the name of Steinbeck known throughout America.
- 《人鼠之间》这部小说使斯坦贝克的名字在美国家喻户晓。
- We should make these materials of most value.
- 我们应该使这些材料变得很有价值。
- It was the determination that made life worth living for so many honest people.
- 正是这种决心使许多诚实的人生活得有意义。
3. Make + adjective (phrase) + noun phrase: This is a inverted structure, where the longer noun phrase is typically moved after the complement to maintain balance, without the need for a guiding word as a formal object. For example:
- The telescope made possible the observation of the far-off stars.
- 望远镜使人们能够观察遥远的星球。
4. Fixed phrases with "make":
- Make face (at sb.) (朝某人)做鬼脸
- The gorilla was sitting on a chair and making faces at her.
- 大猩猩坐在椅子上，朝她做鬼脸。
- Be made of sth. (由……制造, 能看出原料)
- The desks are made of wood.
- 这些桌子是由木头制成的。
- Be made from sth. (由……制造, 看不出来原料)
- Paper is made from wood.
- 纸是由木头制成的。
- Be made in some place (在某地制造)
- This kind of fan is made in Japan.
- 这种风扇是在日本制造的。
- Make sth. into sth. (把……制成……)
- Here the workers make glass into bottles.
- 这里的工人把玻璃制成瓶子。
- Make a mistake or make mistakes (犯错误)
- She made quite a few mistakes in the physics paper.
- 在物理试卷上，她犯了许多错误。
- Make a telephone call to sb. (给某人打个电话)
- Lili's mother made a telephone call to her husband.
- 莉莉的妈妈给她的丈夫打了个电话。
- Make good (full, better) use of sth. (好好(充分, 更好)地利用某物)
- Now people have done much to make better use of the Changjiang.
- 现在人们已经做了很多工作来更好地利用长江。
- Make up one's mind to do sth. (下定决心做某事)
- She has made up her mind to leave the factory.
- 她已经下定决心离开工厂。
- Make a plan (制定一个计划)
- Let's help her to make a study plan.
- 我们帮她制定一个学习计划。
- Make friends with sb. (和某人交朋友)
- She has made a lot of new friends since she came to China.
- 自从她来到中国以来，她交了很多新朋友。
- Make one's bed (整理床铺)
- Remember to make your bed after you get up.
- 记得你起床后要整理床铺。
- Make sure that +宾语从句 / make sure of sth (确保)
- She wants to make sure that there are no mistakes in it.
- 她想确保里面没有错误。
- The teacher wanted us to make sure of the time.
- 老师要我们确定时间。
- Make up (组成；占有)
- The old man and the boy made up a new family.
- 这位老人和这个男孩组成了一个新家庭。
- Water makes up the greater part of man's body.
- 水占人体的大部分。
- Make it (规定时间)
- -Shall we meet at seven?
- -Let's make it a little earlier.
- -我们七点见面怎么样？
- -那我们就稍微早一点吧。
- The zoo is far from here.
