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

• 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。
• 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）
• 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。
• Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
  所以我们务要追求和睦的事，与彼此建立德行的事。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Long days, high salaries and the widespread availability of service startups in the bay area make for some interesting use cases.
  工作时间长，薪水丰厚，还有湾区俯拾皆是的服务类初创公司催生了一些有趣的应用案例。
• However, it allows the less-disciplined to go dark for long periods, which can make for some rather difficult merge sessions and rework.
  但是，它允许更少纪律性的人员忽略长时间，这使得合并和重复变得更加困难。
• He anxiously desired to have his niece married, to make for her a suitable match.
  他亟想把他内侄女嫁出去，给他找个门当户对的配偶。