make an impression on  .  have a strong influence on使深受印象

His speech made a strong impression on the audience．他的演说给听众留下了深刻的印象。

make an impression on  .  have an effect on对…有效

Punishment seemed to make no impression on the child．惩罚似乎对这小孩不产生效果。

 make at . start to attack袭击

The prisoner made at the guard with a knife．囚犯用刀袭击看守。

make away. make away with   .    steal and hurry away with携…而逃

He made away with a large amount of money．他窃走了一大笔钱。

Two masked men held up the clerk and made away with the payroll．两个戴面具的匪徒截住了职员，抢走了薪水册。

make away. make away with   . spend花掉；浪费

He soon made away with his fortune．他很快就把财产挥霍一空。

make away. make away with   . eat up吃完

The kid made away the whole pie．那小孩把整整一大块馅饼都吃光了。

make away. make away with   . destroy毁灭；消除

He tried to make away with the proof．他企图消灭罪证。

make away. make away with   . kill杀死；谋杀

The poor fellow made away with himself unnecessarily for he was proved innocent．这个可怜人无谓地自杀了，因为他已被证明是无罪的。

Our neighbor tried to make away with herself by drinking poison．我们的邻居试图服毒自杀。

They made away with their opponents．他们暗杀了他们的对手。

make believe .  pretend假装

He made believe not to be aware of my presence．他假装不知道我在场。

Let's make believe that we're Red Indians．让我们假扮成印第安人。

The boys made believe that they were explorers in the African forests．孩子们假装他们是非洲森林里的探险家。

make believe .  imagine as if something  is true while you know it is not幻想

She used to set the table for two and make believe that her husband was with her again．她过去总是摆两个人的饭，幻想她丈夫还同她在一起。

make certain  .  make certain of .  make sure .  make sure of 弄清楚；确定

Make certain where we are going．弄清楚我们去哪儿。

Have you made certain of the time of the train? 火车的时间你已弄清楚了吗?

make clear . clarify； explain解释

The meaning of the story is made clear in the introduction．这个故事的含意在引言中已说清楚。

 make down . make smaller使…变小

Can you make the dress down for her younger sister? 你能把她妹妹的这件衣服做小点吗?

The eldest girl's frocks can be made down for her sisters．那最大女孩的外衣可以改小给她妹妹们穿。

make fast . fasten firmly系紧

Tie the rope round the pole and then make it fast．把绳子绕在杆子上，然后系紧。

I forgot to make fast the back door．我忘了把后门关好。

make for .  go in the direction of向…前进

After the concert the crowd made for the nearest door．音乐会结束后，人群涌向离他们最近的门。

As the mother came into the room，her little girl made straight for her．当母亲走进房间时，她的小女孩直向她扑去。

make for .  promote对…有益

Does early rising make for good health? 早起可以增进身体健康吗?

That you've said will make for the good relations between our two people．你讲的话有助于发展我们两国人民的友好关系。

make for .  attack ； rush violently攻击；袭击

When I was half way across the field the bull made for me and I had to run．当我走到田中间时，那头公牛向我冲来，我只得跑开。

make free with .  take or use without asking随便用

Bob makes free with his roommate's clothes．鲍勃随便穿他室友的衣服。

Your friends at the party who made so free with the drinks weren't invited！你的那些在晚会上擅自喝酒的朋友竟然不请自来。

make free with .  act in a rude way无礼

The girls don't like Ted because he makes free with them．女孩子们不喜欢泰德，因为他对她们无礼。

make friends with . become friendly with与…交友

Within two days she made friends with everybody on the boat．两天之内她便同船上的每个人交了朋友。

Chuck's made friends with several people at work．查克跟好几个一同工作的人交上朋友。

make fun of . joke about； laugh at开玩笑

James was making fun of the new pupil．詹姆士在与那位新生开玩笑。

People enjoy making fun of the clothes I wear， though they seem all right to me．他们爱拿我穿的衣服开玩笑，虽然我的衣服对我似乎很合适。

make good .  do what one promises to do遵守诺言

The government still has to make good many promises it made at the last election．政府仍然必须兑现它在上次选举中做的许多承诺。

He made good his word and arrived at the conference in time despite many difficulties．他遵守诺言，克服了困难，准时到会。

Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake．乔吹牛说要游过湖去，他真的那么做了。

make good .   pay for the loss赔偿

The insurance company will make good your loss．保险公司将赔偿你的损失。

make good .  succeed成功

I am sure he will make good．我相信他会成功的。

The story is the traditional one of a local boy from a poor background who dreams of glory and eventually makes good．这是一个传统的故事，讲的是当地的一位少年出生贫寒，渴望荣耀，最后终于如愿以偿。