一、make用作及物动词,在主动语态中的含义主要有:
1. 做;制作;制造。如:
Can you make any mooncakes? 你会做些月饼吗?
◆make后可跟双宾语,间接宾语后移时一般用for引导。如:
My uncle will make me a kite.
= My uncle will make a kite for me. 叔叔将为我做一只风筝。
2. 使;使之。如:
Have I made myself clear? 我讲清楚了没有?
3. 迫使;令。如:
I don't like milk, but she made me drink it. 我不喜欢牛奶,可是她强迫我喝。
4. 总计;等于。如:
Two and two makes four. 二加二等于四。
5. 准备;布置;整理。如:
You must make the bed after you get up. 你起床后必须整理好你的床铺。
6. 构成;组成;成为。如:
Daniel scored another goal, but one player does not make a team. 丹尼尔又踢进了一球,但是独木不成林。
二、make用作及物动词,意为“使;让”,在主动语态中其后要跟省略to的不定式作宾语补足语,而在被动语态中,to不能省去。如:
Don't make the baby cry anymore. 不要再让那个孩子哭了。
She was made to wait for over an hour. 她被迫等了一个多钟头。
◆英语中,类似于make这种用法的动词还有let, have, hear, see, watch, notice, feel等。如:
I saw him put the key into the keyhole, turn it and open the door. 我看见他把钥匙插进锁孔,转动钥匙,然后打开了门。
She was seen to go into the classroom. 有人看见她进了教室。
三、make用作及物动词,后接复合宾语,表示“使……成为……;使成为……”时,通常由形容词、名词、介词短语充当宾语补足语。