makeup

英 [ˈmeɪkʌp]

美 [ˈmeɪˌkʌp]

n.  化妆品; 天性;性格; 组成; 构成

CET6TOEFL

BNC.16476 / COCA.3366

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 化妆品
  Make-upconsists of things such as lipstick, eye shadow, and powder which some women put on their faces to make themselves look more attractive or which actors use to change or improve their appearance.
  1. Normally she wore little make-up...
     她一般不怎么化妆。
  2. She checked her makeup one last time, and then walked out with a spring in her step.
     她最后检查了一下妆容，然后步履轻盈地走了出去。
• N-UNCOUNT 天性;性格
  Some-one'smake-upis their nature and the various qualities in their character.
  1. There was some fatal flaw in his makeup, and as time went on he lapsed into long silences or became off-hand.
     他的性格有致命的缺陷，随着时间的推移，他陷入了久久的沉默，或者变得漠然。
• N-UNCOUNT 组成成分;构成方式
  Themake-upof something consists of its different parts and the way these parts are arranged.
  1. The ideological make-up of the unions is now radically different from what it had been.
     协会的思想观念与过去截然不同。
  2. ...the chemical make-up of the oceans and atmosphere.
     海洋与大气的化学构造

英英释义

noun

• cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
  Synonym:make-upwar paint
• the way in which someone or something is composed
  Synonym:constitutioncompositionphysical compositionmake-up
• an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
  1. he missed the test and had to take a makeup
  2. the two teams played a makeup one week later
  Synonym:make-up

双语例句

• But, won't she notice I have makeup on?
  但是，她会察觉到我上妆了？
• There was some fatal flaw in his makeup, and as time went on he lapsed into long silences or became off-hand.
  他的性格有致命的缺陷，随着时间的推移，他陷入了久久的沉默，或者变得漠然。
• I buy my makeup through a mail order company.
  我通过邮购公司买我的化妆品。
• I'm not advising you to throw away your makeup or forget about your appearance.
  我不是建议你扔掉化妆品，或者不修边幅。
• And the color of facial makeup and costumes also gives meanings.
  面部化妆和戏服的颜色也有特定的含义。
• She dressed in a bright burgundy suit, wearing makeup and having curly hair.
  她穿著一件亮的红匍萄酒色套装，化了彩装和卷了头发。
• I don't like makeup and rarely use it.
  我很少化妆因为我不喜欢。
• How do you like the costumes and makeup.
  你觉得服装和化妆怎么样。
• Use loose powder to set your makeup, dusting the excess off with a brush.
  用散粉来定妆，将多余的粉掸掉。
• Venus rules beauty and embellishment too, so avoid buying expensive jewelry, clothes, perfume, or makeup.
  金星同时掌管着美丽和装饰，所以避免购入昂贵的珠宝，服饰，香水和化妆品。