make out

1. 以上各词均含认出、辨别出之义。
   These words all mean to be able to see or hear sb/sth and especially to be able to say who or what they are.
2. 指确认、认出、鉴定：
   to be able to say who or what sb/sth is
   1. She was able to identify her attacker.
      她认出了袭击她的人。
3. 指认识、认出、辨别出：
   to know who sb is or what sth is when you see or hear them/it, because you have seen or heard them/it before
   1. I recognized him as soon as he came in the room.
      他一进屋我就认出了他。
4. 指看清、听清、分清、辨认清楚：
   to manage to see or hear sb/sth that is not very clear
   1. I could just make out a figure in the darkness.
      黑暗中我只看出了一个人的轮廓。
5. 指觉察出、识别、依稀看出、分辨出、听出：
   ( formal ) to recognize or know sth, especially sth that is not obvious; to manage to see or hear sb/sth that is not very clear
   1. It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is.
      了解公众支持的广泛程度常常是困难的。
6. 指从…中认出来、辨别出：
   to recognize sb/sth from among other people or things
   1. See if you can pick me out in this photo.
      看你能不能把我从这张照片上认出来。
7. （通常用于否定句）指看清、认出、听出：
   (usually used in negative statements) ( rather formal ) to manage to see or hear sb/sth that is not very clear
   1. She could not distinguish the make of the car in the fading light.
      她在渐暗的暮色中看不清楚汽车的型号。

1. PHRASAL VERB （勉强地）辨认出，看出，听出
   If you make something out, you manage with difficulty to see or hear it.
   1. I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth...
      我只依稀看见一个高个的模糊身影穿过了矮树丛。
   2. She thought she heard a name. She couldn't make it out, though...
      她觉着听到了一个名字，却又没听清。
   3. I heard the voices, but couldn't make out what they were saying.
      我听到有声音，却听不清他们在说些什么。
2. PHRASAL VERB 把…弄清楚;理解;明白
   If you try to make something out, you try to understand it or decide whether or not it is true.
   1. I couldn't make it out at all...
      我一头雾水。
   2. It is hard to make out what criteria are used...
      很难弄清楚使用的是什么样的标准。
   3. At first I thought it was an accident, but as far as I can make out, the police consider that's unlikely.
      起先我还以为是一场意外，但是据我了解，警方认为那不太可能。
3. PHRASAL VERB 力图说成;努力证明
   If you make out that something is the case or make something out to be the case, you try to cause people to believe that it is the case.
   1. They were trying to make out that I'd actually done it...
      他们正在努力证明我真的干过这件事。
   2. I don't think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be...
      我觉得这件事并非像大家说的那么了不起。
   3. He's more business-minded than he makes himself out to be...
      相对于他给人的印象，他其实更有生意头脑。
   4. He was never half as bad as his teachers made out.
      他的表现远不像老师说的那么糟。
4. PHRASAL VERB 举例证明（…是最好的);证实（…是对的）
   If you make out a case for something, you try to establish or prove that it is the best thing to do.
   1. You could certainly make out a case for this point of view...
      你肯定能够证明这个观点。
   2. Alice continued making out her case.
      艾丽斯继续为自己证明。
5. PHRASAL VERB 书写，填写(支票、收据或订货单)
   When you make out a cheque, receipt, or order form, you write all the necessary information on it.
   1. If you would like to send a donation, you can make a cheque out to Feed the Children...
      您如果有捐款的意愿，可以填写一张支票寄给救助儿童基金会。
   2. All cheques should be made out to 'EF International Language Schools'...
      所有支票的收款人都应是“英孚国际语言学校”。
   3. I'm going to make out a receipt for you.
      我开一张收据给你。
6. PHRASAL VERB (工作、生活)进展
   If you ask how someone is making out, you are asking how well they are doing with a particular task, or in their life in general.
   1. Who is making out better right now?...
      现在谁的日子更好过呢？
   2. Bob turned over to sleep again, wondering how Jupiter and Pete were making out.
      鲍勃一面挂念着丘辟特和皮特的生活状况，一面转身又去睡了。
7. PHR-V-RECIP 爱抚;亲吻
   If two people are making out, they are engaged in sexual activity.
   1. ...pictures of the couple making out in their underwear on the beach.
      那对夫妻穿着内衣在海滩上卿卿我我的照片

1. His writing is so diffuse and obscure that it is difficult to make out what it is he is trying to say.
   他的文章含混晦涩，让人看后不知所云。
2. Distantly, to her right, she could make out the town of Chiffa.
   在她右边，远远的，她依稀能辨认出希法镇。
3. I could make out the gutted hulk of the tanker.
   我可以辨认出油船破烂不堪的残骸。
4. I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth
   我只依稀看见一个高个的模糊身影穿过了矮树丛。
5. I heard the voices, but couldn't make out what they were saying.
   我听到有声音，却听不清他们在说些什么。
6. I couldn't make it out at all
   我一头雾水。
7. It is hard to make out what criteria are used
   很难弄清楚使用的是什么样的标准。
8. At first I thought it was an accident, but as far as I can make out, the police consider that's unlikely.
   起先我还以为是一场意外，但是据我了解，警方认为那不太可能。
9. They were trying to make out that I'd actually done it
   他们正在努力证明我真的干过这件事。
10. I don't think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be
    我觉得这件事并非像大家说的那么了不起。
11. He's more business-minded than he makes himself out to be
    相对于他给人的印象，他其实更有生意头脑。
12. He was never half as bad as his teachers made out.
    他的表现远不像老师说的那么糟。
13. You could certainly make out a case for this point of view
    你肯定能够证明这个观点。
14. Alice continued making out her case.
    艾丽斯继续为自己证明。
15. If you would like to send a donation, you can make a cheque out to Feed the Children
    您如果有捐款的意愿，可以填写一张支票寄给救助儿童基金会。
16. All cheques should be made out to 'EF International Language Schools'
    所有支票的收款人都应是“英孚国际语言学校”。
17. I'm going to make out a receipt for you.
    我开一张收据给你。
18. Who is making out better right now?
    现在谁的日子更好过呢？
19. Bob turned over to sleep again, wondering how Jupiter and Pete were making out.
    鲍勃一面挂念着丘辟特和皮特的生活状况，一面转身又去睡了。
20. Through the smoky prism of time, I could just barely make out my father as a young man.
    时间模糊了记忆，我几乎想不起父亲年轻时的样子。
21. Make out a list of the books you need.
    把你所需要的书开个单子。
22. With so many things mixed up, it's hard to make out what's what.
    许多问题绞在一起，闹不清楚。
23. One couldn't make out what the dark mass was from a distance.
    远处黑压压的一片，看不清是些什么东西。
24. Can you make out the signature at the foot of this letter?
    你能辨认出信尾的签字吗？
25. Some animal was crouching in the shadow but I couldn't make out whether it was a cat or a dog.
    有个东西在黑影里蹲着，我也看不清它到底是猫还是狗。
26. I couldn't make out what she meant.
    她的话是什么意思，我听不出来。icouldn'tmakeoutwhatshemeant。
27. The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.
    这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
28. You can't make out that we haven't tried to help you.
    你不能断言我们没有试图帮助你。
29. These copies are so dark. I can't make out any of the words.
    这些复本上的字颜色太黑了，我什么也看不出来。
30. Can you make out what this means?
    你能理解这是什么意思吗？

verb

1. comprehend
   1. I cannot make out what this politician is saying

2. try to establish
   1. She made out that she know nothing about the crime

3. imply or suggest
   1. Your remarks make me out to be stupid

4. write all the required information onto a form
   1. fill out this questionnaire, please!
   2. make out a form

   Synonym:    completefill outfill in

5. make out and issue
   1. write out a check
   2. cut a ticket
   3. Please make the check out to me

   Synonym:    write outissuecut

6. kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
   1. The couple were necking in the back seat of the car

   Synonym:    neck

7. have sexual intercourse with
   1. This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
   2. Adam knew Eve
   3. Were you ever intimate with this man?

   Synonym:    sleep togetherroll in the haylovemake lovesleep withget laidhave sexknowdo itbe intimatehave intercoursehave it awayhave it offscrewfuckjazzeffhumplie withbedhave a go at itbangget it onbonk

8. detect with the senses
   1. The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
   2. I can't make out the faces in this photograph

   Synonym:    spotrecognizerecognisedistinguishdiscernpick outtell apart

9. come to terms with
   1. We got by on just a gallon of gas
   2. They made do on half a loaf of bread every day

   Synonym:    copeget bymake docontendgrappledealmanage

10. proceed or get along
    1. How is she doing in her new job?
    2. How are you making out in graduate school?
    3. He's come a long way

    Synonym:    dofarecomeget along