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

• It has often been said that opposites attract but research suggests that initial spark of attraction soon fades and does not make for a long and happy married life.
  人们常说异性相吸，但是调查显示，一时擦出的火花很快就会消退，并不能带来长久而快乐的婚姻生活。
• 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。
• 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。
• For communication that always occurs between two peers, repeatedly providing the server address does not make for good programming practice.
  对于两个对等计算机之间长期存在的通信，反复提供服务器地址是不合适的。
• Change that does not return to policies that empower government to make our choices for us, but that works to ensure that we have choices to make for ourselves.
  变化不是回到那些使政府更加强大，并且让政府替我们做决定的政策中去，而是努力做到我们确保可以为自己作出决定。
• Those tweaks make for a serious speed boost compared to the nook color.
  这些配置使得新款Nook较之老款NookColor速度大大提升。
• Nervous investors make for rough markets.
  投资者的紧张情绪又造就了艰难的市场环境。
• 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）
• 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。
• Dual-core guts make for faster apps and a smoother interface.
  双核处理器使应用程序运行更快，界面也更加流畅。