1、come up
走近;走到跟前
Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs.
她的猫跑上前来,在他们腿上蹭来蹭去。
He came up to me and said: 'Come on, John.'
他走到我跟前说:“快点,约翰。”
被提及;被讨论
The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
在与客人喝餐前酒的时候,有人提到了这个话题。
Jeane Kirkpatrick's name has come up a lot.
珍妮·柯克帕特里克的名字被多次提到。
即将发生;即将到来
Plan your activities so that you are rested and refreshed when something important is coming up.
做好日常规划,这样一旦发生大事,才能够从容不迫。
We do have elections coming up.
我们的确将要进行选举。
2、make up
组成;构成
North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country.
北非人构成了该国最大的、也是最贫困的移民群。
Women officers make up 13 per cent of the police force.
女警占警力的13%。
编造;虚构
I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him.
我认为你编造他的谣言很不厚道。
I'm not making it up. The character exists in real life.
我没有凭空捏造,这种人现实生活中确实存在。
凑足;补齐
Less than half of the money that students receive is in the form of grants, and loans have made up the difference.
学生领到的钱有不到一半是助学金,差额部分由贷款补足。
The team had six professionals and made the number up with five amateurs.
该队有6名职业运动员和凑数的5名业余运动员。