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

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。
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。
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）
That can make for an awfully clumsy email experience, one seemingly overrun by retailer emails, daily deals, and order confirmations.
这使电子邮件的使用体验变得糟糕透顶，邮箱似乎充斥着零售商的电邮、每日特卖和订货确认信息，简直泛滥成灾。
As a result, cocoa prices are at a 32-year high, which should make for some very expensive Easter baskets this spring.
因此，可可价格达到32年来最高位，这将令今年春天的部分复活节礼品篮非常昂贵。
It is simply a personal choice that people make for their own reasons.
那只是别人根据自己的理由做出的私人选择。
Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden.
你们要谨慎，免得忘记耶和华你们神与你们所立的约，为自己雕刻偶像，就是耶和华你神所禁止你作的偶像。
Opportunities are plentiful for the conflict and resolution that make for a compelling story.
这个行业充斥着冲突与和解的戏码，这些素材肯定能演绎出动人心弦的故事。
Good communications normally make for better understanding.
有益的交流往往有助于更好地相互了解。
Or, in other words, just more than Britney Spears will make for two years of judging the X factor.
换句话说，只是比小甜甜布兰妮•斯皮尔斯担任两年《英国偶像》（TheXFactor）评委的收入高一点。