to make up for

基本解釋

To make up for lost revenue, it would have to be a stiff one, and levied on practically everything.
爲彌補損失的稅收，就不得不有一個嚴厲的稅，而且?guī)缀踉谒惺虑樯险魇铡?/li>
Your mission on earth was to make up for these former lives, to bring back love and justice to humanity.
你們在地球上的任務(wù)就是爲以前的這些生世做補償，給人類帶廻愛和正義。
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If someone tries to update the checking account balance column to a negative amount, we try and see if we have enough in the savings account to make up for the negative amount.
如果有人想要將支票帳戶的餘額列更新爲一個負數(shù)，我們就可以試著看看在儲蓄帳戶中是否有足夠多的錢來補償這個負數(shù)。

He says they might be trying to increase their dopamine levels to make up for the deficits in their reward system.
You feel physiologically aroused but you're not completely sure why, and you have to make up an explanation for it.
你感覺到性覺醒,但是不能確定是什麼原因，你不得不給出一個解釋。
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PROFESSOR: So, does anyone have any questions about the set up here, does it make sense what we're looking for the bar to go back once we make some progress.
教授：所以，有人對這套裝置,有疑問嗎，一旦我們,取得了一些進展,我們看到這個棒又返廻來。
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To make up for this shortfall, America needs to have its entrepreneurs and home businesses succeed.
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