makeup

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An item's composition. countable,uncountable,usually
    — To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
  2. Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance. countable,uncountable,usually
    — She is wearing a lot of makeup.
  3. Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up. uncountable,usually
    — When the water level drops, the float ball drops with it and opens the valve to the makeup water supply.
  4. A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material. uncountable,usually
    — “Will I get a chance to take a makeup? My mother paid for the exam.”
  5. In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall. uncountable,usually
动词 v.
  1. Alternative form of make up (“(ambitransitive) to put makeup on (someone or something)”). alt-of,alternative
    — I raided my closet and left Clay in my living room while I changed and makeuped in the bathroom.

词形变化

makeups plural make-up alternative make up alternative makeups present,singular,third-person makeuping participle,present makeupping participle,present makeuped participle,past makeuped past makeupped participle,past makeupped past make-up alternative make up alternative

词源

词源 1
Deverbal from make up. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from French maquillage, from maquiller (“to make up, fabricate”).
词源 2
Deverbal from make up. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from French maquillage, from maquiller (“to make up, fabricate”).
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