英语趣味迷你剧第4期:Who's the Liar?

Fred: Don't listen to Martin, Betty! It's not true! He's making it up!
MAKE UP

Meaning: if you make something up, you invent an untrue story or explanation, often in order to hide the truth. 编造，虚构

Grammar: This phrasal verb must have an object. The object can go between the verb and particle, or after the particle. If you want to use a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.

She made up an excuse - RIGHT
She made an excuse up - RIGHT
She made it up - RIGHT

She made up it - WRONG

Example sentence: Charlie didn't want to admit that he hadn't done his homework, so he made up a story about leaving it on the bus.


Synonyms: invent, devise, concoct, fabricate, cook up, manufacture, come up with

Invent: 捏造,虚构
We must invent an excuse for being late.
我们必须编一个迟到的借口。

Devise: 设计;发明;策划;想出
He devised a new method of teaching writing.
他设计了一种新的教写作的方法。

Fabricate
1. 制作，建筑；尤指装配，组合：
The finest crafts people fabricated this golden ring.
这枚金戒指是由最优秀的工匠制作的。
2. 捏造，伪造，编造(故事、理由、诺言等)；创造：
to fabricate a signature and document
伪造签名和文件
to fabricate an evidence
捏造证据

Manufacture
1. (大量)制造,加工[(+from/into)]
The company manufactures cars.
这家公司制造汽车。
2. 捏造,虚构(证据、借口等)
Who manufactured the rumor?
是谁编造这种谣言的?
3. 粗制滥造(文艺作品等)

Come up with
1. 赶上
We came up with a group of tourists.
我们赶上了一群旅游者。
2. (针对问题等)想出;提供
He came up with good ideas for the product promotion.
他想出一个推广产品的好方法。
He could not come up with a proper answer.
他想不出一个合适的回答。
3. 准备好(钱等)
You must come up with the money by tomorrow night.
你明晚之前必须准备好钱。