make是一个使用频率较高的动词，它的使用方法一般分为三种情况：一是主动意义，二是被动用法，三是使动意义。 一、make的主动意义。 (一)Make制造。例如：
The boy likes making things.
（二）make 构成的一系列短语
(1)make a noise 制造噪音。例如：
Don’t make a big noise in public.
(2)make up one’s mind to do下决心干某事。例如：
Jim makes up his mind to catch up with his English.
(3)make one’sway to去（往）某处的路上。例如：
Kate is making her way to school.
(4)make one’s bed收拾床铺。例如：
You should make your bed after you get up.
(5)make a mistake犯错误。例如：
You should check your homework to make sure not to make mistakes.
(6)make progress 取得进步。例如：
If you study hard , you’ll make progress in your English.
(7)make sure确保，务必。例如：
Make sure that you can pass the exam.
(8)make it约定。例如：
Let’s make it half past ten.
(9)make room for sb.为……腾出个空。例如：
When the old man got on the bus , a young man made room for him.
(10)make money赚钱。例如：
His father made a lot of money.
(11)make a living谋生。例如：
His father made a living by selling newspapers.
二、由make构成的被动结构。
(1)物体由材料构成，原材料看得出，用be made of。例如：
The desk is made of wood.
(2)物体由材料构成，原材料看不出，用be made from。例如：
Salt is made from sea water.
(3)be made up of 由……组成。例如：
The USA is made up of fifty states.
(4)物体生产制造于某地用be made in。例如：
The bike is made in Shanghai.
三、make还可以表示使动意义。
（1）在主动句中用make sb .do,在被动句中do前加to,即：be made to do。例如：
The boss made the worker work twelve hours a day.
→The workers were made to work twelve hours a day.
(2)make后接的宾语若为反身代词，要用动词过去分词作宾语补足语。
He made himself heard across the room.
(3)make后除以上两种情况外，还可以接形容词、名词短语等作宾语补足语。例如：
A. To much food made him ill.
B. The king married her and made her queen.