英语中make一词的用法很多，是使用或考试频率最高的动词之一。
make 实义动词： 制作，生产
make something : 制作某事
Make somebody something ；为某人制作某事
make something for somebody
例子
My mother made a birthday cake for me.我妈妈为我制作了生日蛋糕。
My uncle will make me a kite.
= My uncle will make a kite for me.叔叔将为我做一只风筝。
make a note做便签
make money赚钱
make a comment作出评论
make用于表示到达某地。
make可以用于表示某处，尤指来得及做某事。
例如：
They were trying to make New York by nightfall.
他们曾力图在黄昏前赶到纽约。
I'm sorry I couldn't make your party last night.
很抱歉，昨晚没能参加你们的聚会。
We could still make it, but we won't get there till three.
我们仍然可以赶去，只不过要到3点钟才能到。
So you did make it to America, after all.
那么，你终究还是成功地来到了美国。
make是连系动词时
If Alice gets the right training, she'll make a good actress,
如果爱丽丝训练得当，她会成为一名出色的演员。
make作使役动词的用法很常见，其意思是“使成为”、“使作为”、“使变成”， 其后的复合宾语，即宾语+宾语补足语，有以下表达方式：
1. make +宾语+名词(作宾语补足语)。
We make him monitor.我们让他当班长。
This movie made him the most bankable star in Hollywood.
这部电影让他一举成为好莱坞最具票房号召力的明星。
Bill Gates’ Microsoft makes him a phenomenon in the business world. 比尔·盖茨的微软使他成为商界的一个奇才。
2. make +宾语+不带to的不定式(作宾语语补足语)。
You may take a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.
[谚]河边牵马易，逼马饮水难。
Nobody made us go to bed at a certain time.没有人让我们在某一固定时间就寝。
Grit from the highway made Mike cough.
公路上扬起的沙子呛得迈克咳嗽了起来。
但是在被动结构中，要加to：
She was made to wait for over an hour.她被迫等了一个多钟头。
She must be made to comply with the rules.
必须让她遵守规则。
We were made to laugh by her.
我们被她逗笑了。
She made her children wash hands before eating.她让孩子们吃饭前洗手。
Her children were made to wash hands before eating.她的孩子们被要求在吃饭前洗手。
3. make +宾语+形容词(作宾语补足语)。
The heat and the wine made her sleepy.
周围暖洋洋的，又喝了酒，她感觉昏昏欲睡。
Emily's mercurial temperament made her difficult to live with.
埃米莉脾气反复无常，很难与她相处。
His words made me happy.他的话使我很高兴。
Have I made myself clear?我讲清楚了没有?
4. make +宾语+分词(作宾语补足语)。
I had to speak loudly in order to make myself heard.为了让别人听到我，我不得不大声说话。
You should make your views known.
你应该让别人了解你的观点。
His actions made him universally respected.
他的行为使他处处受到尊敬。
You shouldn’t make the guests waiting for so long there.
你不应该让客人们在那里久等。
You don’t make him standing there all the time.
你不要让他一直站在那儿。
5. make +宾语+介词短语(作宾语补足语)。
Site down and make yourself at home.请坐， 不要拘束。
6. make +宾语+从句(作宾语补足语)
Who made you who you are?
是谁造就了今天的?
He made me realize that I was just a kid who had problems with behavior.
他让我意识到我只是个行为有问题的孩子。
7. make +it形式宾语 +形容词或名词(做宾语补足语) +带to的不定式作真正的宾语。
This makes it possible for agriculture and industry to develop quickly．这使工农业有可能很快发展。
Computer makes it easy to study English.计算机使学习英语变得容易。
High prices in the UK make it worthwhile for buyers to look abroad.
英国的高价足以使买主把视线转向国外。
Some banks make it difficult to open an account.
一些银行把开户弄得很麻烦。
She made it her business to find out who was responsible.
她一定要查清楚到底该谁负责。
The minerals in the water made it unpleasant to drink.
水里的矿物质使得这水挺难喝的。
Don't make it impossible to realize your dream.
不要让实现你的梦想成为不可能。
He made it plain that we should leave.
他明确表示要我们离开。
He made it his object in life to find the island.
他把找到那座岛屿当成自己的人生目标。
Many people have made it a rule to detoxify once a year.
许多人已经养成了每年进行一次身体排毒的习惯。
He made it his crusade to teach children to love books.
他把教孩子们热爱读书当做自己的使命
People in the West make it a rule to buy Christmas presents for their relatives and friends. 西方国家的人常在圣诞节时购买礼物给亲属和朋友。
8. make +it形式宾语+形容词或名词(作宾语补足语) +从句(作真正的宾语)。
The company made it questionable whether the equipment should be employed at all.
这家公司对到底该不该使用这台设备产生了怀疑。
The terrorists made it known that tourists would be targeted.
恐怖分子宣称游客将成为他们袭击的目标。
I hope I made it clear to him that he was no longer welcome here.
我希望我已经给他讲清楚他在这里不再受欢迎。
He had made it clear to his wife that he would never forsake her.
他明确地向妻子说，永远不离开她。
I made it clear right from the outset that I disapproved.
从一开始我就明确地说我不赞成。
He made it clear that he objected.
他明确表示反对。
They made it clear who is now running the show.
他们清楚地表明了现在是谁在掌控一切。
They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision to increase prices.
他们已经明确表示不会更改提价的决定。
She made it clear that under no circumstances would she cancel the trip.
她明确表示，无论如何她都不会取消旅行。
They made it perfectly clear that it was pointless to go on.
他们非常明确地表示继续下去毫无意义。
注意：1).make+形容词（短语）+名词短语时，是一种倒装结构。为使句子结构保持平衡，通常将较长的名词短语移置补足语之后，不加引导词汇作形式宾语。
如：The telescope made possible the observation of the far-off stars．
望远镜使人们能够观察遥远的星球。
2）.make certain+that从句
certain宾语补足语；that 从句make的宾语从句，如：
She made certain that her engagement ring was in evidence.
她把自己的订婚戒指摆得很显眼。
The second man made certain that Lanny didn’t have any weapon on him.
第二个人确定兰尼身上没有任何武器。
Firstly, they must make certain that their pension needs are adequately catered for.
首先，他们得确保他们能获得足够的养老金。
make的固定短语搭配
1. make up 编造；弥补；和好；组成；铺（床）；化妆
It's not true. She made it up.
这不是真实的情况，是她编造出来的。
2. make out 辨认出；理解
I couldn’t make it out at all.
我一头雾水。
3. make sense 有道理(意义)，讲得通
Considering you didn’t try to make sense of it, it sounded beautiful.
不深究它的意思，它听上去还是很美的。
4. make certain 确认；弄清楚=make sure
He looked around to make certain where they were.
5. make off 匆匆逃离
make off with sth 偷走
Last night, thieves broke in the teacher's office and make off with the papers.
昨晚，小偷闯入办公室偷走了试卷。
6. make use of 利用
We should make good use of time.
我们应该好好利用时间。
make a mistake 犯错误
make a noise 吵闹；弄出噪声
make a promise 答应；许下诺言
make a shopping list 写一个购物单
make a telephone call 打电话
make friends with 与……交朋友
make a contribution to 贡献给；捐献
make a decision 作出决定
make a face 做鬼脸
make a living 谋生；维持生活
make fun of 取笑；嘲笑
make it 约定时间；做到；按时到达
make money 赚钱
make one's bed 铺床；收拾床铺
make one's way to 往……走
make out 证明；认出；填写
make room for 为……让地方
make sure 确信；务必；弄清楚
make up one's mind 下定决心
make up 弥补；构成；编造
make ...into 把……变成