make good also make it good to become successful and rich after being poor – used especially in newspapers获得成功; 变富〔尤用于报纸上〕:•a country boy who made good in New York在纽约发迹的一个乡下男孩 make good be successful 成功： a college friend who made good in Hollywood. 一位在好莱坞获得成功的大学时代的朋友。 make ˈgoodto become rich and successful变得富有；获得成功make good1. do what one promises to do 遵守诺言 * The government still has to make good many promises it made at the last election. 政府仍然必须兑现它在上次选举中做的许多承诺。 * He made good his word and arrived at the conference in time despite many difficulties. 他遵守诺言，克服了困难，准时到会。 * Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake. 乔吹牛说要游过湖去，他真的那么做了。2. pay for the loss 赔偿 * The insurance company will make good your loss. 保险公司将赔偿你的损失。3. succeed 成功 * I am sure he will make good. 我相信他会成功的。 * The story is the traditional one of a local boy from a poor background who dreams of glory and eventually makes good. 这是一个传统的故事，讲的是当地的一位少年出生贫寒，渴望荣耀，最后终于如愿以偿。 |