make up v. 弥补；和解；编造；整理；化妆；拼凑成。
重点：在日常生活中说的化妆，不是make up而是make-up。make sb up=把某人化妆成别的样子，make sth up=把某个事情编造成别的样子。

【例句】
I rarely use make-up.
我很少化妆。

They made him up as an old man, for the last act of the play.
在这部戏的最后一幕，他们把他化妆了一个老人。

I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him.
我认为你编造他的谣言很不厚道。