英語趣味迷你劇第4期:Who's the Liar?

Fred and Betty: Is this the End?

Episode 4: 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. 編造，虛構

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,虛構
We must invent an excuse for being late.
我們必須編一個遲到的藉口。

Devise: 設計;發明;策劃;想出
He devised a new method of teaching writing.
他設計了一種新的教寫作的方法。

Fabricate
1. 製作，建築；尤指裝配，組合：
The finest crafts people fabricated this golden ring.
這枚金戒指是由最優秀的工匠製作的。
2. 捏造，僞造，編造(故事、理由、諾言等)；創造：
to fabricate a signature and document
僞造簽名和文件
to fabricate an evidence
捏造證據

Manufacture
1. (大量)製造,加工[(+from/into)]
The company manufactures cars.
這家公司製造汽車。
2. 捏造,虛構(證據、藉口等)
Who manufactured the rumor?
是誰編造這種謠言的?
3. 粗製濫造(文藝作品等)

Come up with
1. 趕上
We came up with a group of tourists.
我們趕上了一羣旅遊者。
2. (針對問題等)想出;提供
He came up with good ideas for the product promotion.
他想出一個推廣產品的好方法。
He could not come up with a proper answer.
他想不出一個合適的回答。
3. 準備好(錢等)
You must come up with the money by tomorrow night.
你明晚之前必須準備好錢。