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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
make-up
ˈmake-up [make-up make-ups] BrE NAmE noun 1. uncountable substances used especially by women to make their faces look more attractive, or used by actors to change their appearance •eye make-up •to put on your make-up • She never wears make-up. •a make-up artist (= a person whose job is to put make-up on the faces of actors and models) 2. singular the different qualities that combine to form sb's character or being • Jealousy is not part of his make-up. •The final act exposes the fatal flaws in his make-up. •a person's genetic make-up •The report studies the psychological make-up of a serial killer. 3. singular ~ (of sth) the different things, people, etc. that combine to form sth; the way in which they combine •the make-up of a TV audience • (technical)the page make-up of a text (= the way in which the words and pictures are arranged on a page) 4. countable (NAmE)a special exam taken by students who missed or failed an earlier one Collocations: Clothes and fashion Clothes be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes) be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes wear jewellery/(especially US) jewelry/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas/(especially US) your pajamas Appearance change/enhance/improve your appearance create/get/have/give sth a new/contemporary/retro look brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle have/get a piercing/your nose pierced have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics Fashion follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions spend/waste money on designer clothes be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes update/revamp your wardrobe be in/come into/go out of fashion be (back/very much) in vogue create a style/trend/vogue for sth organize/put on a fashion show show/unveil a designer's spring/summer collection sashay/strut down the catwalk/(NAmE also) runway be on/do a photo/fashion shoot Example Bank: •He was given an Oscar for his make-up work on the film. •I never wear make-up. •She was checking her make-up in the mirror. •You don't wear full make-up to go swimming. •a tearful girl with make-up running down her face •the make-up effects for the film •the unique make-up of each person •Ireland did show up a number of flaws in the England team's make-up. •The final act reveals the flaws in his make-up. •the genetic make-up of plants and animals
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