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makeup

/meyk-uhp/US // ˈmeɪkˌʌp //

化妆品,妆容,化妆,妆

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick.
    • : cosmetics used on other parts of the body, as to cover birthmarks.
    • : the application of cosmetics.
    • : the ensemble or effect created by such application: Her makeup was subtle but very effective.
    • : the total ensemble of cosmetics, wigs, costumes, etc., used by an actor or other performer.
    • : the manner of being made up or put together; composition: the makeup of a team; the makeup of a situation.
    • : physical or mental constitution: the makeup of a criminal.
    • : the art, technique, or process of arranging or laying out, as pages in a publication.
    • : the appearance of a page, book, newspaper, or the like, resulting from the arrangement and the variation in size and style of the printed elements: The makeup would be helped by a picture in this corner.
    • : Printing. the arrangement of set type, cuts, etc., into columns or pages.
    • : an examination, assignment, or the like, given to offset a student's previous absence or failure.
    • : an amount owed; balance.

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Examples

  • Part of their hang-up was over the makeup of the new advisory board, whose selection is made by various appointments.

  • In Switzerland, scientists at a startup called Mootral are experimenting with a garlic-based food supplement designed to alter the bovine digestive makeup to reduce the amount of methane they emit.

  • What’s been seen so far is not a case of leopards “changing their genetic behavior as changes in genetic makeup will take decades of evolution to occur,” explains Swanepoel.

  • There was our midterms forecast in 2018, which was pretty accurate in predicting the makeup of the House and the Senate.

  • The makeup of local City Councils could drastically change in cities like Escondido and Oceanside, where three seats apiece are on the ballot.

  • Storage containers hold a treasure trove of mascara, lipstick, blush, and other makeup.

  • Her services include a makeup session for a night out for $50.

  • Her daughter, Elaina, 24, a trained costume designer and makeup artist, helps out by sewing clothes.

  • She began teaching herself how to apply makeup through books and videos.

  • Hair and makeup have evolved stylistically along with the clothes we wear.

  • Miss Mitkin languidly took her bag out of the desk drawer and began to apply makeup.

  • The dam whose bursting caused this awful loss of life was very carelessly constructed, and had no stone work in its makeup.

  • He had a bright wit and genial manners, but moral endowments had been accidentally omitted in his makeup.

  • Fundamental as they are in our mental development, they enter into our general personality and become a part of our makeup.

  • She was medium tall, a little on the compact side, her blond hair cut too short, no makeup on her broad Slavic features.