Meaning
Today's Sentences
- They were making out in the back of the car.
- How are you making out with your new job?
- Writer's Note
01
They were making out in the back of the car.
Situation
Did you see Josh and Mia at school yesterday?
Yeah, I couldn’t believe it!
They were making out in the back of the car.
他們在車後座親熱。
Seriously?
That’s a bit much for a school parking lot.
這對於學校停車場來說有點過分了。
Tell me about it.
A couple of teachers even walked by!
甚至有幾位老師經過！
02
How are you making out with your new job?
Situation
Hey, it’s been a couple of weeks, how are you making out with your new job?
It’s going pretty well.
Still getting used to things, but the team’s been super helpful.
雖然還在適應中，但團隊一直都非常幫忙。
That’s good to hear.
Are you enjoying the work so far?
你到目前為止喜歡這份工作嗎？
Definitely. It’s challenging, but in a good way.
Way better than my last role.
比我上個職位好多了。
Writer's Note
The phrasal verb "make out" is intransitive, transitive, separable, and inseparable. Let’s go over the breakdown together.
- Intransitive - Often used informally, usually followed by with a task or situation.
Example 1: How are you making out with your new job?
Example 2: They were making out in the back of the car. - Transitive - The object must come after the full phrasal verb.
Example 1: I couldn’t make out what she was saying over the noise.
Example 2: He made himself out to be a genius. - Separable - These meanings allow the object to come between "make" and "out" or follow the whole phrasal verb.
Example 1: Can you make the check out to Nancy Haydn?
Example 2: The accountant made the invoice out to the wrong client.
Example 3: She made the prescription out using her full name and address. - Inseparable - These meanings require the object to follow the entire phrasal verb. You cannot place the object between "make" and "out".
Example 1: I could barely make out the handwriting on the old letter.
Example 2: Can you make out what she’s saying in the video?
Example 3: It was too foggy to make out the road signs.
例子 1：How are you making out with your new job?
例子 2：They were making out in the back of the car.
例子 1: I couldn’t make out what she was saying over the noise.
例子 2: He made himself out to be a genius.
範例 1：Can you make the check out to Nancy Haydn?
範例 2：The accountant made the invoice out to the wrong client.
範例 3：She made the prescription out using her full name and address.
例子 1：我幾乎無法辨認出舊信上的字跡。
例子 2：你能聽出影片中她在說什麼嗎？
例子 3：霧太濃，無法辨認路標。
Related Words: Act like, allege, canoodle, carry on, catch, claim, complete, cope, decipher, depict, detect, discern, distinguish, do, draw up, fare, figure out, fill out, fool around, get by, handle, hook up, hold up, identify, issue, kiss, manage, misrepresent, neck, perceive, pick out, portray, pose as, prepare, pretend, recognize, represent, see, smooch, survive, write.
