make out phr v 1 [T make sth ↔ out] to be able to hear, see, or understand something 能听出[看出、理解]〔某事物〕: I can't make out what the sign says. 我看不懂那个告示是什么意思。 2 make a cheque out to sb to write a CHEQUE so that money is paid to a particular person 开支票给某人 3 make out (that)informal to say that something is true when it is not 【非正式】 假装; 假称: Brian was making out he had won. 布赖恩装出一副获胜的样子。 4 [I] AmE informal to kiss and touch in a sexual way 【美,非正式】 亲吻; 爱抚