make sth of sb/sth phr v [T] 1 what do you make of sth used to ask what someone's opinion is about something 你对某事物有什么看法: What do you make of this letter? 你对这封信有什么看法？ 2 not know what to make of sth to be confused by something and not understand it 不理解某事物 3 make too much of sth to treat a situation as if it is more important than it really is 把某事物看得过于严重，过分重视某事物: He doesn't like us to make too much of his birthday. 他不喜欢我们把他的生日看得太重。