【问】 请辨析make of与make off的意义和用法。

【答】 make of常见意义是：“由……制造”、“把……培养成”、“把……训练成”、“理解”、“解释”：

1. I would rather make a house of stone.

我宁愿用石头造一座房子。

2. Mary made a good husband of Jim.

玛丽使吉姆成为一个好丈夫。

3. I don' t know how to make of his behaviour.

我不知道如何解释他的行为。

make off则作“急忙离开”、“跑掉”解：

1. When the deer saw the hunter it made off at once. (DAI)

当鹿看到猎人后，立即跑掉了。

2. I tried to speak to him，but he made off in a hurry. (LDPV)

我想和他谈话，但是他匆匆走开了。