make it.最常用於赴約或趕車等場合，指“及時趕到;能趕上”，另一個含義指“成功做到”。
我們來仔細考察這個句型的用法：
1. “及時趕到;能趕上”或“能夠出席，及時到場”
The flight leaves in twenty minutes─we'll never make it.
再過二十分鐘飛機就起飛了，咱們無論如何也趕不上了。
We just made it in time for the wedding.
我們剛剛及時趕上了婚禮。
The train leaves in ten minutes.
Hurry up or we won’t make it.
火車十分鐘後就開了。趕快，不然我們就趕不上了。
Do you think she’s going to make it
to the meeting?
你覺得她能趕上參加會議嗎?
I can't make it on Friday.
星期五我去不了。
I'm sorry, I won’t be able to make it
to the party on Saturday.
抱歉，星期六的派對我去不了。
I'm sorry I won't be able to make it (= for example, to a party) on Saturday.
很抱歉，星期六我不能出席。
Well, I'm glad you could make it. I didn't want you to miss out.
嗯，很高興你趕來了，我可不希望你錯過機會。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
Leonard made a rapid calculation: he'd never make it in time.
倫納德快速盤算了一下：他肯定趕不上了。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
I can make it if I run a bit faster.
我跑得快一點還來得及。
《漢英大詞典》
2. “成功做到”“獲得成功”
He never really made it as an actor.
他從來就不是一個成功的演員。
So you did make it to America, after all.
那麼，你終究還是成功地來到了美國。
I believe I have the talent to make it
我相信自己有成功的天分。
His birth, background and career show that you can make it in this country onmerit alone.
他的出身、背景和職業表明，在這個國家僅憑自己的能力就可以取得成功。
You're brave and courageous. You can make it.
你勇敢無畏，一定會獲得成功。
We live in a world in which only the strongest can make it to the top.
我們生活在這樣一個世界裡——只有最強的人才能爬得最高。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
Believe in yourself. You can make it!
相信你自己。你能做到!
I'm not just going to make it,
I'm going to make it big.
我不僅僅要成功，我要大獲成功。
I hope I make it someday. But if not, I tried.
我希望我有一天能成功。即使我不能，我也試過了。
“make it”的“成功”含義還造就了一個名言/警語：Fake it till you make it.
“fake”的意思是“假裝”，這句話的字面意思是：假裝直到你成功。
假裝什麼呢?是假裝自己很自信、很有能力、很樂觀或者擁有自己暫時並不擁有的特質，那麼最終你就會成功地變成這樣或擁有這些(Accomplish anything you want by acting “as if”)。源自於Cognitive Behavior Therapy(認知行為療法)，也是現代成功學推崇的一種做法。所以這句話可以理解為：假裝你行，直到你真的行。或：不行裝到行。
When feeling insecure in a new job you just have to “fake it till you make it.”
如果在新工作中感到信心不足，你要做的就是：
假裝你行，直到你真的行。
在日常使用中，這句話往往多了調侃的意味，引用某個精通漢語的外國人的翻譯就是：裝逼裝到你牛逼
比如：
I’ve been reading the Dictionary to increase
my vocabulary,
bought some new designer clothes,
a Louie Vuitton bag.
You know, fake it till you make it!
我一直在啃詞典以增加詞彙量，
買了一些新的設計師款的衣服，
還有一個路易威登的包。
你知道，裝逼才能裝到牛逼嘛!
3. 倖免於難；渡過難關
The doctors think he's going to make it.
醫生認為他能挺過去。
I don't know how I made it through the week.
我不知道自己是怎麼熬過那個星期的。
4. make it with sb（與某人）發生x關係 ;與某人啪啪
to have sex with sb
5.猜測，猜；肯定地說；說定……
All I want to know is how many T-shirts Jim Martin has got. I make it three
我就想知道吉姆·馬丁一共有多少件T恤衫。我猜他有3件。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
I make it no secret that our worst consultants earn nothing
我可以坦白地說，我們最差的顧問掙不到一分錢。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
Let’s make it half past nine.
讓我們定在九點半吧!
Let's make it definite--we'll meet at 6 o'clock.
咱們說死了，6點鐘見面。
《漢英大詞典》
還有四個經典例句一併分享：
I couldn't make it out at all
我一頭霧水。
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I'll make it a birthday to remember.
我將使這成為一個難忘的生日。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
I'll make it up to you, I promise
我保證，我會補償你的。
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I'll make it up with him again.
我會與他重歸於好。
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