They needed to make up ground on their competitors.

他们必须穷追猛赶竞争对手。

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Shanghai plans to build a vast underground network of malls, restaurants, and parking lots to make up for a lack of space above ground, according to a recent government report.

根据最近的一份政府报告，上海计划建设一个由购物中心、餐厅和停车场组成的庞大地下网络，以弥补地面空间的不足。

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That is bad news for any firm that may hope that smartwatches can make up ground for maturing smartphone and tablet markets.

对于那些希望智能手表能在日益成熟的智能手机和平板电脑市场上占据一席之地的公司来说，这是个坏消息。

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Some premature celebrating by Roberts allowed Dragons full-back Martyn Thomas to make up some ground, but his desperate dive proved in vain.

BBC: Dragons 13-40 Blues

Reducing federal spending alone is insufficient to restore economic growth to anything approaching its post-World-War-II, 3.2% annual real-growth trend, much less make up lost ground.

FORBES: Memo To The President: We Can't Tax, Spend And Print Our Way To Prosperity

The Lightning ended a three-game losing streak while Buffalo failed to make up ground in the race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

WSJ: Stamkos, St. Louis send Lightning past Sabres