makings

英 ['meɪkɪŋz]

美 ['meɪkɪŋz]

n.  生产; 制造
making的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 制作;制造;形成
  Themakingof something is the act or process of producing or creating it.
  1. ...Salamon's book about the making of this movie...
     萨拉蒙有关本片制作过程的书
  2. Ducks' eggs are particularly prized for cake making.
     鸭蛋在做糕饼时，格外重要。
• PHRASE 在成长中;在形成中
  If you describe a person or thing as somethingin the making, you mean that they are going to become known or recognized as that thing.
  1. Her drama teacher is confident Julie is a star in the making...
     朱莉的戏剧老师相信她会成为一颗冉冉升起的明星。
  2. I think it's a disaster in the making.
     我认为这会是一场灾难。
• PHRASE 是…成功(或改善)的原因
  If somethingis the making ofa person or thing, it is the reason that they become successful or become very much better than they used to be.
  1. This discovery may yet be the making of him.
     这次的发现也许会成为他成功的契机。
• PHRASE 具备成为…的素质(或内在因素、必要条件、潜在能力)
  If you say that a person or thinghas the makings ofsomething, you mean it seems possible or likely that they will become that thing, as they have the necessary qualities.
  1. Godfrey had the makings of a successful journalist.
     戈弗雷具有成为一名成功记者的潜质。
• PHRASE (问题等)自己造成的;咎由自取
  If you say that something such as a problem you have isofyourown making, you mean you have caused or created it yourself.
  1. Some of the university's financial troubles are of its own making...
     这所大学的一些经济困难是由其自身造成的。
  2. The Prime Minister, however, is now caught in a trap of her own making.
     但是，首相现在却落入了她自己设下的圈套之中。

双语例句

• He has the makings of a first-rate lawyer.
  他具备了成为一流律师的素质。
• You should be good at that, for you have the makings of a natural diplomat.
  而你也应该擅于此道，因为你天生便有着良好的外交能力。
• He has the makings of a first-rate officer.
  他具有成为一流军官的条件。
• He has the makings of a teacher.
  他是（块）教书的料子。
• Is this not the makings of a saint?
  这难道不是唯有圣人才有的品质吗？
• The group reputedly had all the makings of a modern new intelligentsia.
  据说，该团体具有现代新派知识分子的所有素质。
• This latest project has all the makings of a disaster.
  这个最新的项目具有造成灾难的所有因素。
• He has the makings of a good doctor.
  他具有成为一名好医生的素质。
• Descending from olympus, he saw the makings of a god, in a mere mortal.
  他看到了一个神从奥林匹斯山上降临在他，一个凡人的面前。
• With most sex education classes aimed at teenagers, this has the makings of a real problem.
  大多数性教育课程主要针对青少年，老年人不在教育行列，由此产生这一现实问题。