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 is not the stuff teachers are made of.; He does not have the makings of a teacher.
  他不是做教师的材料。
• Is this not the makings of a saint?
  这难道不是唯有圣人才有的品质吗？
• I admire his patience as well as skills-he has all the makings of a great player.
  我佩服他的技艺与耐力，他具备了优秀选手的全部素质。
• This has the makings of a turning point in the country's debt crisis.
  这有可能成为该国债务危机的转折点。
• 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。
• In part this is because he is a remarkable man with the makings of a great president.
  其中部分原因在于，他是一位非常出色的人，具备一名伟大总统所需要的素质。
• He hasn't got the makings of a doctor.
  他不是当医生的料。
• You have all the makings of a fine independent investigative reporter.
  你已经具备了作一名独立调查记者的所有条件。
• 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。
• Jack has the makings of a good doctor.
  杰克有成为一名好医生的条件。