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

• I have the makings of a meal here.
  我这里有很多吃的。
• All right, so now we have the makings of a good thermometer and a good temperature scale.
  这一常数只决定于温度，于是我们现在，可以定义一个理想的温度计和温标了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I believe you have the makings of a great artist.
  我认为你具有成为大艺术家的素质。
• Second is the spirited imagination intrinsic makings and the external imposing manner.
  二是郁怒激昂的意象内在气质和外在气势。
• 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。
• Investor flight from Greece, Ireland and Portugal has the makings of an existential problem for the euro zone.
  投资者逃离希腊、爱尔兰和葡萄牙，导致了欧元区现有的一个问题。
• He has all the makings of a fine musician.
  他具有优秀音乐家的各种素质。