| 单词 | making |
| 释义 | making (meɪkɪŋ ) Word forms: makings 1. uncountable noun [noun NOUN] B2 The making of something is the act or process of producing or creating it. ...Salamon's book about the making of this movie. [+ of] Ducks' eggs are particularly prized for cake making. Synonyms: creation, production, manufacture, construction 2. in the making phrase If you describe a person or thing as something in the making, you mean that they are going to become known or recognized as that thing. Her drama teacher is confident Julie is a star in the making. I think it's a disaster in the making. Synonyms: budding, potential, up and coming, emergent 3. be the making of sb/sth phrase If something is the making of a person or thing, it is the reason that they become successful or become very much better than they used to be. This discovery may yet be the making of him. 4. have the makings of sth phrase If you say that a person or thing has the makings of something, you mean it seems possible or likely that they will become that thing, as they have the necessary qualities. Godfrey had the makings of a successful journalist. 5. of your own making phrase If you say that something such as a problem you have is of your own making, you mean you have caused or created it yourself. Some of the university's financial troubles are of its own making. The Prime Minister, however, is now caught in a trap of her own making. Collocations: craft making The craft making the great voyages of discovery were of a different design. Times, Sunday Times Even the production of colors ties into the history of craft making. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Up until the end of the 19th century the inhabitants were mainly farm workers or involved in craft making. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I worked in a wood factory making furniture, in a plastics factory and as a bricklayer. The Sun (2010) He then built up his own haulage business, but found there was no money in it, so we set up a company making furniture. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He also was a skilled joiner, making furniture of high quality, often for friends. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It was also, overwhelmingly, a communal act of music making. Times, Sunday Times His efforts to make me into a 'useful musician' have certainly paid off in a subsequent life of music making. Times, Sunday Times It was an apt reflection of a man who believed that music making should always be civilised and enjoyable, no matter how intense the pressure. Times, Sunday Times And if you fancy indulging in a bit of spontaneous music making, ten battered upright pianos will be strategically scattered around the city, their ivories available for tickling by all. Times, Sunday Times It's a great example of music making a contribution to community regeneration. Times, Sunday Times Flips, twirls, spins, wipes, strobe, mosaic, sepia, animated text and graphics, and innumerable video filters are the curse of quality video making and visual story telling. Christianity Today In a viral video making rounds on social media, a coyote and badger look like the two best friends that anyone could have—and people can’t get enough of them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was also interested in video making, filmmaking and editing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The program provided artists with advanced video making equipment through an artist-in-residence program. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Music videos use a wide range of styles of contemporary video making techniques, including animation, live action filming, documentaries, and non-narrative approaches such as abstract film. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 制作 Japanese: 制作 |
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