| 单词 | to have what it takes |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have (got) what it takes f. colloquial (originally U.S.). to have (got) what it takes and variants: to possess the necessary attributes or qualities for success. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > achieve success (of persons) > have necessary qualities for success to have (got) what it takes1912 1912 Daily Times Enterprise (Thomasville, Georgia) 8 Aug. 1/4 Those boys have got what it takes to catch flies, whether they be up against the back fence or right over short stops head. 1933 F. Baldwin Innocent Bystander ix. 186 Angela, who has plenty of what it takes, is the White Hope of the arty crowd which gathers at her penthouse. 1944 M. Laski Love on Supertax iv. 49 Only maturity's got what it takes. 1956 ‘B. Holiday’ & W. Dufty Lady sings Blues iv. 51 Sometimes I wonder how we survived. But we did. If we didn't have what it took at the beginning, we picked it up along the way. 1972 J. Wambaugh Blue Knight (1973) xiii. 225 He's got everything it takes but guts. 1977 Zigzag Apr. 26/1 They've got the right idea and what it takes. 2000 U.S. News & World Rep. 3 Apr. 20/3 Some voters are worried about whether Bush has what it takes to run the government. < as lemmas |
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