单词 | making |
释义 | makingmaking /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ noun 1[uncountable] the process or business of producing something: the making of something Eleanor Coppola wrote a book about the making of “Apocalypse Now.”cheese/wine/rug etc. making a group famous for its quilt makingdecision/policy making She was involved in decision making in the Clinton administration.2something in the making a person or thing that will develop into something: This is not just news – this is history in the making. a young movie star in the making3have the makings of something to have the qualities or skills needed to become a particular kind of person or thing: We’ve got the makings of a winning team.4of your own making problems or difficulties that are of your own making have been caused by you and no one else: He found himself caught in a dilemma of his own making.5be the making of somebody/something to be the situation that makes a person or thing much better or more successful: The trip could be the making of him. |
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