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单词 making
释义 mak·ing
I. \ˈmākiŋ, -kēŋ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macung, from macian to make + -ung -ing — more at make
1.
 a. : the act or process of forming, causing, manufacturing, or coming into being
  < a mind given to image-making >
  < laws already made or in the making >
  < landed in a situation not of his own making >
 b. : origination, growth
  < when the modern age of science and technology was in the making >
2. : a process or means of advancement or success
 < misfortune was the making of him >
3. : something that is made: as
 a. : a quantity produced at one time : batch
  < making of bread >
 b. makings plural : the slack and dirt produced in coal mining
4.
 a. : potentiality
  < he had the making of a hero >
  — often used in plural
  < has the makings of a fine ballplayer >
 b. makings plural : the material from which something is to be made
  < the makings for a new suit >
 specifically : paper and tobacco for cigarettes
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of make (I)
1. : that makes — often used in combination
 < contact-making parts of a switch >
2. : required to be made to specification
 < a making order for goods not carried in stock >
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