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N-UNCOUNT
制作;制造;形成
The making of something is the act or process of producing or creating it.
例句
...Salamon's book about the making of this movie...
萨拉蒙有关本片制作过程的书
Ducks' eggs are particularly prized for cake making.
鸭蛋在做糕饼时，格外重要。
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PHRASE
在成长中;在形成中
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.
例句
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。
I think it's a disaster in the making.
我认为这会是一场灾难。
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PHRASE
是…成功(或改善)的原因
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.
例句
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。
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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 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.
例句
Godfrey had the makings of a successful journalist.
戈弗雷具有成为一名成功记者的潜质。
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PHRASE
(问题等)自己造成的;咎由自取
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.
例句
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。
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。