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Making Phrase 短语 Person N Thing Phr Successful

英语单词 making
英美音标 英 ['meɪkɪŋ] 美 ['meɪkɪŋ]
中文释义 n.制成;成功之道
(复)makings: 要素.
动词make的现在分词形式.
英语例句 (1) His failure has been the making of him.
中文例句 (1) 他的失败成了他成功的原因。
柯林斯解释
1
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]制作;制造;形成 The making of something is the act or process of producing or creating it.
  [the N of n]
  • ...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。

2
[PHRASE 短语]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.
  [usu n PHR]
  • 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。

3
[PHRASE 短语]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.
  [V inflects]
  • 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。

4
[PHRASE 短语]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.
  [V inflects]
  • Godfrey had the makings of a successful journalist.

    戈弗雷具有成为一名成功记者的潜质。

5
[PHRASE 短语](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.
  [v-link PHR]
  • 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。

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