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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...
薩拉蒙有關本片制作過程的書
Ducks' eggs are particularly prized for cake making.
鴨蛋在做糕餅時，格外重要。
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PHRASE
在成長中;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...
朱莉的戲劇老師相信她會成為一顆冉冉升起的明星。
I think it's a disaster in the making.
我認為這會是一場災難。
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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.
這次的發現也許會成為他成功的契機。
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PHRASE
具備成為…的素質(或內在因素、必要條件、潛在能力)
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.
戈弗雷具有成為一名成功記者的潛質。
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PHRASE
(問題等)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...
這所大學的一些經濟困難是由其自身造成的。
The Prime Minister, however, is now caught in a trap of her own making.
但是，首相現在卻落入了她自己設下的圈套之中。