makings
n. 素质,必要因素; 材料; 纸和烟叶; 气质
The making of something is the act or process of producing or creating it.
...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。
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.
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。
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.
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。
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.
Godfrey had the makings of a successful journalist.
戈弗雷具有成为一名成功记者的潜质。
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.
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。
1. an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something;
2. the components needed for making or doing something;
Godfrey had the makings of a successful journalist.
戈弗雷具有成为一名成功记者的潜质。
He does not have the makings of a teacher.
他不是做教师的材料.
He has all the makings of a fine musician.
他具有优秀音乐家的各种素质.
He hasn't got the makings of a doctor.
他不是当医生的料.
He could not find even the makings of a cup of tea.
他甚至连泡杯茶水的东西都找不到.