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单词 making
释义

making

noun
 
/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
[uncountable] often in compoundsIdioms
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  1. the act or process of making or producing something
    • strategic decision-making
    • film-making
    • dressmaking
    • tea- and coffee-making facilities
    • making of something the making of social policy
    see also cringe-making, decision-making, epoch-making, film-making, haymaking, loss-making, mischief-making, non-profit, profit-making, sick-making
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMaking is used after these nouns:
    • film
    • policy
    See full entry
Idioms
be the making of somebody
  1. to make somebody become a better or more successful person
    • University was the making of Joe.
    Topics Successc2
have the makings of something
  1. to have the qualities that are necessary to become something
    • Her first novel has all the makings of a classic.
    • He has the makings of a first-rate lawyer.
in the making
  1. in the process of becoming something or of being made
    • This model was two years in the making.
    • These events are history in the making.
of your own making
  1. (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) created by you rather than by somebody/something else
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