making n. 1.制作(物),制造(物),生产;一次制造量;发展[发达]过程;成功的原因[手段];组织;〔常 pl.〕原料,材料。 2.〔口语〕 〔pl.〕利益,赚头,所得。 3.〔pl.〕素质,要素。 4.〔pl.〕〔美口〕(自卷自抽的)卷烟材料[纸和烟]。 5. (煤矿中挖出来的)粉煤。 the makings of a good garden 一个美好的花园的条件。 be the making of 成为…的基础,保证…的成功 (His failure has been the making of him. 他的失败成了他成功的原因)。 have the makings of 具有…的素质。 in making 制造中,建设中。 in the making 酝酿中的,在发展过程中的;未完成的。
" oh , as for that , i have made inquiries respecting the diligences and steamboats , and my calculations are made “噢,至于那一点,我已向公共驿车站和轮船公司调查过了,我已经算好了。
A lorry driver makes inquiry of a mountaineer : " excuse me , where can i buy the auto accessories in the neighborhood ? 一个卡车司机向一山民打听: “请问,这附近哪儿能买到汽车配件? ”
Making inquiries at the local inn , she discovers that mrs . rochester one night succeeded in setting the house on fire 她在当地的旅馆询问打听,得知罗切斯特太太在一天夜间点火烧着了房子。
You need to discover whether this is true without risking all , so simply ask a friend of hers to make inquiries 你只需在不冒任何风险的情况下探究一下这是否属实,因此只要问她的朋友、做些调查就可以了。
Paris , you can understand , is astonished at the sight of such unusual splendor , and the police have made inquiries . 您当然也明白,巴黎对于这样不寻常的豪华人物总是有戒备的,所以警务部去调查了一下。 ”
Her mother might have made inquiries , and have discovered that this mrs d urberville was a lady of unequalled virtues and charity 也许她母亲已经打听过,发现那位德贝维尔夫人是一个极有德行和菩萨心肠的老太太。
I made inquiries , and found that the house in the champs elys es is his own property , and certainly it was very decently kept up 至于别的,那座房子在我看来倒还富丽堂皇,地点在香榭丽舍大道,而且,我听说,还是他自己的产业。
By monday afternoon , about 200 students and their parents from poor families had called in to make inquiries and file applications for financial aid 到周一下午为止,约有200名来自贫困家庭的学生以及他们的家长打来了电话,询问有关事宜并提出资助申请。
After making inquiries and extracting from danilo an admission that the dogs were fit danilo himself was longing to go , nikolay told them to have the horses saddled 尼古拉问完了话,并从丹尼洛那儿打听到猎犬都还不错丹尼洛本人也想动身了,于是他吩咐备马。
These people are experiencing difficult conditions in their life and work . we should make inquiries , study these problems , and then take effective measures to solve them gradually 他们在工作和生活上,还有一些困难,需要经过调查研究,采取有效措施,逐步予以解决。