mak·ing/`mekɪŋ; ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ n 1 [U] the process or business of making something 制作，制造: The making of the movie took four years. 制作这部电影用了四年时间。 the art of rug making 制造地毯的技术 2 in the making used to say that someone is likely to be very successful at doing something, or something is likely to happen 在形成［制作］中〔用于表示某人很可能会成功或某事很可能发生〕: a new World Champion in the making 正在成长的未来世界冠军