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Factory Large Building Made Car Plant Works Mill

The word 'factory' refers to a large building or complex where goods are manufactured on a large scale using machinery.

A factory is a large building where machines are used to make large quantities of goods.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]工厂 A factory is a large building where machines are used to make large quantities of goods.
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  • He owned furniture factories in New York State.

    他在纽约州有几家家具厂。


Oxford fac·tory ★ / ˈfæktri ; NAmE ˈfæktri / / ˈfæktəri ; NAmE ˈfæktəri / noun ( plural fac·tories ) a building or group of buildings where goods are made 工厂;制造厂 ◆ a car factory 汽车制造厂 ◆ factory workers 工厂工人 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 factory plant ◆mill ◆works ◆yard ◆workshop ◆foundry These are all words for buildings or places where things are made or where industrial processes take place. 以上各词均指工厂、车间、工场、制造厂。 ■ factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made 指工厂、制造厂: ◆ a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory 巧克力厂;香烟厂;制衣厂 ■ plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place 指发电厂、工厂: ◆ a nuclear power plant 核电厂 ◆ a manufacturing plant 制造厂 ■ mill a factory that produces a particular type of material 指(生产特定材料的)工厂、制造厂: ◆ a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill 棉纺厂;造纸厂;纺织厂;毛纺厂 ■ works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place (常构成复合词)指工厂、制造厂: ◆ a brickworks 砖厂 ◆ a steelworks 炼钢厂 ◆ Raw materials were carried to the works by barge. 原材料由驳船运到工厂。 ■ yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building sth (通常构成复合词)指建造某物的区域、场地: ◆ a shipyard 船坞 ■ workshop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using tools or machinery 指车间、工场、作坊: ◆ a car repair workshop 汽车修理厂 ■ foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects 指铸造厂、玻璃厂: ◆ an iron foundry 铸铁厂 PATTERNS ◆ a car / car factory/plant ◆ an engineeringplant/works ◆ to manage / manage a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundry ◆ to work in / work in a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundry ◆ factory/mill/foundry owners / owners factory factories fac·tory / ˈfæktri ; NAmE ˈfæktri /
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factoryfac‧to‧ry /ˈfæktəri/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural factories) [countable]
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a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities, using machines:  a car factory factory workersCOLLOCATIONSNOUN + factorya car/textile/shoe etc factory· There is a large car factory where many of the local people work.factory + NOUNa factory worker· The factory workers are threatening to go on strike.a factory owner· The factory owner placed a large order for some new equipment.a factory manager· He held the position of factory manager.a factory inspector (=an official whose job is to check that laws or rules related to factories are being obeyed)· Factory inspectors reported that safety precautions had been ignored.the factory gates (=the entrance to a factory)· A crowd of protesters had gathered outside the factory gates.verbsopen a factory· The company has just opened a new factory in Swindon.close/shut (down) a factory· The factory was closed down in 2006.work in a factory· Donna works in a shoe factory.a factory produces/makes something· The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour.THESAURUSfactory a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities, using machines: · She works in a chocolate factory.· a clothing factoryplant a large factory where cars, chemicals, or energy is produced: · Local residents are protesting about the new nuclear power plant.· a car plant· a nuclear power plantfacility a factory. Facility is often used instead of factory in business English: · The new production facility is one of the most up-to-date in the area.works used in the following compounds to describe a factory that produces a particular thing: a steelworks/ironworks/brickworks/a chemical/cement works/a printing worksmill a factory that produces paper, cotton, or cloth: · a paper mill· The textile mill has been converted into luxury flats.shipyard a place where ships are built or repaired: · The vessel was built in the Kobe shipyard.foundry a factory where metal is made into things using moulds: · Mandela’s statue was cast here in a local foundry.sweatshop disapproving a small factory where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money: · The company was fined for selling goods produced in sweatshops.
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n.工厂;制造厂;代理店

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