[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]工业Industry is the work and processes involved in collecting raw materials, and making them into products in factories.
British industry suffers through insufficient investment in research.
研究投入不足让英国工业深受其害。
...in countries where industry is developing rapidly.
在工业迅速发展的国家
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]行业 A particular industry consists of all the people and activities involved in making a particular product or providing a particular service.
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...the motor vehicle and textile industries.
汽车业与纺织业
...the Scottish tourist industry.
苏格兰旅游业
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]产业；声势浩大的活动 If you refer to a social or political activity as an industry, you are criticizing it because you think it involves a lot of people in unnecessary or useless work.
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[disapproval]
Some Afro-Caribbeans are rejecting the whole race relations industry...
一些加勒比黑人在抵制整个种族关系运动。
The multibillion-dollar fitness industry rakes in fat profits from our hunger to look good.
数十亿美元的健身产业利用我们的爱美之心赚取巨额利润。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]勤劳；勤奋Industry is the fact of working very hard.
[FORMAL 正式]
No one doubted his ability, his industry or his integrity.
没人怀疑他的能力、勤奋和正直。
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See also:
captain of industry
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cottage industry
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service industry
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in·dus·try★/ˈɪndəstri; NAmEˈɪndəstri/noun(pluralin·dus·tries)1★[uncountable ]the production of goods from raw materials, especially in factories 工业；生产制造◆heavy/light industry重╱轻工业◆the needs of British industry英国工业的需求◆She got a job in industry.她找了份工厂里的工作。☞collocationsat
economy
2★[countable ]the people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or in providing a particular service 行业◆the steel industry钢铁业◆the catering/tourist, etc. industry饮食、旅游等行业◆We need to develop local industries.我们需要发展地方工业。◆( figurative) the Madonna industry (= the large number of people involved in making Madonna successful)麦当娜策划集团☞see also
captain of industry
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cottage industry
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heavy industry
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sunrise industry
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sunset industry
3[uncountable ]( formal) the quality of working hard 勤奋；勤劳◆We were impressed by their industry.他们的勤奋给我们留下深刻印象。industryindustriesin·dus·try/ˈɪndəstri; NAmEˈɪndəstri/
1[uncountable]a)the large-scale production of goods or of substances such as coal and steel: This type of software is widely used in industry. workers in manufacturing industryb)the people who work in industry: an agreement that will be welcomed by both sides of industry (=employers and workers)2[countable] businesses that produce a particular type of thing or provide a particular service: I work in the oil industry. Italy’s thriving tourist industry3[uncountable] formal the fact of working hard: Gould is a man of great industry.4[singular] an area of work which has grown too large – used to show disapproval: another book from the Shakespeare industryCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + industryan important/major industry· Agriculture is still a major industry in Scotland.a thriving industry (=one that is doing very well)· Software development soon became a thriving industry in the area.a growing industry· Tourism is a growing industry in many parts of the developing world.a declining industry (=one that is doing badly)· Coal and steel are declining industries in Britain.manufacturing industry (=industries in which goods are produced in factories)· The last twenty years has seen a decline in manufacturing industry.a service industry (=businesses that provide a service, such as banking and tourism)· Most of the new jobs are in service industries.heavy industry (=industries that involve the production of large goods)· Shipbuilding and other heavy industry developed in the north of Britain.light industry (=industries that involve the production of small goods)· Jobs in light industry are increasing.modern industry· Modern industry needs to be in places where there are good transport links.a traditional industry (=an industry that has been in a particular area for a long time)· The shipyards, the traditional industry in the northeast, had closed.the coal/car/textile etc industry· The town was very dependant on the car industry.the agricultural/fishing industry· There has been a decline in Britain’s fishing industry.the tourist/travel industry· The tourist industry earns billions of dollars per year.the leisure/entertainment industry· Computer technology has revolutionized the entertainment industry.the film/music industry (=the work of producing films or music)· She would really like to work in the music industry.verbsan industry grows/expands· The clothing industry grew rapidly during the 1960s.an industry declines (=becomes less successful)· The shipping industry declined after World War II.develop an industry· More investment is needed to develop new industries such as tourism.damage an industry· Financial scandals have damaged the industry in recent years.nationalize an industry (=make it owned by the state)· The rail industry was nationalized in the 1950s, with disastrous results.privatize an industry (=make it privately owned, rather than owned by the state)· The water industry was privatized in the 1980s.regulate an industry (=control an industry so that it does not make unfair profits)· A new agency was created to regulate the telecommunications industry.industry + NOUNan industry leader (=one of the most successful companies in a particular industry)· We are now a mature company and an industry leader.industry experts (=people who know a lot about a particular industry)· Industry experts expect house prices to rise.industry analysts (=people who study a particular industry to see how it is developing)· Industry analysts are expecting profits to improve in the second half of the year.phrasesa captain of industry (=someone who runs a large company and has a lot of influence)· He rose to be a great captain of industry.trade and industry (=producing goods, and buying and selling them)· He works for the Department of Trade and Industry.
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工业(42%)，行业(35%)，产业(18%)，勤劳(3%)，勤勉(2%)
n.产业；工业；勤勉
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