[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。
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fac·tory★/ˈfæktri; NAmEˈfæktri//ˈfæktəri; NAmEˈfæktəri/noun(pluralfac·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factoryplant ◆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。■factorya 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■planta 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■milla 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■workshopa 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■foundrya 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 factoryfactoriesfac·tory/ˈfæktri; NAmEˈfæktri/
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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