industry
noun
uk/ˈɪn.də.stri/us/ˈɪn.də.stri/industrynoun(PRODUCTION)
B2[U]
thecompaniesandactivitiesinvolvedin theprocessofproducinggoodsforsale,especiallyin afactoryorspecialarea:
工业;产业;生产制造tradeand industry贸易和工业
industry andcommerce工商业
Thecityneedstoattractmore industry.这个城市需要吸引更多的工业。
Thestrikeseriouslyreducedcoaldeliveriesto industry.罢工使得向工业输送的煤炭量大幅下降。
- Thegovernmentistryingtoattractindustry to thearea.
- Is industry getting aroughdealfrom the EU?
- Thestateof Michigan hasendowedthreeinstitutesto doresearchfor industry.
- Most of the country's industry is in the Northwest.
- He washonouredfor hisdistinguishedservicein industry.
Industry & industrial processes
- additive manufacturing
- biomanufacturing
- carding
- cleantech
- compression moulding
- injection moulding
- inter-industry
- just-in-time
- light industry
- machine carding
- non-industry
- non-technical
- prebuilt
- prefabricated
- prefabrication
- synthetic
- synthetically
- vitrification
- vulcanized
- well built
industrynoun(TYPE OF WORK)
B1[C]
thepeopleandactivitiesinvolvedin onetypeofbusiness:
行业thegas/electricityindustry燃气业/电力工业
thetouristindustry旅游业
manufacturingindustries制造业
Thecomputerindustry has beenbooming.计算机行业持续繁荣。
[C]disapproving
something that isproducedor isavailableinlargequantitiesand makes a lot ofmoney:
(暴利的)行当theheritageindustry遗产产业
- Thegovernmentwasdeterminedtoreducethenumberof state-owned industries.
- Theredundanciesarespreadacrosstheclothing,bankingandbuildingindustries.
- Serviceindustries such astourismhavebecomemoreimportantin thepost-industrialage.
- Thechemicalindustryproducessuch things aspetrochemicals,drugs,paintandrubber.
- Sheworksin theconstructionindustry.
Industry & industrial processes
- additive manufacturing
- biomanufacturing
- carding
- cleantech
- compression moulding
- injection moulding
- inter-industry
- just-in-time
- light industry
- machine carding
- non-industry
- non-technical
- prebuilt
- prefabricated
- prefabrication
- synthetic
- synthetically
- vitrification
- vulcanized
- well built
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Enterprises
industrynoun(QUALITY)
[U]formal
thequalityofregularlyworkinghard:
勤奋;勤劳I must say that I'm veryimpressedby her industry.我得说她的勤奋给我留下了很深的印象。
Work, working and the workplace
- act assomething
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom
- assignment
- bandh
- be at workidiom
- grind
- hoop
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- in the line of dutyidiom
- induction
- job
- moonlight
- slave
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- subtask
- sweat