industry

英 [ˈɪndəstri]

美 [ˈɪndəstri]

n.  工业; 生产制造; 行业; 勤奋; 勤劳

复数：industries　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.383 / COCA.551

牛津词典

noun

• 工业；生产制造
  the production of goods from raw materials, especially in factories
  1. heavy/light industry
     重 / 轻工业
  2. the needs of British industry
     英国工业的需求
  3. She got a job in industry .
     她找了份工厂里的工作。
• 行业
  the people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or in providing a particular service
  1. the steel industry
     钢铁业
  2. the catering/tourist, etc. industry
     餐饮、旅游等行业
  3. We need to develop local industries.
     我们需要发展地方工业。
  4. the Madonna industry (= the large number of people involved in making Madonna successful)
     麦当娜策划集团
• 勤奋；勤劳
  the quality of working hard
  1. We were impressed by their industry.
     他们的勤奋给我们留下深刻印象。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 工业
  Industryis the work and processes involved in collecting raw materials, and making them into products in factories.
  1. British industry suffers through insufficient investment in research.
     研究投入不足让英国工业深受其害。
  2. ...in countries where industry is developing rapidly.
     在工业迅速发展的国家
• N-COUNT 行业
  A particularindustryconsists of all the people and activities involved in making a particular product or providing a particular service.
  1. ...the motor vehicle and textile industries.
     汽车业与纺织业
  2. ...the Scottish tourist industry.
     苏格兰旅游业
• N-COUNT 产业;声势浩大的活动
  If you refer to a social or political activity as anindustry, you are criticizing it because you think it involves a lot of people in unnecessary or useless work.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 勤劳;勤奋
  Industryis the fact of working very hard.
  1. No one doubted his ability, his industry or his integrity.
     没人怀疑他的能力、勤奋和正直。
• See also:captain of industrycottage industryservice industry

英英释义

noun

• the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
  1. American industry is making increased use of computers to control production
  Synonym:manufacture
• persevering determination to perform a task
  1. his diligence won him quick promotions
  2. frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues
  Synonym:diligenceindustriousness
• the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
  1. each industry has its own trade publications

双语例句

• The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment.
  借款的高成本抑制了企业对新设备的投资。
• This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry
  这笔钱准备用于旅游业的开发。
• Industry leaders want scientists to engage in fundamental research, not applied research.
  行业领袖希望科学家从事基础性研究，而非应用性研究。
• Logistics is now more important in our industry than technology.
  物流目前在我们这一行比技术还重要。
• In some cases, US industry has lost sight of customer needs in designing products
  某些情况下，美国工业在产品设计上忽略了客户的需求。
• The industry is inappropriate to the region's present and future needs
  该行业不适合该地区当前和未来的需要。
• The industry of this district is flourishing.
  这个地区工业发达。
• British industry suffers through insufficient investment in research.
  研究投入不足让英国工业深受其害。
• Industry and opportunity were the chief factors in his success.
  勤奋和机遇是他成功的两大因素。
• This is positively the last chance for the industry to establish such a system.
  这绝对是该产业建立这样一个体系的最后机会了。