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

• Agriculture has developed rapidly, thus providing light industry with ample raw materials.
  农业迅速发展，从而为轻工业提供了充足的原料。
• The development of the food industry depends on that of agriculture.
  食品工业的发展有赖于农业的发展。
• 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。
• Wilful neglect of our manufacturing industry has caused this problem
  故意忽略我们的制造业引起了这个问题。
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy.
  工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。
• 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。
• Britain needs to bridge the technology gap between academia and industry.
  英国需要弥合学术界和企业界之间的技术差距。
• Industrial research is the province of the Department of Trade and Industry.
  工业研究属贸易和工业部的职责范围。
• 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。
• Industry and opportunity were the chief factors in his success.
  勤奋和机遇是他成功的两大因素。