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

• Industry and opportunity were the chief factors in his success.
  勤奋和机遇是他成功的两大因素。
• 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。
• 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。
• He became a fierce critic of the tobacco industry
  他成了烟草业的强烈反对者。
• The Ukraine is strong both in industry and agriculture.
  乌克兰的工业和农业都很发达。
• Light industry is closely related to agriculture.
  轻工业和农业密切相关。
• No one doubted his ability, his industry or his integrity.
  没人怀疑他的能力、勤奋和正直。
• The American aerospace industry has been challenged by some stiff competition.
  美国航空和航天工业已经受到某种强劲的竞争产品的挑战。
• This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry
  这笔钱准备用于旅游业的开发。
• In 1991 the government set quality standards for the entire industry.
  1991年，政府给整个工业规定了质量标准。