industry

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柯林斯词典

industry /ˈɪndəstrɪ/ (industries)

1. N-UNCOUNT Industry is the work and processes involved in collecting raw materials, and making them into products in factories. 工業
Our industry suffers through insufficient investment in research. 我們的工業因研究投入不足而大喫苦頭。
2. N-COUNT A particular industry consists of all the people and activities involved in making a particular product or providing a particular service. 行業
...the motor vehicle and textile industries. …機動車與紡織行業。
3. N-COUNT If you refer to a social or political activity as an industry, you are criticizing it because you think it involves a lot of people in unnecessary or useless work. 興師動衆[表不滿]
...the industry of western capitalism. …西方資本主義的大張旗鼓。
4. N-UNCOUNT Industry is the fact of working very hard. 勤奮[正式]
No one doubted his ability, his industry or his integrity. 沒有人懷疑他的能力、勤奮和正直。
5. →see also cottage industry , service industry

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剑桥词典

industry noun (PRODUCTION)

The government is trying to attract industry to the area .
Is industry getting a rough deal from the EU?
The state of Michigan has endowed three institutes to do research for industry.
Most of the country's industry is in the Northwest.
He was honoured for his distinguished service in industry.

industry noun (TYPE OF WORK)

The government was determined to reduce the number of state-owned industries.
The redundancies are spread across the clothing , banking and building industries.
Service industries such as tourism have become more important in the post-industrial age .
The chemical industry produces such things as petrochemicals , drugs , paint and rubber .
She works in the construction industry.

industry noun (QUALITY)