词组 | factory |
释义 | factory /ˈfæktəri/ noun a place where goods are produced in large quantities using machinesnouns + factorya car/textile/chemical/chocolate etc factory The company plans to build the biggest car factory in Europe.adjectivesa modern factory There are pictures of workers assembling electronic equipment in modern factories.a disused factory (=not used any more) The apartments will be built on the site of a disused paint factory.verbswork in a factory My dad works in a carpet factory.open a factory The company opened a new factory in India last year.close/shut down a factory They are planning to shut down the factory and make everyone redundant.a factory makes/produces/manufactures things The factory produces sports shoes.factory + nounsa factory worker Factory workers are usually well paid.a factory owner/manager The factory owner placed a large order for some new equipment.a factory inspector Factory inspectors reported that safety regulations had been ignored.factory work People moved to cities to do factory work.a factory closure Further factory closures have been announced.on the factory floor (=among the workers in a factory) A manager should spend time on the factory floor, as well as in his office.the factory gates (=the entrance to a factory) A crowd of protesters had gathered outside the factory gates.THESAURUS: factory facilitymanufacturing facility | research facility | weapons facility a factory. Facility is more formal than factory and is used mainly by people in business and in news reports: The company plans to set up a big new manufacturing facility in Mexico. | The satellite pictures are of a nuclear weapons facility. | The facility will provide work for over 400 people. plantcar plant | chemical plant | power plant | water treatment plant a large factory, especially one where energy, cars, or chemicals are produced: Workers at the car plant produce over 1,200 cars every day. | Two people were killed in an explosion at a chemical plant. workssteelworks | brickworks | chemical works | cement works | printing works a factory where steel, chemicals, cement etc are produced, or where books are printed: The steelworks specialized in the manufacture of rails made from Bessemer steel. | He owns the city's oldest-established printing works. milltextile mill | cotton mill | paper mill a factory that produces cloth or paper: The wool was exported to British textile mills in Lancashire. | The early paper mills were powered by steam. refineryoil refinery | sugar refinery a factory where things are removed from oil, sugar etc to make them pure: The new oil refinery can process 200,000 barrels per day. foundry a factory where things are made out of metal using moulds: The bells were made in a foundry just outside Paris. assembly line/production line a system in a factory, in which the products move past a line of workers who each do one part of the work: Over 1,000 cars come off the assembly line each day. sweatshop a factory where people work very hard in bad conditions for little money: The shoes are made in sweatshops by child workers. |
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