词组 | production |
释义 | production /prəˈdʌkʃən/ noun 1. the process of making or growing things to be sold, especially in large quantitiesadjectivestotal production New technology has helped the company to increase its total production by 25%.annual production (=the amount produced in a year) The firm has doubled annual production to 750 bikes.mass production (=making products in large numbers with machines so that they can be sold cheaply) Mass production allowed Henry Ford to lower the price of his Model T motor car.large-scale production (=making products in large quantities) Large-scale production helps companies to keep costs down.industrial/agricultural production Last year industrial production fell in the US.domestic production (=in your own country rather than abroad) Oil imports began to decline as domestic production started to increase.global production (=production throughout the world) Falling global production and rising demand drive prices higher.nouns + productionoil/coal/energy production Nearly two-thirds of US oil production is used for transportation.car/steel etc production It is expected that UK car production will fall in the next ten years.food/crop/milk etc production The amount of land available for food production has decreased. | Bad weather can cause serious problems for crop production. | Honduras has doubled its beef production.verbs + productionincrease production We had to increase production of olive oil to cope with demand.start/begin production The company plans to start production before the end of the year.stop/halt production also cease/discontinue production formal They ceased production of the car in 2008.move/switch production The company switched production to Mexico.production + verbsproduction rises/increases Industrial production rose by 8% last year.production falls/decreases Sugar production fell to 129,920 tonnes.production + nounsa production method/process The company has spent several million pounds improving production methods.production costs Production costs can make a considerable difference to the selling price.a production line (=a line of machines and workers in a factory, each doing one job in the process of making a product) She works on the production line at the biscuit factory.production levels also the volume of production (=the amount of products that are made) Firms are always looking for ways to increase production levels.production capacity (=the largest amount that can be made) The country’s oil production capacity is expected to increase from 4 million to 6 million barrels per day.a production facility formal (=a factory or other place where products are made) Companies sometimes set up production facilities abroad because the cost of paying workers is cheaper.phrasesa rise/increase in production Kuwait is planning a rise in oil production to about half a million barrels a day.a fall in production There has been a 25 percent fall in production in the first half of the year.be in production (=being made now) The latest model is already in production.go into production (=start being made in a factory) New products have to be carefully tested before they go into production.the means of production (=the material, tools, and equipment used to produce goods) Capitalism is the system in which the means of production are controlled by private owners rather than by the workers.2. a play, film, or broadcast that is produced for the public, or the process of producing itverbsput on/stage a production (=organize performances of a play or show) The theatre company are putting on a production of Shakespeare’s play ‘Othello’.adjectivesa theatrical production She designs costumes for theatrical productions.a lavish production (=a large, impressive, or expensive one) The theatre puts on lavish productions of well-known musicals.a successful production Their production of the opera has been very successful.an amateur production He has appeared in several amateur productions for the local theatre group.nouns + productiona school/college production She’s acting in a school production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.a theatre production BrE a theater production AmE His career began in small theatre productions in the 1970s.a stage production (=in a theatre) She’s working on a stage production of an Arthur Miller play.film production BrE movie production AmE The Rank company was also involved in film production.television/radio/TV production They set up their own TV production company.production + nounsa production company The programme was made by a British production company.production values (=the amount of effort and money that goes into making sure that a film, TV series etc is of good quality) The high production values of the film will impress audiences. |
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