factory
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fac·to·ry /ˈfæktəri/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural factories) [countable] TIFa building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities, using machines 工厂，制造厂 a car factory 汽车制造厂 factory workers 工厂工人n COLLOCATIONSNOUN + factorya car/textile/shoe etc factoryThere is a large car factory where many of the local people work.factory + NOUNa factory workerThe factory workers are threatening to go on strike.a factory ownerThe factory owner placed a large order for some new equipment.a factory managerHe held the position of factory manager.a factory inspector (=an official whose job is to check that laws or rules related to factories are being obeyed)Factory inspectors reported that safety precautions had been ignored.the factory gates (=the entrance to a factory)A crowd of protesters had gathered outside the factory gates.verbsopen a factoryThe company has just opened a new factory in Swindon.close/shut (down) a factoryThe factory was closed down in 2006.work in a factoryDonna works in a shoe factory.a factory produces/makes somethingThe factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour.n THESAURUSfactory a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities, using machinesShe works in a chocolate factory.a clothing factoryplant a large factory where cars, chemicals, or energy is producedLocal residents are protesting about the new nuclear power plant.a car planta nuclear power plantfacility a factory. Facility is often used instead of factory in business EnglishThe new production facility is one of the most up-to-date in the area.works used in the following compounds to describe a factory that produces a particular thing: a steelworks/ironworks/brickworks/a chemical/cement works/a printing worksmill a factory that produces paper, cotton, or clotha paper millThe textile mill has been converted into luxury flats.shipyard a place where ships are built or repairedThe vessel was built in the Kobe shipyard. foundry a factory where metal is made into things using mouldsMandela’s statue was cast here in a local foundry.sweatshop disapproving a small factory where people work hard in bad conditions for very little moneyThe company was fined for selling goods produced in sweatshops.
Examples from the Corpus
factory• Children used to have to work in dreadful conditions, in factories and mines.• In factories and at work, as well as communities and localities?• The lead factory on the outskirts of town is such a wreck that you don't know whether to laugh or cry.• Wharton-Tigar recalls quite well the sardine factory controlled by Reichmann and Hollander.• a shoe factory• Paradoxically, Soviet planners turned the primitive conditions and shortage of supplies at the factories to their advantage, Overy says.• After starting with a handful, the factory now employs 2,800 workers.• In the factories of bioengineering firms and in the chips of neural-net computers, the organic and the machine are merging.• Inputs from these sensor measurements are compared to factory yield and performance.From Longman Business Dictionaryfactoryfac‧to‧ry /ˈfæktəri/ noun (plural factories) [countable]MANUFACTURING a large building or group of buildings where goods are made, using large industrial machinery and usually employing many peopleThe owner wouldn’t comment on the factory’s future.the textile factories of Catalonia → bonded factoryOrigin factory (1500-1600) Medieval Latin factoria, from Latin factor; → FACTOR1fac·to·ry noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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fac‧to‧ry S2 W2 /ˈfæktəri/
noun (plural factories) [countable]a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities, using machines:
a car factory
factory workers
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▪a car/textile/shoe etc factory There is a large car factory where many of the local people work.
■ factory + NOUN
▪a factory worker The factory workers are threatening to go on strike.
▪a factory owner The factory owner placed a large order for some new equipment.
▪a factory manager He held the position of factory manager.
▪a factory inspector (=an official whose job is to check that laws or rules related to factories are being obeyed) Factory inspectors reported that safety precautions had been ignored.
▪the factory gates (=the entrance to a factory) A crowd of protesters had gathered outside the factory gates.
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▪open a factory The company has just opened a new factory in Swindon.
▪close/shut (down) a factory The factory was closed down in 2006.
▪work in a factory Donna works in a shoe factory.
▪a factory produces/makes something The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour.
▪ factory a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities, using machines: She works in a chocolate factory. | a clothing factory
▪plant a large factory where cars, chemicals, or energy is produced: Local residents are protesting about the new nuclear power plant. | a car plant | a nuclear power plant
▪facility a factory. Facility is often used instead of factory in business English: The new production facility is one of the most up-to-date in the area.
▪works used in the following compounds to describe a factory that produces a particular thing: a steelworks/ironworks/brickworks/a chemical/cement works/a printing works
▪mill a factory that produces paper, cotton, or cloth: a paper mill | The textile mill has been converted into luxury flats.
▪shipyard a place where ships are built or repaired: The vessel was built in the Kobe shipyard.
▪foundry a factory where metal is made into things using moulds: Mandela’s statue was cast here in a local foundry.
▪sweatshop disapproving a small factory where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money: The company was fined for selling goods produced in sweatshops.
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factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made 指工厂、制造厂 ：◆ a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory 巧克力厂；香烟厂；制衣厂 plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place 指发电厂、工厂 ：◆ a nuclear power plant 核电厂 ◆ a manufacturing plant 制造厂 mill a factory that produces a particular type of material 指（生产特定材料的）工厂、制造厂 ：◆ a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill 棉纺厂；造纸厂；纺织厂；毛纺厂 works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place （常构成复合词）指工厂、制造厂 ：◆ a brickworks 砖厂 ◆ a steelworks 炼钢厂 ◆ Raw materials were carried to the works by barge. 原材料由驳船运到工厂。 yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building sth （通常构成复合词）指建造某物的区域、场地 ：◆ a shipyard 船坞 workshop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using tools or machinery 指车间、工场、作坊 ：◆ a car repair workshop 汽车修理厂 foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects 指铸造厂、玻璃厂 ：◆ an iron foundry 铸铁厂
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a car/chemical/munitions factory/plantan engineering plant/worksto manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundryto work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundryfactory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers