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heavy industry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌheavy ˈindustry noun [uncountable]  industry that produces large goods such as cars and machines, or materials such as coal, steel, or chemicals 重工业 light industry
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heavy industryEven more striking was the upsurge in heavy industry, and for this the State itself was primarily responsible.The latter, involving heavy industry, was made possible by the building of the railways.The result - heavy industry and low value added production kept going long past its time, ineffectually, by subsidy.For example, the predominantly agricultural South was now entirely separated from the heavy industry of the North.
From Longman Business Dictionaryheavy industryˌheavy ˈindustry [countable, uncountable]MANUFACTURINGCOMMERCE an industry involving heavy machinery, large factories etc, or these industries considered as a wholeheavy industry, including coal mining, mechanical engineering and ship building industry
ˌheavy ˈindustry nounChineseSyllable
that industry as such produces large goods Business Corpus


heavy industry
ˌheavy ˈindustry noun [uncountable]
industry that produces large goods such as cars and machines, or materials such as coal, steel, or chemicals
light industry


heavy industryBrE /ˌhevi ˈɪndəstri/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhevi ˈɪndəstri/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] industry that uses large machinery to produce metal, coal, vehicles, etc. 重工业   compare light industry