manufacture

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man·u·fac·ture1 /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃə $ -ər/ ●●○ verb [transitive]  1  TIto use machines to make goods or materials, usually in large numbers or amounts 〔用机器大量〕生产，制造 the company that manufactured the drug 生产这种药的公司 manufactured goods 工业品，制成品► see thesaurus at make2  LIE/TELL A LIEto invent an untrue story, excuse etc 编造〔虚假故事、借口等〕 SYN fabricate If the media can manufacture stories like this, who are we supposed to believe? 如果媒体可以编出这样的故事，我们还能相信谁呢？3. technicalHBH if your body manufactures a particular useful substance, it produces it 〔人体〕生成〔某种有用的物质〕→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

manufacture• If he could see the bricks in their piles on the site, he would know that they had actually been manufactured.• He works for a small company manufacturing aluminium products.• Bile is manufactured by the liver.• Lord McLuskey says they manufacture false confessions, plant evidence and commit perjury.• Britain still has a bicycle industry; frames and complete bicycles are manufactured here, though most of the components are imported.• The car was designed, developed, and manufactured in collaboration with Honda.• The car was manufactured in Germany until 1961.• If the media can manufacture stories like this, then who are we supposed to believe?

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manufacture2 noun  1  [uncountable]TI the process of making goods or materials using machines, usually in large numbers or amounts 〔大量商品的〕生产，制造 Cost will determine the methods of manufacture. 成本将决定生产方法。2. manufactures [plural] technicalTI goods that are produced in large quantities using machinery 〔用机器大批量制造的〕商品

Examples from the Corpus

manufacture• Systems of this type have been used in car manufacture.• Indeed food manufacture as a whole underwent a transformation.• In south-east Leicestershire two anthropoid shells of local manufacture are to be found in an extensive seventeenth-century vault.• Selection of a purchase could well depend upon the standard of manufacture.• An ingenious path to early integration of hydrogen into Martian propellant manufacture has been suggested by Bob Zubrin of Lockheed-Martin.• The firm now employs 640 people in the manufacture of frozen foods.• During World War II, steel supplies were used in the manufacture of weapons.• Also, since this reaction does not use tritium, it does not require the manufacture or transportation of this dangerous substance.• They stressed the manufacture of uncomplicated and easily repaired weapons.• It is a man's shoe of Western manufacture, recently polished and not cheap.From Longman Business Dictionarymanufactureman‧u‧fac‧ture1 /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃə-ər/ verb [transitive]MANUFACTURING to produce large quantities of goods to be sold, using machineryNike started as a small company manufacturing running shoes.manufacture something from somethingThe drawers are manufactured from solid beech.Imports of manufactured goods are increasing. —manufacturer noun [countable]The contracts allow retailers to sell equipment at below the manufacturer’s price.a leading paint manufacturer→ See Verb tablemanufacturemanufacture2 noun [uncountable]1MANUFACTURINGwhen large quantities of goods are produced to be sold, using machineryCigarettes become stale from one to three months after the date of manufacture.manufacture ofmachine tools used in the manufacture of aircraft engines → computer-aided manufacture → computer-integrated manufacture2manufactures [plural] formalMANUFACTURING goods produced in large quantities using machinerychanges in exports and imports of manufacturesOrigin manufacture2 (1500-1600) French Latin manu factus “made by hand”

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man‧u‧fac‧ture¹ /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃə, ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]
1. to use machines to make goods or materials, usually in large numbers or amounts:
    the company that manufactured the drug
    manufactured goods
2. to invent an untrue story, excuse etc
   SYN  fabricate:
    If the media can manufacture stories like this, who are we supposed to believe?
3. technical if your body manufactures a particular useful substance, it produces it
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ make used about things you make yourself, or things that are made in a factory: Diane makes all her own clothes. | My camera was made in China.
   ▪ produce to make something in large quantities to be sold, or to make something as the result of a natural process: The factory produces high-quality steel. | Japan produces some of the most advanced mobile phones. | The pancreas is a gland in your body which produces hormones.
   ▪ create to make something new and original: Tarantino created a whole new style of films. | Many companies invest a lot of money in creating new products. | Potter was famous for creating characters such as ‘Peter Rabbit’. | This technique is used to create images of beautiful forests.
   ▪ manufacture to make machines, cars, equipment etc in factories: The company manufactures aircraft parts.
   ▪ mass-produce to make very large quantities of something in a factory: They developed a way to mass-produce the drug.
   ▪ develop to design and make something new over a period of time: In 1962, Enders developed an effective vaccine against measles. | The company is developing new anti-virus software.
   ▪ form to make something as the result of a natural process or chemical reaction: Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water. | The research will help us understand how planets are formed.
   ▪ generate to make something such as heat, electricity, or power: Wind can be used to generate electricity.

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manufacture² noun1. [uncountable] the process of making goods or materials using machines, usually in large numbers or amounts:
    Cost will determine the methods of manufacture.
2. manufactures [plural] technical goods that are produced in large quantities using machinery