infrastructure

Word family noun infrastructure adjective infrastructural

Related topics: Government, Sociology

in·fra·struc·ture /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə $ -ər/ AWL noun [countableC, uncountableU]

PGSSthe basic systems and structures that a country or organization needs in order to work properly, for example roads, railways, banks etc 基础设施[建设]〔如公路、铁路、银行等〕

Some countries lack a suitable economic infrastructure.

一些国家缺乏适当的经济基础设施。

a $65 billion investment package in education, health care and infrastructure

用于教育、医疗和基础设施的650亿美元一揽子投资计划

—infrastructural adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

infrastructure• These developments often failed because of the limited scale of the local social and economic infrastructure.• If anything the situation is worse, with sharp cutbacks in government investments in education, infrastructure, and research.• More can be done to cut excess infrastructure and support.• Where existing infrastructure is inadequate or nonexistent, new alternatives tend to take off faster.• Were this not all, the new sources of energy lie in regions devoid of infrastructure and population.• Urban life depends upon an invisible stratum of people who repair the city's infrastructure while all the rest are abed.• So, some aspects of the technical infrastructure for electronic commerce are already in place.

From Longman Business Dictionary

infrastructurein·fra·struc·ture /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə-ər/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

1ECONOMICS the basic systems and structures that a country needs to make economic activity possible, for example transport, communications, and power supplies

Work is urgently needed to repair our decaying infrastructure.

The government invested $65 billion in infrastructure.

2COMMERCEthe basic systems and equipment needed for an industry or business to operate successfully

No retail infrastructure exists to channel these new products to the customers.

3COMPUTING the computers, communications networks, and software needed for computer systems to operate or to communicate with other systems

On-line services are a major part of the Internet infrastructure.

单词	infrastructure
释义	infrastructure Word family noun infrastructure adjective infrastructural Related topics: Government, Sociology in·fra·struc·ture /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə $ -ər/ ●○○ AWL noun [countableC, uncountableU] PGSSthe basic systems and structures that a country or organization needs in order to work properly, for example roads, railways, banks etc 基础设施[建设]〔如公路、铁路、银行等〕 Some countries lack a suitable economic infrastructure. 一些国家缺乏适当的经济基础设施。 a $65 billion investment package in education, health care and infrastructure 用于教育、医疗和基础设施的650亿美元一揽子投资计划 —infrastructural adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus infrastructure• These developments often failed because of the limited scale of the local social and economic infrastructure.• If anything the situation is worse, with sharp cutbacks in government investments in education, infrastructure, and research.• More can be done to cut excess infrastructure and support.• Where existing infrastructure is inadequate or nonexistent, new alternatives tend to take off faster.• Were this not all, the new sources of energy lie in regions devoid of infrastructure and population.• Urban life depends upon an invisible stratum of people who repair the city's infrastructure while all the rest are abed.• So, some aspects of the technical infrastructure for electronic commerce are already in place. From Longman Business Dictionary infrastructurein·fra·struc·ture /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə-ər/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] 1ECONOMICS the basic systems and structures that a country needs to make economic activity possible, for example transport, communications, and power supplies Work is urgently needed to repair our decaying infrastructure. The government invested $65 billion in infrastructure. 2COMMERCEthe basic systems and equipment needed for an industry or business to operate successfully No retail infrastructure exists to channel these new products to the customers. 3COMPUTING the computers, communications networks, and software needed for computer systems to operate or to communicate with other systems On-line services are a major part of the Internet infrastructure.
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