productive

Word family noun produce producer product production reproduction productivity producementproducibilityproductibilityproductivenessproduction lineproduction numberproduct placementadjective productive ≠ unproductive counterproductive reproductive reproducible producibleproductileproductionalverb produce reproduce adverb productively

pro·duc·tive /prəˈdʌktɪv/ adjectiveadj

1 EFFICIENTproducing or achieving a lot 多产的；丰饶的；富有成效的 OPP unproductive

Most of us are more productive in the morning.

我们大多数人在早上更有效率。

a highly productive meeting

富有成效的会议

2 MAKE[only before noun] relating to the production of goods, crops, or wealth 生产〔成品、作物或财富〕的，生产性的

the economy’s productive capacity

该经济体的生产能力

3 productive of something formalCAUSEMAKE causing or resulting in something 造成某物；产生某物

The meeting was productive of several good ideas.

那次会议产生了几个好想法。

Examples from the Corpus

productive of something• Few ideas have been more productive of controversy than Communism.

—productively adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

productive• The device is expected to improve patients' quality of life by allowing them to remain active and productive.• Fertilizers make the land more productive.• Studies show that if screen workers have short but frequent breaks they become much more productive.• Such saving is specifically used to increase productive capital and future profits.• And the new order was to comprehend not only labour, not only working classes, but the productive classes.• We should do something to reward our most productive employees.• Companies receive tax credits for buying productive equipment.• It was a very productive meeting.• The most productive members of staff are rewarded by financial bonuses.• The local paper factory has been forced to become more productive or face closure.• It also affects the productive potential of an economy.• It has not been a productive summer for Viv Richards.• It is competition which forces firms to adopt the most efficient productive techniques.• But feedback is always more productive than confrontations, and honesty is always better, and more instructive, than meaningless pleasantries.• A lot of otherwise productive time is being wasted debating the merits of each game.

highly productive• This might be high if workers were scarce or highly productive and low if they were redundant or incompetent.• Tokugawa agriculture was highly productive, and the amount levied in tax suggests that production was well above subsistence level.• At one time this was a highly productive dairy region-30 ranches-one of the biggest in the country.• So one could go on to many other sociologists who have been highly productive during their careers.• The use of highly productive equipment means that bonus cut-off can be achieved with ease.• As we move into a well-fed and highly productive era, new diseases transmitted through our food are regularly emerging.• And, work-wise, it proved to be a highly productive fortnight.• Longwall mining is a highly mechanized and highly productive method of underground mining.

From Longman Business Dictionary

productivepro·duc·tive /prəˈdʌktɪv/ adjectiveadj

1producing or achieving something

The program is designed to help business users be more productive.

We want to turn welfare recipients into productive, working members of society.

The plant has the newest and most productive steel-making technology.

2ECONOMICSproducing crops, goods, or wealth

The strike is cutting deeper into the company’s productive capacity (=ability to produce things).

—productively adverbadv

She needs to use her time at work more productively.

—productiveness noun [uncountableU]

单词	productive
释义	productive Word family noun produce producer product production reproduction productivity producementproducibilityproductibilityproductivenessproduction lineproduction numberproduct placementadjective productive ≠ unproductive counterproductive reproductive reproducible producibleproductileproductionalverb produce reproduce adverb productively pro·duc·tive /prəˈdʌktɪv/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 EFFICIENTproducing or achieving a lot 多产的；丰饶的；富有成效的 OPP unproductive Most of us are more productive in the morning. 我们大多数人在早上更有效率。 a highly productive meeting 富有成效的会议 2 MAKE[only before noun] relating to the production of goods, crops, or wealth 生产〔成品、作物或财富〕的，生产性的 the economy’s productive capacity 该经济体的生产能力 3 productive of something formalCAUSEMAKE causing or resulting in something 造成某物；产生某物 The meeting was productive of several good ideas. 那次会议产生了几个好想法。 Examples from the Corpus productive of something• Few ideas have been more productive of controversy than Communism. —productively adverbadv Examples from the Corpus productive• The device is expected to improve patients' quality of life by allowing them to remain active and productive.• Fertilizers make the land more productive.• Studies show that if screen workers have short but frequent breaks they become much more productive.• Such saving is specifically used to increase productive capital and future profits.• And the new order was to comprehend not only labour, not only working classes, but the productive classes.• We should do something to reward our most productive employees.• Companies receive tax credits for buying productive equipment.• It was a very productive meeting.• The most productive members of staff are rewarded by financial bonuses.• The local paper factory has been forced to become more productive or face closure.• It also affects the productive potential of an economy.• It has not been a productive summer for Viv Richards.• It is competition which forces firms to adopt the most efficient productive techniques.• But feedback is always more productive than confrontations, and honesty is always better, and more instructive, than meaningless pleasantries.• A lot of otherwise productive time is being wasted debating the merits of each game. highly productive• This might be high if workers were scarce or highly productive and low if they were redundant or incompetent.• Tokugawa agriculture was highly productive, and the amount levied in tax suggests that production was well above subsistence level.• At one time this was a highly productive dairy region-30 ranches-one of the biggest in the country.• So one could go on to many other sociologists who have been highly productive during their careers.• The use of highly productive equipment means that bonus cut-off can be achieved with ease.• As we move into a well-fed and highly productive era, new diseases transmitted through our food are regularly emerging.• And, work-wise, it proved to be a highly productive fortnight.• Longwall mining is a highly mechanized and highly productive method of underground mining. From Longman Business Dictionary productivepro·duc·tive /prəˈdʌktɪv/ adjectiveadj 1producing or achieving something The program is designed to help business users be more productive. We want to turn welfare recipients into productive, working members of society. The plant has the newest and most productive steel-making technology. 2ECONOMICSproducing crops, goods, or wealth The strike is cutting deeper into the company’s productive capacity (=ability to produce things). —productively adverbadv She needs to use her time at work more productively. —productiveness noun [uncountableU]
随便看	respected respecter respecter respecters respectful respectfully respectfulness respectfulnesses respecting respecting respective respectively respectively respectiveness respects respectss respiration respirator respirators respiratory respiratory respire respired respires respiring