Definition of factory in English:

factory

nounPlural factories ˈfakt(ə)riˈfækt(ə)ri

1A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.
工厂
a clothing factory
as modifier factory workers
Example sentencesExamples
- Is it any wonder why American manufacturers are building factories overseas?
- All went well except no one said anything about us having permission to use the building as a factory.
- Ford recently announced it will close four U.S. factories and a truck assembly plant in Canada.
- Under the new plans the sweets will continue to be manufactured at the factory in Cleckheaton.
- The Fire Brigade spokesman said the fire originated at a machine in the factory.
- This water is highly contaminated with dolomite from the cement manufacturing factories.
- The physical layouts of buildings and factories and equipment had to be redesigned.
- More people need more land for buildings, factories, farms, and roads.
- Employers must put in place proper controls to protect workers from hazards in factories, on building sites and on farms.
- You are free to wander at your own pace through nearly three-quarters of a mile of shop fronts, factories and other buildings.
- ‘Some factories and manufacturers are creating jobs, especially in the nearby Cornwallis Park.
- By the 1860s, 191 of his machines were installed in factories on the continent.
- However, if you are under 16, by law you cannot work in a factory, building site or pub.
- Looking back, it is tempting to see the whole century as preparing the ground for factories and machines.
- These sturdy bloomers can be handled by machine in plant-growing factories.
- The company has a niche market in building roads and bespoke factories in Scotland.
- Building of factories would create jobs for hundreds of villagers.
- It is believed that parts will be sent back to the York factory from there for assembly in the future.
- He was dependent on his backers to provide the money for the building of the factory and had to take note of their opinions.
- Like the bridge, the Poplar Gardens flats were created in a factory and assembled on site.
Synonyms
works, plant, manufacturing complex/facility, yard, mill, industrial unit, business unit
workshop, shop
shop floor
archaic manufactory
1. 1.1with modifier A person or organization that continually produces a great quantity of something specified.
  the group have become a rock-and-roll hit factory
  这一演唱组合简直成了具有轰动效应的摇滚乐的制造厂了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The major sources of syndicated material are wire services or news factories such as AAP and Reuters.
  The fun was subsidised by the huge salaries writers were receiving from the Hollywood dream factory.
  Private health factories aren't going to happen here, nor are privately run state schools.
2historical An establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country.
〈史〉（在外国的）代理店，代理行
he is chaplain to the British factory at St Petersburg
Example sentencesExamples
- A very small trade was indulged in spasmodically on the coast of Fukien, and it was not until 1762 that a Dutch factory was established at Canton.
- In the next two years, it managed to build its first factory (as the trading posts were known) in the town of Machilipatnam on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal.

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 2): via Portuguese feitoria from medieval Latin factoria, from Latin factor (see factor). sense 1 based on late Latin factorium, literally 'oil press'.

The first factories were far from any urban area, in India and southeast Asia. A factory in the late 16th century was a trading company's foreign base or station. The first use of the word in something like the modern sense came in the early 17th century, but until the Victorian era a building where goods were produced was more usually called a manufactory. The root of factory is Latin facere ‘to make or do’, the source of a great many English words such as fact, factor, feat, and feature (all LME). The sense ‘a place where things are made’ probably came from Latin factorium ‘oil press’.

Rhymes

manufactory, olfactory, phylactery, refractory, satisfactory

Definition of factory in US English:

factory

nounˈfakt(ə)rēˈfækt(ə)ri

1A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.
工厂
Example sentencesExamples
- He was dependent on his backers to provide the money for the building of the factory and had to take note of their opinions.
- ‘Some factories and manufacturers are creating jobs, especially in the nearby Cornwallis Park.
- All went well except no one said anything about us having permission to use the building as a factory.
- Employers must put in place proper controls to protect workers from hazards in factories, on building sites and on farms.
- The Fire Brigade spokesman said the fire originated at a machine in the factory.
- You are free to wander at your own pace through nearly three-quarters of a mile of shop fronts, factories and other buildings.
- Under the new plans the sweets will continue to be manufactured at the factory in Cleckheaton.
- Is it any wonder why American manufacturers are building factories overseas?
- Ford recently announced it will close four U.S. factories and a truck assembly plant in Canada.
- More people need more land for buildings, factories, farms, and roads.
- This water is highly contaminated with dolomite from the cement manufacturing factories.
- However, if you are under 16, by law you cannot work in a factory, building site or pub.
- By the 1860s, 191 of his machines were installed in factories on the continent.
- Building of factories would create jobs for hundreds of villagers.
- These sturdy bloomers can be handled by machine in plant-growing factories.
- The company has a niche market in building roads and bespoke factories in Scotland.
- It is believed that parts will be sent back to the York factory from there for assembly in the future.
- Like the bridge, the Poplar Gardens flats were created in a factory and assembled on site.
- Looking back, it is tempting to see the whole century as preparing the ground for factories and machines.
- The physical layouts of buildings and factories and equipment had to be redesigned.
Synonyms
works, plant, manufacturing complex, manufacturing facility, yard, mill, industrial unit, business unit
1. 1.1with modifier A person, group, or institution that continually produces a great quantity of something specified.
  〈喻〉（定期或短时内的）批量生产者
  a huge factory of lying, slander, and bad English
  Example sentencesExamples
  The major sources of syndicated material are wire services or news factories such as AAP and Reuters.
  Private health factories aren't going to happen here, nor are privately run state schools.
  The fun was subsidised by the huge salaries writers were receiving from the Hollywood dream factory.
2historical An establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country.
〈史〉（在外国的）代理店，代理行
Example sentencesExamples
- A very small trade was indulged in spasmodically on the coast of Fukien, and it was not until 1762 that a Dutch factory was established at Canton.
- In the next two years, it managed to build its first factory (as the trading posts were known) in the town of Machilipatnam on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal.

Origin

Late 16th century (in factory (sense 2)): via Portuguese feitoria from medieval Latin factoria, from Latin factor (see factor). factory (sense 1) based on late Latin factorium, literally ‘oil press’.

单词	factory
释义	Definition of factory in English: factory nounPlural factories ˈfakt(ə)riˈfækt(ə)ri 1A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine. 工厂 a clothing factory as modifier factory workers Example sentencesExamples Is it any wonder why American manufacturers are building factories overseas? All went well except no one said anything about us having permission to use the building as a factory. Ford recently announced it will close four U.S. factories and a truck assembly plant in Canada. Under the new plans the sweets will continue to be manufactured at the factory in Cleckheaton. The Fire Brigade spokesman said the fire originated at a machine in the factory. This water is highly contaminated with dolomite from the cement manufacturing factories. The physical layouts of buildings and factories and equipment had to be redesigned. More people need more land for buildings, factories, farms, and roads. Employers must put in place proper controls to protect workers from hazards in factories, on building sites and on farms. You are free to wander at your own pace through nearly three-quarters of a mile of shop fronts, factories and other buildings. ‘Some factories and manufacturers are creating jobs, especially in the nearby Cornwallis Park. By the 1860s, 191 of his machines were installed in factories on the continent. However, if you are under 16, by law you cannot work in a factory, building site or pub. Looking back, it is tempting to see the whole century as preparing the ground for factories and machines. These sturdy bloomers can be handled by machine in plant-growing factories. The company has a niche market in building roads and bespoke factories in Scotland. Building of factories would create jobs for hundreds of villagers. It is believed that parts will be sent back to the York factory from there for assembly in the future. He was dependent on his backers to provide the money for the building of the factory and had to take note of their opinions. Like the bridge, the Poplar Gardens flats were created in a factory and assembled on site. Synonyms works, plant, manufacturing complex/facility, yard, mill, industrial unit, business unit workshop, shop shop floor archaic manufactory 1.1with modifier A person or organization that continually produces a great quantity of something specified. the group have become a rock-and-roll hit factory 这一演唱组合简直成了具有轰动效应的摇滚乐的制造厂了。 Example sentencesExamples The major sources of syndicated material are wire services or news factories such as AAP and Reuters. The fun was subsidised by the huge salaries writers were receiving from the Hollywood dream factory. Private health factories aren't going to happen here, nor are privately run state schools. 2historical An establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country. 〈史〉（在外国的）代理店，代理行 he is chaplain to the British factory at St Petersburg Example sentencesExamples A very small trade was indulged in spasmodically on the coast of Fukien, and it was not until 1762 that a Dutch factory was established at Canton. In the next two years, it managed to build its first factory (as the trading posts were known) in the town of Machilipatnam on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Origin Late 16th century (in sense 2): via Portuguese feitoria from medieval Latin factoria, from Latin factor (see factor). sense 1 based on late Latin factorium, literally 'oil press'. The first factories were far from any urban area, in India and southeast Asia. A factory in the late 16th century was a trading company's foreign base or station. The first use of the word in something like the modern sense came in the early 17th century, but until the Victorian era a building where goods were produced was more usually called a manufactory. The root of factory is Latin facere ‘to make or do’, the source of a great many English words such as fact, factor, feat, and feature (all LME). The sense ‘a place where things are made’ probably came from Latin factorium ‘oil press’. Rhymes manufactory, olfactory, phylactery, refractory, satisfactory Definition of factory in US English: factory nounˈfakt(ə)rēˈfækt(ə)ri 1A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine. 工厂 Example sentencesExamples He was dependent on his backers to provide the money for the building of the factory and had to take note of their opinions. ‘Some factories and manufacturers are creating jobs, especially in the nearby Cornwallis Park. All went well except no one said anything about us having permission to use the building as a factory. Employers must put in place proper controls to protect workers from hazards in factories, on building sites and on farms. The Fire Brigade spokesman said the fire originated at a machine in the factory. You are free to wander at your own pace through nearly three-quarters of a mile of shop fronts, factories and other buildings. Under the new plans the sweets will continue to be manufactured at the factory in Cleckheaton. Is it any wonder why American manufacturers are building factories overseas? Ford recently announced it will close four U.S. factories and a truck assembly plant in Canada. More people need more land for buildings, factories, farms, and roads. This water is highly contaminated with dolomite from the cement manufacturing factories. However, if you are under 16, by law you cannot work in a factory, building site or pub. By the 1860s, 191 of his machines were installed in factories on the continent. Building of factories would create jobs for hundreds of villagers. These sturdy bloomers can be handled by machine in plant-growing factories. The company has a niche market in building roads and bespoke factories in Scotland. It is believed that parts will be sent back to the York factory from there for assembly in the future. Like the bridge, the Poplar Gardens flats were created in a factory and assembled on site. Looking back, it is tempting to see the whole century as preparing the ground for factories and machines. The physical layouts of buildings and factories and equipment had to be redesigned. Synonyms works, plant, manufacturing complex, manufacturing facility, yard, mill, industrial unit, business unit 1.1with modifier A person, group, or institution that continually produces a great quantity of something specified. 〈喻〉（定期或短时内的）批量生产者 a huge factory of lying, slander, and bad English Example sentencesExamples The major sources of syndicated material are wire services or news factories such as AAP and Reuters. Private health factories aren't going to happen here, nor are privately run state schools. The fun was subsidised by the huge salaries writers were receiving from the Hollywood dream factory. 2historical An establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country. 〈史〉（在外国的）代理店，代理行 Example sentencesExamples A very small trade was indulged in spasmodically on the coast of Fukien, and it was not until 1762 that a Dutch factory was established at Canton. In the next two years, it managed to build its first factory (as the trading posts were known) in the town of Machilipatnam on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Origin Late 16th century (in factory (sense 2)): via Portuguese feitoria from medieval Latin factoria, from Latin factor (see factor). factory (sense 1) based on late Latin factorium, literally ‘oil press’.
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