in·dus·try
noun/ˈɪndəstri/
/ˈɪndəstri/
(plural industries)
- [uncountable] the production of goods from raw materials, especially in factories
工业；生产制造 - the needs of British industry
英国工业的需求 - the Department of Trade and Industry
工业贸易署 - in industry She got a job in industry.
她找了份工厂里的工作。
Collocations The economyThe economyManaging the economy- handle/run/manage the economy
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
- balance the (state/federal) budget
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
- impose taxes/austerity measures
Wordfinder- capacity
- industry
- just-in-time
- labour
- lead time
- output
- raw material
- shipping
- supply chain
- warehouse
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessa2- The banks lend money to commerce and industry.
银行贷款给工商业。 - government measures to stimulate new industry
政府刺激新兴产业的措施 - the shift away from manufacturing to service industry
从制造业向服务业的转移 - trade barriers erected to protect domestic industry
为保护国内工业而设置的贸易壁垒
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- booming
- growing
- thriving
- …
- benefit
- develop
- encourage
- …
- boom
- develop
- expand
- …
- executive
- leader
- expert
- …
- in industry
- within industry
- a captain of industry
- commerce and industry
- regulation of (an) industry
- …
- the needs of British industry
- [countable] the people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or in providing a particular service
行业 - the steel/oil/auto industry
钢铁／石油／汽车工业 - the music/film/tourism industry
音乐／电影／旅游产业 - We need to develop local industries.
我们需要发展地方产业。 - in an industry She later worked in the banking industry.
她后来在银行业工作。 - within an industry The whole issue has raised concern within the food industry.
整个问题引起了食品行业的关注。 - At a wider level, the industry as a whole needs restructuring.
从更广泛的层面来看，整个行业需要重组。 - industry insiders/analysts/experts
业内人士／分析师／专家 - (figurative) the Kardashian industry (= the large number of people involved in making the Kardashian family successful)
卡戴珊家族大集团
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifea2- In the computer industry, change comes about very rapidly.
计算机这一行更新换代非常迅速。 - The music industry is changing rapidly.
音乐产业正在迅速变化。 - In the favourable economic environment, new light industries are constantly springing up.
在有利的经济环境下，新的轻工业如雨后春笋般不断涌现。 - More than 140 000 people are directly involved in the industry.
直接从事这一行业的人超过了 14 万。 - Running down the nuclear industry will result in heavy job losses.
收缩核工业将会导致大量失业。 - The government decided to encourage industries based on biotechnology.
政府决定鼓励发展以生物技术为基础的产业。 - The state's timber industry is heavily subsidized.
该州的木材工业得到大量补贴。 - When the oil ran out, other industries associated with it closed down.
当石油耗尽时，与之相关的其他行业就会关闭。 - Thousands of jobs were lost in the steel industry.
钢铁业有数千人失业。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- booming
- growing
- thriving
- …
- benefit
- develop
- encourage
- …
- boom
- develop
- expand
- …
- executive
- leader
- expert
- …
- in industry
- within industry
- a captain of industry
- commerce and industry
- regulation of (an) industry
- …
- the steel/oil/auto industry
- [uncountable] (formal) the quality of working hard
勤奋；勤劳 - We were impressed by their industry.
他们的勤奋给我们留下深刻印象。
- We were impressed by their industry.
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from French industrie or Latin industria ‘diligence’.