pro·duce

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/prəˈdjuːs/

/prəˈduːs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they produce	/prəˈdjuːs/ /prəˈduːs/
he / she / it produces	/prəˈdjuːsɪz/ /prəˈduːsɪz/
past simple produced	/prəˈdjuːst/ /prəˈduːst/
past participle produced	/prəˈdjuːst/ /prəˈduːst/
-ing form producing	/prəˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /prəˈduːsɪŋ/

goods

produce something to make things to be sold, especially in large quantities生产；制造 synonym manufacture

Our company mainly produces goods for export.我们公司主要生产供出口的商品。
We pride ourselves on producing high-quality products.我们为生产高质量的产品而感到自豪。
The local factory produces electronic components.这家本地工厂生产电子元件。

Synonyms makemakedo ▪ create ▪ develop ▪ produce ▪ generate ▪ formThese words all mean to make something from parts or materials, or to cause something to exist or happen.make to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together; to cause something to exist or happen:

She makes her own clothes.她自己做衣服。
She made a good impression on the interviewer.她给主持面试者留下了很好的印象。

do (rather informal) to make or prepare something, especially something artistic or something to eat:

He did a beautiful drawing of a house.他画了一栋漂亮的房子。
Who’s doing the food for the party?谁为聚会准备食物？

create to make something exist or happen, especially something new that did not exist before:

Scientists disagree about how the universe was created.科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。

make or create?Make is a more general word and is more often used for physical things: you would usually make a table/dress/cake but create jobs/wealth. You can use create for something physical in order to emphasize how original or unusual the object is: Try this new dish, created by our head chef. develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product:

to develop new software开发新软件

produce to make things to be sold; to create something using skill:

a factory that produces microchips微芯片制造厂

generate to produce or create something, especially power, money or ideas:

to generate electricity发电
Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas.集思广益是出主意的好办法。

form [often passive] to make something from something else; to make something into something else:

Rearrange the letters to form a new word.重新排列字母，组成另一单词。
The chain is formed from 136 links.这根链条由 136 个环组成。

Patterns

to make/create/develop/produce/generate/form something from/out of something
to make/form something into something
to make/produce wine
to create/develop a new product
to create/produce/generate income/profits/wealth
to produce/generate electricity/heat/power

Synonyms productproductgoods ▪ commodity ▪ merchandise ▪ produceThese are all words for things that are produced to be sold.product a thing that is produced or grown, usually to be sold:

to create/develop/launch a new product创造／开发／推出新产品

goods things that are produced to be sold:

cotton/leather goods棉织／皮革商品
electrical goods电器商品

commodity (economics) a product or raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries:

rice, flour and other basic commodities稻米、面粉和其他基本商品

merchandise [U] goods that are bought or sold; things that you can buy that are connected with or advertise a particular event or organization:

official Olympic merchandise奥林匹克运动会官方指定商品

goods or merchandise?Choose goods if the emphasis is on what the product is made of or what it is for: leather/household goods. Choose merchandise if the emphasis is less on the product itself and more on its brand or the fact of buying/selling it.produce [U] things that have been grown or made, especially things connected with farming:

We sell only fresh local produce.我们只售当地的新鲜农产品。

Patterns

consumer/industrial products/goods/commodities
household products/goods
farm products/produce
luxury products/goods/commodities
to sell/market a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
to export a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise
to buy/purchase a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce

make naturally

produce something to grow or make something as part of a natural process; to have a baby or young animal生长；出产；繁育

The region produces over 50 per cent of the country's wheat.这个地区生产全国 50% 以上的小麦。
I would like to find out more about how our food is produced.我想更多地了解我们的食物是如何生产的。
All our meat is locally produced.我们所有的肉都是当地生产的。
These shrubs produce bright red berries.这些灌木结鲜红的浆果。
Under stress, the body produces adrenalin.在压力下，身体会产生肾上腺素。
Our cat produced kittens last week.我家的猫上周生小猫咪了。
Her duty was to produce an heir to the throne.她的任务就是生育王位继承人。
produce something from something The wine is produced from Chardonnay grapes.这种葡萄酒是用霞多丽葡萄酿造的。

Extra Examples

The country produces more than two million barrels of oil per day.该国日产石油200多万桶。
the wine-producing regions of France法国的葡萄酒产区
the sale of sustainably produced timber可持续生产的木材销售
These plants produce bell-shaped flowers.这些植物会开出钟形的花朵。
Leptin is a hormone produced by fat cells.瘦素是一种由脂肪细胞产生的激素。
fruit and vegetables that are produced locally本地产的水果与蔬菜
organically produced food有机生产的食物

Topics Farminga2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

domestically
locally
commercially
…

verb + produce

be able to
can
manage to
…

preposition

from
with

create with skill

produce something to create something, especially when skill is needed（运用技巧）制作，造出

She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers.她用几样剩菜烹制出美味的一餐。
By 1912 he was producing purely abstract works.到 1912 年，他开始创作纯抽象作品。
United produced their best performance of the season.曼联打出了本赛季最好的表现。
He produces reports on economic and social trends for manufacturers and trade associations.他为制造商和贸易协会制作有关经济和社会趋势的报告。

Extra Examples

He moved to California intending to produce a third novel.他搬到了加州，想创作第三部小说。
the sounds that are typically produced by an American orchestra美国一家管弦乐队演奏的典型音乐
The letter has been produced with digital technology.那封信是用数字技术制作出来的。
this handsomely produced reference work这部制作精美的参考作品
The technology can be used to produce interactive educational programs.这种技术可用来设计互动式教育程序。
He argued that wealth is produced by the labour power of the workers.他论证财富是工人的劳动创造出来的。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

domestically
locally
commercially
…

verb + produce

be able to
can
manage to
…

preposition

from
with

result/effect

produce something to cause a particular result or effect引起；导致；使产生 synonym bring about

A phone call to the manager produced the result she wanted.她给经理打了个电话便如愿以偿。
His words failed to produce the desired effect.他的话没能产生预期的效果。
These reforms will produce little change.这些改革不会产生什么变化。
The drug produces a feeling of excitement.这种药能使人产生兴奋的感觉。

Extra Examples

Their strategy produced the desired outcome.他们的策略产生了预期的效果。
Which method is likely to produce the best results?哪种方法会产生最好的结果？
The drug produced an improvement in all but one case.除一个病例外，其他人服用该药后病情都有所好转。
The prime minister's speech produced an angry response from opposition parties.首相的讲话激起了反对党派的愤怒反应。
The questionnaire produced 9 000 replies.调查问卷收到了 9,000 份答卷。

Topics Change, cause and effectb1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

domestically
locally
commercially
…

verb + produce

be able to
can
manage to
…

preposition

from
with

show/bring out

to show something or make something appear from somewhere出示；展现；使出现

produce something from/out of something He produced a letter from his pocket.他从口袋里掏出一封信来。
produce something She failed to produce any evidence to support these claims.她没能拿出任何证据来支持这些说法。
At the meeting the finance director produced the figures for the previous year.会上，财务总监出示了前一年的数字。

person

produce somebody if a town, country, etc. produces somebody with a particular skill or quality, the person comes from that town, country, etc.栽培；培养

He is the greatest athlete this country has ever produced.他是这个国家培养的最了不起的运动员。

movie/play

produce something to be in charge of preparing a film, play, etc. for the public to see制作，拍摄（电影、戏剧等）；监督

She produced a TV series about adopted children.她拍了一部描写收养儿童的电视系列片。

Extra Examples

The series was obviously cheaply produced.该系列显然是廉价生产的。
a professionally produced CD专业制作的激光唱片
a slickly produced thriller一部制作精良的惊悚片

Topics Musicb2, Film and theatreb2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

domestically
locally
commercially
…

verb + produce

be able to
can
manage to
…

preposition

from
with

Word Originlate Middle English (in sense 5 of the verb): from Latin producere, from pro- ‘forward’ + ducere ‘to lead’. Current noun senses date from the late 17th cent.