found·ry
noun/ˈfaʊndri/
/ˈfaʊndri/
(plural foundries)
- a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects
铸造厂;玻璃厂 - an iron foundry
铸铁厂 - foundry workers
铸造工人
Synonyms factoryfactoryplant ▪ mill ▪ works ▪ yard ▪ workshop ▪ foundryThese are all words for buildings or places where things are made or where industrial processes take place.factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made, mainly by machine:Topics Businessc2- a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory
巧克力厂;香烟厂;制衣厂
- a nuclear power plant
核电站 - a manufacturing plant
制造厂
- a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill
棉纺厂;造纸厂;纺织厂;毛纺厂
- a brickworks
砖厂 - a steelworks
炼钢厂 - Raw materials were carried to the works by barge.
原材料由驳船运到工厂。
- a shipyard
船坞
- a car repair workshop
汽车修理厂
- an iron foundry
铸铁厂
- a car/chemical/munitions factory/plant
- an engineering plant/works
- to manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundry
- to work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundry
- factory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFoundry is used after these nouns:- iron
Word Originearly 17th cent. (earlier as foundery): from found ‘melt and mould’ + -ry, perhaps suggested by French fonderie. - an iron foundry