industry
['ɪn.də.stri] noun
PRODUCTION 生产
ESSENTIAL uncountable
■the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or special area 工业；产业；生产制造•trade and industry贸易和工业 •industry and commerce工商业 •The city needs to attract more industry.这个城市需要吸引更多的工业。 •The strike seriously reduced coal deliveries to industry.罢工使得向工业输送的煤炭量大幅下降。
['ɪn.də.stri] noun
TYPE OF WORK 行业
ESSENTIAL countable
■the people and activities involved in one type of business 行业•the gas/electricity industry燃气业／电力工业 •the tourist industry旅游业 •manufacturing industries制造业 •The computer industry has been booming.电脑行业已经日益蓬勃起来了。 countable disapproving
■something which is produced or available in large quantities and which makes a lot of money （暴利的）行当•the heritage industry遗产产业
['ɪn.də.stri] noun
QUALITY 素质
uncountable formal
■the quality of regularly working hard 勤奋；勤劳•I must say that I'm very impressed by her industry.我必须承认，她的勤奋给我留下了很深的印象。 |