| 词组 | factory |
| 释义 | factory A building where machines are used to make things is usually called a factory. ...a carpet factory. ...factories producing domestic electrical goods. ◊ 'works' A place where things are made or where an industrial process takes place can also be called a works. A works can consist of several buildings and may include outdoor equipment and machinery. ...an old iron works. After works you can use either a singular or plural form of a verb. The sewage works was like a closed fort. There is a good site for the fifth terminal, between the runways where the Perry Oak sludge works are now. ◊ 'mill' A building where a particular material is made is often called a mill. ...a cotton mill. ...a steel mill. ◊ 'plant' A building where chemicals are produced is called a chemical plant. ...the Rhone-Poulenc chemical plant in Dagenham. A power station can also be referred to as a plant. ...the re-opening of a nuclear plant. |
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