industry

英 [ˈɪndəstri]

美 [ˈɪndəstri]

n. 工业; 生产制造; 行业; 勤奋; 勤劳

复数：industries　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.383 / COCA.551

牛津词典

noun

工业；生产制造
the production of goods from raw materials, especially in factories
1. heavy/light industry
  重 / 轻工业
2. the needs of British industry
  英国工业的需求
3. She got a job in industry .
  她找了份工厂里的工作。
行业
the people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or in providing a particular service
1. the steel industry
  钢铁业
2. the catering/tourist, etc. industry
  餐饮、旅游等行业
3. We need to develop local industries.
  我们需要发展地方工业。
4. the Madonna industry (= the large number of people involved in making Madonna successful)
  麦当娜策划集团
勤奋；勤劳
the quality of working hard
1. We were impressed by their industry.
  他们的勤奋给我们留下深刻印象。

N-UNCOUNT 工业
Industryis the work and processes involved in collecting raw materials, and making them into products in factories.
1. British industry suffers through insufficient investment in research.
  研究投入不足让英国工业深受其害。
2. ...in countries where industry is developing rapidly.
  在工业迅速发展的国家
N-COUNT 行业
A particularindustryconsists of all the people and activities involved in making a particular product or providing a particular service.
1. ...the motor vehicle and textile industries.
  汽车业与纺织业
2. ...the Scottish tourist industry.
  苏格兰旅游业
N-COUNT 产业;声势浩大的活动
If you refer to a social or political activity as anindustry, you are criticizing it because you think it involves a lot of people in unnecessary or useless work.
1. Some Afro-Caribbeans are rejecting the whole race relations industry...
  一些加勒比黑人在抵制整个种族关系运动。
2. The multibillion-dollar fitness industry rakes in fat profits from our hunger to look good.
  数十亿美元的健身产业利用我们的爱美之心赚取巨额利润。
N-UNCOUNT 勤劳;勤奋
Industryis the fact of working very hard.
1. No one doubted his ability, his industry or his integrity.
  没人怀疑他的能力、勤奋和正直。
See also:captain of industry cottage industry service industry

noun

the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
1. American industry is making increased use of computers to control production
Synonym:manufacture
persevering determination to perform a task
1. his diligence won him quick promotions
2. frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues
Synonym:diligenceindustriousness
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
1. each industry has its own trade publications

Industry and opportunity were the chief factors in his success.
勤奋和机遇是他成功的两大因素。
Industry leaders want scientists to engage in fundamental research, not applied research.
行业领袖希望科学家从事基础性研究，而非应用性研究。
Wilful neglect of our manufacturing industry has caused this problem
故意忽略我们的制造业引起了这个问题。
The industry is inappropriate to the region's present and future needs
该行业不适合该地区当前和未来的需要。
This is positively the last chance for the industry to establish such a system.
这绝对是该产业建立这样一个体系的最后机会了。
No one doubted his ability, his industry or his integrity.
没人怀疑他的能力、勤奋和正直。
The Ukraine is strong both in industry and agriculture.
乌克兰的工业和农业都很发达。
He became a fierce critic of the tobacco industry
他成了烟草业的强烈反对者。
Britain needs to bridge the technology gap between academia and industry.
英国需要弥合学术界和企业界之间的技术差距。
In 1991 the government set quality standards for the entire industry.
1991年，政府给整个工业规定了质量标准。