Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1505
factory
工厂
factory
- 1.
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
进行制造的建筑物或其他场所。
- 2.
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
一个由一栋或多栋建筑及制造设施组成的工厂
- 3.
A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
生产或制造某物的装置或过程。
- 4.
A factory farm.
工厂化农场。
- 5.
In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
在计算机程序或库中,创建对象的函数、方法等。
- 6.
The original state of an electronic device, as it was when it came from the manufacturer.
电子设备出厂时的初始状态。
进行制造的建筑物或其他场所。；一个由一栋或多栋建筑及制造设施组成的工厂；生产或制造某物的装置或过程。；工厂化农场。；在计算机程序或库中,创建对象的函数、方法等。
In use
My uncle works at a car factory on the outskirts of the city.
The factory produces thousands of bottles every day.
Many factories in the region have switched to solar power.
work in a factory
She works in a factory.
她在一家工厂工作。
factory produces [product]
The factory produces car parts.
这家工厂生产汽车零件。
a [adjective] factory
It is a textile factory.
那是一家纺织厂。
Connections
Collocations
- factory worker
- 工厂工人
- The factory workers went on strike for better wages.工厂工人为了更高的工资举行了罢工。
- factory manager
- 工厂经理
- The factory manager oversaw the production line.工厂经理监督生产线。
- factory floor
- 车间；工厂生产区
- Safety regulations are strictly enforced on the factory floor.车间严格执行安全规定。
- factory owner
- 工厂主
- The factory owner decided to invest in new machinery.工厂主决定投资新机器。
- car factory
- 汽车工厂
- The car factory produces over a thousand vehicles per day.这家汽车工厂每天生产超过一千辆车。
- factory outlet
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 factory = fact + ory，工厂是制造产品的地方，不是事实产生的地方。
Context & Register
工厂，中性词，常见于工业生产语境，可指各类制造设施。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in '-ory' but have different stressed vowels; none rhyme with 'factory' (pronounced /ˈfæktəri/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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