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a/an + [material] + foundry
foundry 前常用材料名词作定语，表示铸造某种金属的工厂，如 an iron foundry。
The town had an iron foundry.
这个镇上有一家铸铁厂。
铸造厂
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
铸造厂
a factory where metal castings are made
The town had an iron foundry.
这个镇上有一家铸铁厂。
在专用熔炉中熔化金属并浇入模具制造产品的工厂；常按金属种类分为铸铁厂、黄铜厂等
A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.
铸造金属的行为、过程或技艺
The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.
微电子工业中利用半导体制造芯片的工厂
A plant that produces chips out of semiconductors in the microelectronics industry.
The old foundry closed after more than fifty years of making steel parts.
这家老铸造厂在制造了五十多年钢零件后关闭了。
Workers at the foundry wear thick gloves when they pour hot metal into molds.
铸造厂的工人在把热金属倒入模具时会戴上厚手套。
Many foundries now use recycled iron to reduce waste.
许多铸造厂现在使用回收铁来减少浪费。
foundry 前常用材料名词作定语，表示铸造某种金属的工厂，如 an iron foundry。
The town had an iron foundry.
这个镇上有一家铸铁厂。
表示“在铸造厂（工作）”时，介词 in 和 at 都可用；in 强调在厂内，at 侧重地点。
He works in a foundry.
他在一家铸造厂工作。
foundry 是可数名词，复数形式为 foundries；作主语时，谓语动词的单复数随主语变化。
The foundry produces metal castings.
这家铸造厂生产金属铸件。
Not this
He works in foundry.
Use this
He works in a foundry.
foundry 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a/an 或 the。中文没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉；这里用 a 表示“一个铸造厂”，也可以根据语境用 the。
Not this
This factory foundries steel parts.
Use this
This factory casts steel parts.
foundry 是名词，意为“铸造厂”，不能当动词用。表达“铸造”这个动作要用动词 cast。中文的“铸造”既可作动词也可作名词，导致误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
铸铁厂
The iron foundry produces engine blocks.
这家铸铁厂生产发动机缸体。
铸造工人
A foundry worker must wear protective clothing.
铸造工人必须穿防护服。
铸造业
The foundry industry has become more automated.
铸造业已变得更加自动化。
经营铸造厂
The company operates a foundry in the north of the city.
这家公司在城北经营一家铸造厂。
在铸造厂工作
My uncle works at a foundry.
我叔叔在一家铸造厂工作。
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把 found（发现）+ ry 联想成：发现金属熔液浇进模子成形的工厂，就是铸造厂。
语域：neutral 常见场景：manufacturing、metalworking、industrial production 通常用于工业、制造业等正式或中性语境，口语和书面语中都比较常见。
与 foundry /ˈfaʊndri/ 押韵的词是 boundary /ˈbaʊndri/。found /faʊnd/ 和 bound /baʊnd/ 有相同的 /aʊnd/ 音，但没有后面的 /ri/，所以整词不押韵。country /ˈkʌntri/、laundry /ˈlɔːndri/、sundry /ˈsʌndri/ 拼写相似，但元音不同，都不押韵。
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