Word · Frequency #15513
foundry
铸造厂
核心释义
a factory where metal castings are made
- 1.
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.
- 2.
铸造金属的行为、过程或技艺
The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.
- 3.
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.
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；铸造金属的行为、过程或技艺；微电子工业中利用半导体制造芯片的工厂；铸造；铸造类；[机] 铸造厂
用法In use
The old foundry closed after more than fifty years of making steel parts.
用法提示：foundry 在这里是可数名词，指铸造厂。
Workers at the foundry wear thick gloves when they pour hot metal into molds.
用法提示：句子用介词短语 at the foundry 说明地点，foundry 意为铸造厂。
Many foundries now use recycled iron to reduce waste.
用法提示：这里用复数 foundries，表示许多家铸造厂。
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。
work in/at a foundry
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- iron foundry
- 铸铁厂
- The iron foundry produces engine blocks.这家铸铁厂生产发动机缸体。
- foundry worker
- 铸造工人
- A foundry worker must wear protective clothing.铸造工人必须穿防护服。
- foundry industry
- 铸造业
- The foundry industry has become more automated.铸造业已变得更加自动化。
- operate a foundry
- 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。
- work at a foundry
- 在铸造厂工作
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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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