Word · Frequency #15513
foundry
铸造厂
a factory where metal castings are made
- 1.
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.
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
- 2.
The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.
铸造金属的行为、过程或技艺
- 3.
A plant that produces chips out of semiconductors in the microelectronics industry.
微电子工业中利用半导体制造芯片的工厂
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；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
In use
The old foundry closed after more than fifty years of making steel parts.
Workers at the foundry wear thick gloves when they pour hot metal into molds.
Many foundries now use recycled iron to reduce waste.
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。
He works in a foundry.
他在一家铸造厂工作。
the foundry + [verb]
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。
Connections
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
- My uncle works at a foundry.我叔叔在一家铸造厂工作。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.