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shipbuilding + noun
shipbuilding 可作定语修饰名词，构成‘造船业’等说法。
The shipbuilding industry employs many engineers.
造船业雇用了许多工程师。
造船
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
造船
the construction of ships
The shipbuilding industry employs many engineers.
造船业雇用了许多工程师。
船舶建造；造船。
The construction of ships.
造船；船舶建造
the construction of ships
造船。
A construction of a ship.
The city's port has grown around shipbuilding, and now many families earn their living from it.
这座城市的港口围绕造船业发展起来，如今许多家庭以此为生。
After studying marine engineering, she found a job in shipbuilding.
学习海洋工程后，她在造船业找到了一份工作。
New materials have made shipbuilding faster and safer than it was fifty years ago.
新材料的应用使造船业比五十年前更快、更安全。
shipbuilding 可作定语修饰名词，构成‘造船业’等说法。
The shipbuilding industry employs many engineers.
造船业雇用了许多工程师。
shipbuilding 作介词 in 的宾语，指造船领域或造船活动。
Several countries invest heavily in shipbuilding.
一些国家在造船业投入巨资。
用 in 引出地点，说明造船业所在地区。
Shipbuilding in this region has a long tradition.
这个地区的造船业有着悠久的传统。
Not this
They are shipbuilding ships.
Use this
They are building ships.
shipbuilding 是名词，表示“造船（活动）”，不能用作及物动词。要表达“造船”这个动作，需要用动词 build。
Not this
He is a shipbuilding.
Use this
He is a shipbuilder.
shipbuilding 指“造船”这件事或行业，指人时要用 shipbuilder，-er 后缀表示“从事某种工作的人”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
造船业
The shipbuilding industry is a major employer in the region.
造船业是该地区的主要雇主。
造船厂
Workers at the shipbuilding yard are preparing for a new project.
造船厂的工人正在为新项目做准备。
造船公司
The shipbuilding company has secured contracts for three new vessels.
这家造船公司已获得三艘新船的合同。
造船部门，造船领域
Investment in the shipbuilding sector has increased this year.
今年对造船领域的投资有所增加。
造船技术
Modern shipbuilding technology has greatly improved efficiency.
现代造船技术大大提高了效率。
造船能力
The country's shipbuilding capacity has doubled over the past decade.
该国的造船能力在过去十年里翻了一番。
这只是个在镇上传开的谣言，是女人和孩子们在造船业罢工结束的那晚传开的。
This line from Elvis Costello's protest song "Shipbuilding" captures the mixed feelings of a man returning to the shipyard.
这句歌词出自埃尔维斯·科斯特洛的抗议歌曲《造船》，表达了一个男人回到船厂时五味杂陈的心情。
水手们将去造船厂工作。
In "Shipbuilding", Elvis Costello contrasts the human cost of war with the economic revival of the shipbuilding industry.
在歌曲《造船》中，埃尔维斯·科斯特洛将战争给人的伤害与造船业的复苏进行了对比。
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拆分记忆：ship（船）+building（建造）→造船。想象工人在船坞里亲手搭建一艘巨轮。
语域：neutral 常见场景：industry reports、economic news、historical works shipbuilding 多用于书面或正式语境，如行业报告、经济新闻和历史叙述；日常口语中较少直接使用，常用 build ships 替代。它本身不是非正式词，但语气偏正式/中性。
shipbuilding /ˈʃɪpˌbɪldɪŋ/ 的末尾 -building 与 building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/、gilding /ˈɡɪldɪŋ/ 的读音完全押韵（/ɪldɪŋ/）。注意 billing /ˈbɪlɪŋ/ 拼写与 building 相近，但读作 /ˈbɪlɪŋ/，缺少 /d/，不押韵。
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