industry noun ⇨industry (the steel industry)⇨production (heavy industry)industry
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➡ See also the entry for business2另见business条第2义industry ♦︎ trade ♦︎ business ♦︎ serviceThese are all words for a type of activity that involves producing goods or providing services.这些词均表示行业、工商业、服务业。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be in a particular industry / trade / business / service◆the book / tourist / car / catering / hotel / construction industry / trade / business◆the timber / fur / wool / wine / motor / building industry / trade◆the energy / oil / food / computer / advertising / insurance / entertainment / music / film / hospitality industry / business◆computer / insurance / catering services◆to work in a particular industry / trade / business / service◆to enter / dominate the industry / trade / business■industry [countable] the people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or in providing a particular service行业◆Thousands of jobs were lost in the steel industry.钢铁业有数千人失业。◆We need to develop local industries.我们需要发展地方工业。◆Weaving and knitting were traditional cottage industries(= small businesses in which the work is done by people in their homes).编织和针织是传统的家庭手工业。ⓘ Industry is mainly used to talk about the production of goods, especially in factories. When it is used to talk about a service, this is usually one that has become very successful. * industry主要指在工厂里进行的商品生产、制造活动。industry指服务业时,通常指已经很成功的行业◆the film / entertainment / tourist / advertising / insurance industry电影业;娱乐业;旅游业;广告业;保险业 see also industry ⇨ production■trade [countable] a particular type of industry or business行业;职业;生意◆Employment in the building trade is notoriously irregular.建筑业工作的不稳定是尽人皆知的。◆He works in the retail trade(= selling goods in shops).他从事零售工作。ⓘ Trade is used more to talk about activities that do not require a high level of formal education, such as the building/motor/construction trade, or the buying and selling aspect of a particular activity. * trade多指不需要很高教育水平的行业,比如the building/motor/construction trade(建筑业;汽车业;建造业),或者指某一行业中的买卖活动◆the book / retail / car trade图书/零售/汽车贸易The trade [singular + singular or plural verb] is a particular area of industry or business and the people or companies that are connected with it. * the trade(单数名词,谓语动词可单可复)表示某个行业或业内人士◆They offer discounts to the trade(= to people who are working in the same business).他们给业内人士提供折扣优惠。◆You should advertise in newspapers and trade magazines.你应该在报纸和行业杂志上做广告。 see also trade ⇨ tradenoun, trade ⇨ worknoun2■business [countable] a particular type of activity that involves producing, buying, selling or providing goods or services for money商业;买卖;生意◆She works in the computer business.她从事电脑业。◆Falling prices are wreaking havoc in the oil business.价格下跌使石油业遭受重创。ⓘ Business places the emphasis more on the management activities involved in an industry or service, than on the physical work involved. It is used especially to talk about service industries. * business更强调产业或服务业中的管理活动而非实际的工作,尤指服务业◆the catering / hotel / entertainment / advertising / insurance business餐饮业;酒店业;娱乐业;广告业;保险业It is also used to talk about very large industries that produce or trade in very basic products or raw materials, where it is a slightly more informal choice than industry, used especially in journalism. * business亦可指生产或买卖基础产品或原材料的大型产业,略不如industry正式,尤用于新闻报道中◆the energy / oil / food business能源业;石油业;食品业 see also business ⇨ company, business ⇨ trade■service [countable, usually plural] a business whose work involves doing sth for customers but not producing goods服务性企业;服务业◆They are offering special incentives to the financial services sector.他们给予金融业特别的激励措施。◆The service industries were most affected by the recession.服务业受经济衰退影响最大。ⓘ Services is often used in the plural after an adjective or noun. * service常用复数形式,跟在形容词或名词后面◆computer / catering / financial / insurance / marketing / freight / accommodation services电脑业;餐饮业;金融业;保险业;营销业;货运业;住宿服务Service is not usually used alone; when it does not follow an adjective or noun in this way, it is generally followed by a word like company, industry or sector. * service通常不单独用,除了跟在形容词或名词后之外,也可以放在company、industry、sector等词的前面。