output ♦︎ production ♦︎ productivity ♦︎ yieldThese are all words for the amount of sth that is produced.这些词均表示产量。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a high / low output / productivity / yield◆agricultural output / production / productivity / yields◆industrial / manufacturing output / production / productivity◆to boost / improve / increase / raise output / production / productivity / yields◆to reduce output / production / productivity / yields■output [uncountable, singular] the amount of sth that a country, company, machine or person produces(国家、公司、机器或人的)产量,输出量◆Manufacturing output has increased by 8%.制造业产量增长了8%。■production [uncountable] the amount of sth that a country or company produces(国家或公司的)产量◆Production will drop by 60 000 next year.产量明年会下降6万。 see also production ⇨ production, produce ⇨ manufactureNOTE辨析 Output or production?Output has a wider range of uses than production in this meaning: output can 'belong' to a country, company, machine or person.表达此义时,output的用法较production范围广。output可指国家、公司、机器或人的产量◆the country's / company's total output国家/公司的总产量◆her prodigious literary output她惊人的文学作品产量Production is not used with the possessive in this way. * production不能像output那样与所有格连用◆the country's/company's total production◆her prodigious literary production■productivityˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti; NAmEˌprɑːdʌkˈtɪvəti, ˌproʊdʌkˈtɪvəti [uncountable] the rate at which a company, country or worker produces goods; the amount produced, compared with the amount of time, work and money that is needed to produce it生产率;生产效率◆Wage rates depend on levels of productivity.工资水平取决于生产效率的高低。◆If you want to stay in this job you'll need to get your productivity up.如果你想保住这份工作,就需要提高生产率。■yield [countable, uncountable] the amount of crops or milk that is produced(作物或奶的)产量,产出◆This method of cultivation gives a higher yield.这种耕种方法能提高产量。◆a reduction in milk yield牛奶产量的下降 see also yield ⇨ provideverb