a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects 铸造厂;玻璃厂 an iron foundry 铸铁厂 foundry workers 铸造工人
Synonyms factoryfactoryTopics Businessc2- plant
- mill
- works
- yard
- workshop
- foundry
- factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made, mainly by machine:
a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory 巧克力厂;香烟厂;制衣厂
- plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place:
a nuclear power plant 核电厂 a manufacturing plant 制造厂
- mill a factory that produces a particular type of material:
a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill 棉纺厂;造纸厂;纺织厂;毛纺厂
- works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place:
a brickworks 砖厂 a steelworks 炼钢厂 Raw materials were carried to the works by barge. 原材料由驳船运到工厂。
- yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building something:
a shipyard 船坞
- workshop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using hand tools or machinery (usually individual items or small numbers of items):
a car repair workshop 汽车修理厂
- foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects:
an iron foundry 铸铁厂
- a car/chemical/munitions factory/plant
- an engineering plant/works
- to manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundry
- to work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundry
- factory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFoundry is used after these nouns:- iron
Word Originearly 17th cent. (earlier as foundery): from found ‘melt and mould’ + -ry, perhaps suggested by French fonderie.