in‧dus‧try S2 W1 / ɪndəstri / 名词 ( 复数形式 industries )
1 [不可数名词]
a) the large-scale production of goods or of substances such as coal and steel :
This type of software is widely used in industry.
workers in manufacturing industry
b) the people who work in industry :
an agreement that will be welcomed by both sides of industry (= employers and workers )
2 [可数名词] businesses that produce a particular type of thing or provide a particular service :
I work in the oil industry.
Italy’s thriving tourist industry
3 [不可数名词] formal the fact of working hard :
Gould is a man of great industry.
4 [单数形式] an area of work which has grown too large – used to show disapproval :
another book from the Shakespeare industry
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + industry
an important/major industry Agriculture is still a major industry in Scotland.
a thriving industry (= one that is doing very well ) Software development soon became a thriving industry in the area.
a growing industry Tourism is a growing industry in the many parts of the developing world.
a declining industry (= one that is doing badly ) Coal and steel are declining industries in Britain.
manufacturing industry (= industries in which goods are produced in factories ) The last twenty years has seen a decline in manufacturing industry.
a service industry (= businesses that provide a service, such as banking and tourism ) Most of the new jobs are in service industries.
heavy industry (= industries that involve the production of large goods ) Shipbuilding and other heavy industry developed in the North of Britain.
light industry (= industries that involve the production of small goods ) Jobs in light industry are increasing.
modern industry Modern industry needs to be in places where there are good transport links.
a traditional industry (= an industry that has been in a particular area for a long time ) The shipyards, the traditional industry in the north east, had closed.
the coal/car/textile etc industry The town was very dependant on the car industry.
the agricultural/fishing industry There has been a decline in Britain’s fishing industry.
the tourist/travel industry The tourist industry earns billions of dollars per year.
the leisure/entertainment industry Computer technology has revolutionized the entertainment industry.
the film/music industry (= the work of producing films or music ) She would really like to work in the music industry.
动词
an industry grows/expands The clothing industry grew rapidly during the 1960s.
an industry declines (= becomes less successful ) The shipping industry declined after World War II.
develop an industry More investment is needed to develop new industries such as tourism.
damage an industry Financial scandals have damaged the industry in recent years.
nationalize an industry (= make it owned by the state ) The rail industry was nationalized in the 1950s, with disastrous results.
privatize an industry (= make it privately owned, rather than owned by the state ) The water industry was privatized in the 1980s.
regulate an industry (= control an industry so that it does not make unfair profits ) A new agency was created to regulate the telecommunications industry.
industry + NOUN
an industry leader (= one of the most successful companies in a particular industry ) We are now a mature company and an industry leader.
industry experts (= people who know a lot about a particular industry ) Industry experts expect house prices to rise.
industry analysts (= people who study a particular industry to see how it is developing ) Industry analysts are expecting profits to improve in the second half of the year.
短语
a captain of industry (= someone who runs a large company and has a lot of influence ) He rose to be a great captain of industry.
trade and industry (= producing goods, and buying and selling them ) He works for the Department of Trade and Industry.