pro‧duce 1 S1 W1 / prədjus $ -dus / 动词 [及物动词]

1 cause to cause a particular result or effect → product :

New drugs are producing remarkable results .

a rise in sea level produced by climatic change

As a policy, it did not produce the desired effect .

2 create/make to make, write etc something to be bought, used, or enjoyed by people → product , production :

The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour.

How did you manage to produce a meal so quickly? → mass-produced

3 make naturally to grow something or make it naturally → product , production :

This region produces the grapes used in champagne.

Plants produce oxygen.

4 show if you produce an object, you bring it out or present it, so that people can see or consider it :

When challenged, he produced a gun.

They were unable to produce any statistics to verify their claims.

5 play/film if someone produces a film or play, they find the money for it and control the way it is made → producer :

Costner produced and directed the film.

6 baby to give birth to a baby or young animals :

An adult cat may produce kittens three times a year.

THESAURUS

make used about things you make yourself, or things that are made in a factory : Diane makes all her own clothes. | My camera was made in China.

produce to make something in large quantities to be sold, or to make something as the result of a natural process : The factory produces high-quality steel. | Japan produces some of the most advanced mobile phones. | The pancreas is a gland in your body which produces hormones.

create to make something new and original : Tarantino created a whole new style of films. | Many companies invest a lot of money in creating new products. | Potter was famous for creating characters such as ‘Peter Rabbit’. | This technique is used to create images of beautiful forests.

manufacture to make machines, cars, equipment etc in factories : The company manufactures aircraft parts.

mass-produce to make very large quantities of something in a factory : They developed a way to mass-produce the drug.

develop to design and make something new over a period of time : In 1962, Enders developed an effective vaccine against measles. | The company is developing new anti-virus software.

form to make something as the result of a natural process or chemical reaction : Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water. | The research will help us understand how planets are formed.

generate to make something such as heat, electricity, or power : Wind can be used to generate electricity.