prod‧uct S1 W1 / prɒdʌkt $ prɑ- / 名词
1 [可数和不可数名词] something that is grown or made in a factory in large quantities, usually in order to be sold
agricultural/dairy/software etc products
consumer products such as VCRs
The London factory assembles the finished product .
He works in marketing and product development.
2 the product of something
a) if someone is the product of a particular background or experience, their character is typical of that background or the result of that experience :
Paula was the product of a sheltered middle-class home.
b) if something is the product of a particular situation, process etc, it is the result of that situation or process :
The report was the product of four years’ hard work.
3 [可数名词] technical the number you get by multiplying two or more numbers in mathematics
4 [可数名词] something that is produced through a natural or chemical process :
Hemoglobin is a product of red blood cells.
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + product
a commercial product They help firms turn good ideas into commercial products.
a consumer product (= one that is bought by the public ) Demand for consumer products has increased.
household products Do you know what chemicals are in household products such as washing powder and paint?
beauty/hair products She doesn’t buy beauty products that have been tested on animals.
dairy/milk products Some people are allergic to dairy products.
meat products meat products like sausages, pies and burgers
the finished product The quality of the finished product is all-important.
product + NOUN
product development The money will be used to fund product development.
a product range/line (= the range of things that a company makes and sells ) We want to broaden the company’s product line.
THESAURUS
product 名词 [可数名词] something that is made or produced in large quantities, usually in order to be sold : consumer products such as mobile phones | dairy products
goods 名词 [复数形式] things that are produced in order to be sold, especially for use in the home : They sell furniture and other household goods . | electrical goods | white goods (= large electrical goods used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators )
commodity 名词 [可数名词] formal a type of product or raw material that can be bought and sold – used especially about basic food products, metals, and fuels : The decline in prices for agricultural commodities made the economic situation worse. | All metal was a valuable commodity and was rarely wasted.
merchandise 名词 [不可数名词] formal things that are being sold, especially in shops : Customers are not allowed to handle the merchandise. | Sales of books, videos, and other merchandise have increased.
wares 名词 [复数形式] written things that are offered for sale, especially in a market or on the street : In the market, the traders began selling their wares. | Merchants brought their wares from all over the world.
export 名词 [ countable often 复数形式 ] a product that is sent to a foreign country in order to be sold : US exports rose to $11.935 billion. | At the moment, oil is their biggest export.
import 名词 [ countable often 复数形式 ] goods that are brought from one country into another to be sold there : The UK clothing industry cannot compete with foreign imports on price.