industry
noun
ˈɪndəstri
noun
1
a.
the
large-scale
production
of
goods
or
of
substances
such
as
coal
and
steel
b.
the
people
who
work
in
industry
〔工业的〕从业人员
U
a
decline
in
manufacturing
industry
制造业的衰退
heavy/light
industry
(the
production
of
large
or
small
goods)
重工业/轻工业
Heavy
industry
was
concentrated
in
the
north
of
the
country.
重工业集中在该国的北部。
This
type
of
software
is
widely
used
in
industry.
这种软件广泛应用于工业。
an
agreement
that
will
be
welcomed
by
both
sides
of
industry
(=employers
and
workers)
将受到劳资双方欢迎的协定
2
businesses
that
produce
a
particular
type
of
thing
or
provide
a
particular
service
〔某一〕行业
C
coal/car/textile
etc
industry
I
work
in
the
oil
industry.
我在石油行业工作。
tourist/travel/leisure/catering
etc
industry
Italy’s
thriving
tourist
industry
意大利蓬勃发展的旅游业
new
jobs
in
service
industries
(=businesses
such
as
banking
and
tourism)
服务行业的新工作
3
the
fact
of
working
hard
[正式] 勤劳，勤奋
U | formal
Gould
is
a
man
of
great
industry.
古尔德是一个勤劳的人。
4
an
area
of
work
which
has
grown
too
large
–
used
to
show
disapproval
范围，领域，界〔指规模过大，含贬义〕
singular 单数
another
book
from
the
Shakespeare
industry
研究莎士比亚的另一本专著