industry
US: /ˈɪndəstɹi/
UK: /ˈɪndʌstɹˌi/
UK: /ˈɪndʌstɹˌi/
English Vietnamese dictionary
industry
- công nghiệp, lĩnh vực công nghiệp
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun (plural industries)
1 [U] the production of goods from raw materials, especially in factories: heavy / light industry + the needs of British industry + She got a job in industry.
2 [C] the people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or in providing a particular service: the steel industry + the catering / tourist industry + We need to develop local industries. + (figurative, disapproving) the Madonna industry (= the large number of people involved in making Madonna successful)
See also -
3 [U] (formal) the quality of working hard: We were impressed by their industry.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 production, manufacture, trade, commerce, business:
Competition in the car industry helps keep prices lower.
2 diligence, assiduity, sedulousness, energy, exertion, effort, application, perseverance, persistence, work, labour, toil:
We were complimented on our industry by the teacher.
3 industriousness, energy, activity, vigour, hustle, bustle, dynamism, enterprise, earnestness, determination:
The sales office is a hive of industry.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
thriving | important, key, major | (fastest) growing | declining | modern | traditional | cottage
Weaving and knitting are traditional cottage industries.
| domestic, international, local, national | private, privatized | government-owned, nationalized, state-run | heavy | light | strategic
strategic industries such as the extraction of oil and natural gas
| manufacturing, service
the shift away from manufacturing to service industry
| labour-intensive | high-tech/high-technology |
building, construction |
engineering | shipbuilding |
chemical, coal, electricity,
energy, gas, mining, nuclear, oil,
petrochemical | agricultural,
fishing, food, timber | pharmaceutical | automobile, automotive, car, motor | computer, electronics | textiles | advertising | insurance | entertainment, film, music/record | catering, hospitality, hotel, leisure, tourist
VERB + INDUSTRY
assist, develop, encourage, help, stimulate
The government decided to encourage industries based on biotechnology. government measures to stimulate new industry
| run down
Running down the nuclear industry will result in heavy job losses.
| damage
They claim that a commercial port would damage the local tourist industry.
| cripple, destroy, ruin | nationalize | privatize | regulate | protect
trade barriers erected to protect domestic industry
| subsidize
The state's timber industry is heavily subsidized.
| interfere in/with
The government has interfered in industry, with disastrous results, by attempting to alter economic trends.
| be involved in/with
More than 140,000 people are directly involved in the industry.
| enter, go into
students training to enter the catering industry She decided to leave teaching and go into industry.
INDUSTRY + VERB
develop, grow up, spring up
In the favourable economic environment, new light industries are constantly springing up.
| boom, expand, grow
The tourist industry is still expanding rapidly.
| decline, shrink | close down, disappear
When the railway disappeared, other industries associated with it closed down.
| compete | produce sth
INDUSTRY + NOUN
leader | standard
They hope that the disk drive will become an industry standard.
PREP.
in/within ~
In the computer industry, change comes about very rapidly.
PHRASES
a captain of industry, commerce and industry
The banks lend money to commerce and industry.
| regulation of (an) industry
proposals for regulation of the water industry
| the revival of (an) industry
the revival of the British film industry
| a sector of industry, trade and industry
the Department of Trade and Industry
Concise English dictionary
industries'ɪndəstrɪ
noun
+the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
+the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
+persevering determination to perform a task
