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单词 production
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productionnoun

uk/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/us/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/

production noun (MAKING)

B2 [ U ] the process of making or growing goods to be sold:

Coke is used in the production of steel.
We watched a video showing the various stages in the production of glass.
The company's new model will be going into production early next year.

B2 [ U ] the amount of something that is made or grown by a country or a company:

Swedish industrial production has fallen steadily this year.
Wheat production has risen over the years.

More examples

  • The government has pledged to reduce the amount of chemicals used in food production.
  • The drug is still being tested and will not go into commercial production for at least two years.
  • Existing methods of production are expensive and inefficient.
  • Prices of goods are governed by the cost of the raw materials, as well as by the cost of production and distribution.
  • The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after a two-month break.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Creating and producing

  • bear fruit idiom
  • bring
  • bring sth out
  • churn sth out
  • cobble
  • craft
  • mass-produce
  • on the go idiom
  • overproduce
  • patch sth together
  • phase
  • pump
  • raise
  • rush
  • throw
  • turn sth in
  • turn sth out
  • uncreative
  • unleash
  • unproductive

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Products & producers

production noun (OF FILM/MUSIC)

B2 [ C or U ] the activity of organizing the practical and financial matters relating to the preparation of a film, play, or television or radio programme:

She's hoping to get into television production.
Disney's latest production (= film) looks likely to be its most successful ever.

[ C ] a particular series of performances of a theatre entertainment such as a play or opera:

They're doing a new production of Macbeth at the National Theatre.

[ U ] the preparation and general quality of a musical recording's sound, showing the way in which the music was recorded rather than the quality of the singing and the music:

George Martin did the production on the Beatles records.

More examples

  • All the major theatres now have sponsors, especially for high-cost productions.
  • The local drama group is staging a production of the musical 'Grease'.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Broadcasting in general

  • airplay
  • airtime
  • airwaves
  • break
  • broadcast
  • cable
  • commentator
  • host
  • present
  • preview
  • prime time
  • public broadcasting
  • public service broadcasting
  • radio
  • season
  • station
  • tower
  • transmitter
  • tune in
  • voice-over

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Spectacles & performances
Recording sounds and images

production noun (BRINGING OUT)

[ U ] formal the act of taking something out and showing it:

Entry to the club is only permitted on production (= the showing) of a membership card.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Showing and demonstrating

  • act sth out
  • attest
  • barometer
  • bespeak
  • bring
  • bring sth forward
  • flicker
  • manifestation
  • produce
  • prove
  • put up sth
  • radiate
  • revealing
  • says something about sb/sth idiom
  • signify
  • speak
  • strike
  • suggest
  • token
  • wear

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Idiom(s)

make a production (out) of sth
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