| 单词 | manufacturer |
| 释义 | manufacturer (once / 339 pages) n A manufacturer is a person or business that makes goods to sell. If you buy a shirt that has a "made in the USA" label, it means that the manufacturer of the shirt is in the United States. You can use the noun manufacturer for any company (or individual) that makes products, but it's most often used for things made on a very large scale, like cars, appliances, and computers. The word comes from manufacture, which as a noun originally meant "something made by hand," from the Latin roots manus, "hand," and factura, "a working." WORD FAMILYmanufacturer: manufacturers+/manufacture: manufactured, manufacturer, manufactures, manufacturing USAGE EXAMPLESManufacturers pay states a 23.1 percent rebate on brand-name drugs compared to 13 percent for generics. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Following his win, he agreed a deal with the manufacturer of the glasses permitting them to use his name. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) In one study, researchers found that more than three-fourths of colonoscopes and gastroscopes were still contaminated after cleaning and disinfection in accordance with manufacturer guidelines. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n someone who manufactures something Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper producer Cyrus Hall McCormick United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884) John MercerBritish maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866) Isaac Merrit SingerUnited States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875) Eli WhitneyUnited States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825) Will Keith KellogUnited States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951) Alfred KruppGerman arms manufacturer and son of Friedrich Krupp; his firm provided ordnance for German armies from the 1840s through World War II (1812-1887) Peter Paul MauserGerman arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914) Charles William PostUnited States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) arms manufacturer someone who manufactures arms and munitions brewerthe owner or manager of a brewery distillersomeone who distills alcoholic liquors food manufacturera person who manufactures food products sericulturista producer of raw silk maker, shaper a person who makes things 2n a business engaged in manufacturing some product Syn|Hypo|Hyper maker, manufacturing business armorer, armourer a manufacturer of firearms bottlera manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages auto maker, auto manufacturer, automaker, car maker, car manufacturer, carmakera business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles computer businessa business that manufactures and sells computers business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it |
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