| 单词 | industry |
| 释义 | industry /inˈdə-stri/noun
ORIGIN: L industria, perhaps from the old word indu in, within, and struere to build up industrial /-dusˈ/ adjective
indusˈtrialism noun
indusˈtrialist noun A person who owns, or holds a powerful position in, an industrial concern or concerns adjectiveOf or characterized by industry industrialīzāˈtion or industrialīsāˈtion noun indusˈtrialize or indusˈtrialise transitive verb and intransitive verb To make or become industrially developed transitive verbTo give a character of industrialism to indusˈtrially adverb indusˈtrious adjective
indusˈtriously adverb indusˈtriousness noun industrial action noun Any action, such as a strike or go-slow, taken by workers as a means of forcing employers to meet demands, as a protest, etc industrial archaeology noun The study of industrial machines and buildings of the past industrial council see Whitley Council industrial democracy noun A form of management in which workers' representatives are appointed to the board of a company, or actively participate in the management in some other capacity industrial design noun The art or process of incorporating aesthetic qualities into manufactured goods industrial designer noun industrial diamond noun Small diamonds, not of gemstone quality and often synthesized from carbon, used to cut rock in borehole drilling and in abrasive grinding industrial disease noun A disease or condition caused by one's occupation, eg pneumoconiosis industrial engineer noun industrial engineering noun The application of scientific principles to the various factors affecting an industrial or manufacturing process in order to develop the most efficient method of production industrial espionage noun The practice of obtaining or attempting to obtain trade secrets or other confidential information by underhand or dishonest means industrial estate noun A planned industrial area, with factories organized to provide varied employment industrial melanism noun Melanism (eg in moths) developed as a response to blackening of trees, etc by industrial pollution industrial park noun (N American) An industrial estate industrial relations plural noun Relations between management and workers or labour in general industrial revolution noun The economic and social changes arising out of the change from industries carried on in the home with simple machines to industries in factories with power-driven machinery, esp such changes (from about 1760) in Britain, the first country to be industrialized industrial school noun (historical)
indusˈtrial-strength adjective
industrial tribunal noun A tribunal set up to hear complaints and make judgements in disputes between employers and employees on matters such as industrial relations and alleged unfair dismissal Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit In Britain, a weekly payment for injury sustained while at work (also injury benefit) |
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