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manufacture

UK //ˌmæn.jʊˈfæk.tʃər//US //ˌmæn.jəˈfæk.tʃɚ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'manufactura',由 'manu'(手)和 'factura'(制作)组成,原意为手工制作。16世纪通过法语进入英语。

verb

❶ 指用机器或人工方式大规模生产商品或产品,通常涉及原材料加工和组装过程。

“This factory manufactures car parts for major automakers.”

(这家工厂为大型汽车制造商生产汽车零部件。)

“The company manufactures over 10,000 smartphones every day.”

(该公司每天生产超过1万部智能手机。)

❶ 指编造或捏造虚假的事物,常用于负面语境中表示不真实的陈述或证据。

“The politician was accused of manufacturing evidence.”

(这位政治家被指控伪造证据。)

“Don't manufacture excuses for being late.”

(不要为迟到编造借口。)

同义词:produce, make, fabricate, construct, create

noun

❶ 指制造或生产的过程,特别是指通过工业手段将原材料转化为成品的过程。

“The manufacture of this device requires precision engineering.”

(这种设备的制造需要精密工程。)

“Local manufacture helps reduce transportation costs.”

(本地生产有助于降低运输成本。)

同义词:production, fabrication, assembly, construction

常见短语

manufacture consent — 指通过媒体宣传等手段人为制造公众对某事的认同或支持,常带有操纵舆论的负面含义。

“The government was accused of manufacturing consent for the war.”

(政府被指控为战争制造舆论支持。)

home manufacture — 指在家庭或小作坊中进行的生产活动,区别于大型工厂生产。

“Home manufacture of food products requires proper hygiene standards.”

(家庭食品生产需要符合适当的卫生标准。)