manufacture /ˈmænjufæktʃə/ I. vt. 加工,制造(指大量):manufacture wool into cloth 把羊毛加工成布The company manufactures toys from plastics.那个公司制造塑料玩具。 ‖II. n. [u] 1.制造业,制造:iron (steel) manufacture 炼铁(钢)工业;of domestic manufacture 本国制造; 2.产品,制品:cloth (silk) manufacture 布(丝)制品;goods of foreign manufacture 外国产品; Chinese manufacture 中国制品
[辨析]与produce, turn out和yield辨见produce
manufacturer /ˈmænjufæktʃərə/ n. [c]制造商,厂主:a motor-vehicle manufacturer 汽车厂主制造商; aluminium manufacturer 铝厂厂主