[] ( factories) a building or group of buildings where goods are made工厂；制造厂◆a car factory汽车制造厂◆to work in a factory在工厂工作◆factory workers工厂工人◆a fall in factory output工厂产量下降⨁to build / close / open a factory建立／关闭／开办工厂bonded factory ex factory Types of factories <chn/>General Words 通用词语a factory – an aircraft/a clothing/large/small factory工厂 ── 飞机厂／制衣厂／大型工厂／小型工厂a plant – an assembly/a car/chemical plant工厂 ── 组装厂／汽车厂／化工厂Words with more limited use 使用范围更窄的词汇 a production/research facility生产厂；研究所a flour/paper/steel/wood mill面粉／造纸／炼钢／木材厂an industrial/a manufacturing/production site工业区；生产基地 a cement/chemical/gas/steel works水泥／化工／天然气／炼钢厂➡ See note at fabrication参见 fabrication。