production

production
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured
    生产;制造
    banning the production of chemical weapons.
    禁止化学武器的生产。
    it is no longer in production.
    这已经不再生产。
    ■the harvesting or refinement of something natural
    (对自然物的)加工;采集;生产
    non-intensive methods of food production.
    食品生产的非深加工方法。
    ■the total amount of something that is manufactured,harvested,or refined
    产量
    steel production had peaked in 1974.
    钢铁产量1974年就已达到顶峰。
    ■the creation or formation of something as part of a physical,biological,or chemical process
    (物理、生物或化学过程产物的)产生;发生
    excess production of collagen by the liver.
    肝脏生成的过量胶原质。
    ■[as modifier]denoting a car or other vehicle which has been manufactured in large numbers
    (交通工具的)大量生产
  2. the provision of something for consideration, inspection, or use
    出示,拿出;提供
    members are entitled to a discount on production of their membership cards.
    会员出示会员卡就可享受打折。
  3. the process of or financial and administrative management involved in making a film,play,or record
    (电影,戏剧,录音)制作,监制
    the film was still in production.
    电影还在制作中。
    [as modifier]a production company.
    一家制作公司。
    ■[count noun]a film, record, or play, especially when viewed in terms of its making or staging
    (尤指从制作与公演等特点来看)影片;戏剧;录音制品
    this production updates the play and sets it in the sixties.
    这一制作将原剧现代化了,将其置于20世纪60年代。
    ■[in sing.]the overall sound of a musical recording; the way a record is produced
    音响效果;制作方式
    the record's production is gloriously relaxed.
    唱片的录音效果真是了不起的轻松愉快。
常用词组
make a production of
  1. do (something) in an unnecessarily elaborate or complicated way
    对…作不必要的发挥; 对…小题大做
派生
productional
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Old French from Latin productio(n-), from producere 'bring forth' (see produce)
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