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单词 production line
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production linen.adj.

Brit. /prəˈdʌkʃn ˌlʌɪn/, U.S. /prəˈdəkʃ(ə)n ˌlaɪn/, /proʊˈdəkʃ(ə)n ˌlaɪn/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: production n., line n.2
Etymology: < production n. + line n.2
A. n.
A sequential production process; spec. a systemized sequence of automated or manual operations involved in the manufacture of a product; an assembly line. Also figurative.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > workplace > factory > [noun] > assembly or production line
production line1905
assembly line1914
line1926
track1931
transfer line1956
1905 Lincoln (Nebraska) Evening News 6 Dec. 8/4 The bulk of the crop matures early and comparatively few late grown spuds are planted. As a rule the late planting does not figure much in the production line.
1935 T. H. Burnham Engin. Econ. (ed. 3) II. viii. 245 Many nice problems arise as to when it is economic to break up a group system and lay down a special production line.
1943 J. S. Huxley TVA xii. 112 One, two, and three bedroom houses were built on outdoor production lines and distributed to various communities.
1964 J. M. Argyle Psychol. & Social Probl. viii. 107 A production line must go at the speed of the slowest man.
1996 Week 14 Dec. 8/3 The current Miss Universe, Alicia Machado, is only the latest in a production line of beauty queens from Venezuela.
2004 F. Lawrence Not on Label ii. 46 The supervisor would always give more work to the illegals—and they in turn would give him backhanders to make sure they could get work or the best positions on the production line.
B. adj. (attributive).
That has been produced or manufactured on a production line; mass-produced. Frequently figurative.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [adjective] > manufactured or produced > mass-produced
Fordist1916
production line1916
mass-produced1926
1916 Marion (Ohio) Star 1 Sept. 9/6 Put your farming work on a production line basis with an implement for each operation to earn and save!
1941 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 12 11 (title) The production-line college... The limiting effects of institutional routines of administration.
1942 Washington Post 27 June 12/1 (caption) First production line model of the TG 4-A, two-place training glider, nears completion.
1975 N.Y. Times 8 Oct. 3/1 The new telescope is to be a production-line 25-meter model..and has been chosen to keep costs to a minimum.
2000 You & your Wedding Mar. 103/2 Register offices are sometimes thought to be production-line, timed-to-the-minute weddings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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