(as a mass noun) labour or manufacture based in or involving the country, esp. agriculture; (as a count noun) an industry or business based in or…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > industry > [noun] > types of industry generally (16) rural industry1735 (as a mass noun) labour or manufacture based in or involving the country, esp. agriculture; (as a count noun) an industry or business based in or… heavies1900 In plural. The heavy trades or industries (see A. 5); (also) stocks or shares in such a trade or industry. sunset1906 attributive. Designating a declining industry or business sector, often a long-established or traditional one, esp. in sunset industry. Cf. sunrise… cottage industry1911 In extended use. Any specialized enterprise or activity conducted on a small scale or in a loosely organized or unofficial way, either for profit or… light industry1916 Industry producing small articles, esp. consumer goods, and typically having less impact on the immediate environment than heavy industry (cf. heav… heavy industry1932 transferred. Connected or concerned with the manufacture, carriage, etc. of such articles. Esp. in heavy industry. Hence heavy-industrial adj. Also… resource industry1938 an industry which uses natural resources as its raw materials. nuclear industry1954 the sector of industry concerned with the generation of nuclear power and associated manufacturing and trading activities (including the production… growth industry1957 an industry which has been, or is in process of, developing at a faster rate than other industries. space industry1957 the sector of industry which manufactures goods and materials in connection with space technology. knowledge industry1959 the branch of economic or commercial activity concerned with the development and use of knowledge, spec. in universities, polytechnics, etc.; (as… sex industry1965 the commercial trade in sex and sexually stimulating materials, including prostitution, pornography, etc.; cf. sex worker n. sunrise1972 attributive. Designating a new and expanding industry or business sector, esp. in sunrise industry; cf. sunset, n. compounds 4. smokestack industry1979 any of the heavy manufacturing industries, typically coal-powered and associated with high levels of pollution and outmoded technology (usually in p… Tayacian1979 Of, pertaining to, or designating a palæolithic flake industry of which remains were first found at Tayac (Dordogne), SW France. Also absol. sausage fest1995 Originally U.S. College slang. A party, event, or group in which all, or the overwhelming majority of, participants are male; (hence) a… |
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