释义 |
sweatshopsweat‧shop /ˈswet-ʃɒp $ -ʃɑːp/ noun [countable]  - A lawyer by training, she scuffled with agribusiness over migrant workers and supervised the government crackdown on sweatshops.
- Dad rescued her from a sweatshop.
- He kept a sweatshop if anyone did.
- She had persuaded an Oriental sweatshop to supply her with winter wear in bulk.
- There was a plentiful supply of cheap labour that could be easily employed in tiny sweatshops.
- They worked fourteen-hour days in textile sweatshops.
- Unpleasant though sweatshops may be, some argue, any work is better than no work.
- Workers in the clothing sweatshops are lucky to make $ 140 a month.
► factory a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities, using machines: · She works in a chocolate factory.· a clothing factory ► plant a large factory where cars, chemicals, or energy is produced: · Local residents are protesting about the new nuclear power plant.· a car plant· a nuclear power plant ► facility a factory. Facility is often used instead of factory in business English: · The new production facility is one of the most up-to-date in the area. ► works used in the following compounds to describe a factory that produces a particular thing: a steelworks/ironworks/brickworks/a chemical/cement works/a printing works ► mill a factory that produces paper, cotton, or cloth: · a paper mill· The textile mill has been converted into luxury flats. ► shipyard a place where ships are built or repaired: · The vessel was built in the Kobe shipyard. ► foundry a factory where metal is made into things using moulds: · Mandela’s statue was cast here in a local foundry. ► sweatshop disapproving a small factory where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money: · The company was fined for selling goods produced in sweatshops. ► Basicsadmin, nounadministration, nounadministrative, adjectiveadministrator, nounagency, nounagent, nounbalance sheet, nounbazaar, nounbid, nounbid, verbbig business, nounbook value, nounboss, nounbottom line, nounbranch, nouncapacity, nouncapital, nouncapital assets, nouncapital gains, nouncapital goods, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivecapitalist, nouncard, nouncentralize, verbcompetitiveness, nounconsultancy, nouncontract, nouncontract, verbcost-effective, adjectivecoupon, nouncritical path, noundecentralize, verbdeveloper, noundistiller, noundistributor, noundiversify, verbdownsize, verbeconomics, nounenterprise, nounentrepreneur, nounestablishment, nounfashion, nounfly-by-night, adjectivefold, verbfoodstuff, nounform letter, nounfranchise, verbfranchisee, noungazump, verbgearing, noungeneric, adjectiveget, verbhard sell, nounhaute couture, nounhigh season, nounhigh technology, nounhike, nounhike, verbloss, nounlow-tech, adjectivemaximize, verbMD, nounmerchandise, verbmerchandising, nounmerger, nounmiddleman, nounmiller, nounmission statement, nounmom-and-pop, adjectivemoneygrabbing, adjectivemoneymaker, noun-monger, suffixmonopolistic, adjectivemonopoly, nounnet, adjectivenet, verbniche, nounoff-the-peg, adjectiveopening time, nounoperation, nounoperational, adjectiveoperator, nounoption, nounoutlay, nounoutlet, nounoutput, nounoutwork, nounoverhead, nounoverstock, verbpackage, nounpartner, nounpartnership, nounpatent, nounpayola, nounpercentage, nounpiracy, nounpremium, nounprivate practice, nounprivatization, nounprivatize, verbprofitability, nounproprietor, nounproprietress, nounpurchase price, nounpurchasing power, nounquiet, adjectiveR & D, nounrate of return, nounrecall, verbreject, nounrep, nounresearch and development, nounrestrictive practices, nounrevenue, nounsell, verbservice industry, nounsleeping partner, nounspeculate, verbspeculation, nounspeculative, adjectivestreet value, nounsubtotal, nounswap meet, nounsweatshop, nounsyndicate, nounsystems analyst, nountake, nountender, nountie-up, nounTM, transact, verbtransaction, nounturnover, nounundersell, verbuneconomic, adjectiveunit, noununprofitable, adjectivevideo conferencing, nounwatchdog, nounwheeler-dealer, nounwheeling and dealing, noun a small business, factory etc where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money – used to show disapproval |