productive

adjective

OPAL W

/prəˈdʌktɪv/

Word Family

produce verb
producer noun
production noun
productive adjective (≠ unproductive)
productively adverb
product noun
produce noun

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making goods or growing crops, especially in large quantities
- highly productive farming land
- productive workers
- The aim was to maximize the machine’s productive capacity.
- The bush must be pruned to remain productive.
opposite unproductiveTopics Farmingc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- prove
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
doing or achieving a lot synonym fruitful
- a productive meeting
- My time spent in the library was very productive.
compare counterproductive
Extra Examples
- I just wish he would do something productive with his life.
- Internet sources have proved extremely productive.
- It makes them feel productive even if it is not a paying job.
Topics Successc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- prove
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
productive of something (formal) resulting in something or causing something
- a play productive of the strongest emotions

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French productif, -ive or late Latin productivus, from product- ‘brought forth’, from the verb producere, from pro- ‘forward’ + ducere ‘to lead’.

单词	productive
释义	productive adjective OPAL W /prəˈdʌktɪv/ /prəˈdʌktɪv/ Word Family produce verb producer noun production noun productive adjective (≠ unproductive) productively adverb product noun produce noun jump to other results making goods or growing crops, especially in large quantities highly productive farming land productive workers The aim was to maximize the machine’s productive capacity. The bush must be pruned to remain productive. opposite unproductiveTopics Farmingc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be prove seem … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry doing or achieving a lot synonym fruitful a productive meeting My time spent in the library was very productive. compare counterproductive Extra Examples I just wish he would do something productive with his life. Internet sources have proved extremely productive. It makes them feel productive even if it is not a paying job. Topics Successc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be prove seem … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry productive of something (formal) resulting in something or causing something a play productive of the strongest emotions Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French productif, -ive or late Latin productivus, from product- ‘brought forth’, from the verb producere, from pro- ‘forward’ + ducere ‘to lead’.
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