单词 | mass-produced |
释义 | mass-produced (once / 28619 pages) adj Mass-produced things are made on a large scale, usually in a factory or plant. Cars, computers, and sneakers are all mass-produced. Your dad's famous chocolate chip cookies are not. Mass-produced items are standardized, if not identical to each other. A factory that makes toasters might produce tens of thousands of toasters that look exactly the same. They're made in such huge quantities on an assembly line — they're mass-produced. The process itself is called mass production. These terms were first used during the growth of the automobile industry in the 1920s. WORD FAMILYmass-produce: mass-produced USAGE EXAMPLESSannito said her version is nothing like mass-produced biscotti, often so hard and dry it must be dunked in coffee to soften it up. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The sachets are typically mass-produced in West Africa, with colorful packaging. Seattle Times(Dec 11, 2016) Mass-produced broadsheets that demonized either side were handed out like leaflets on the street. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) adj produced in quantity often by assembly-line techniques Syn factory-made produced in quantity at a factory |
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