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单词 produce
释义 produce
I. pro·duce \prəˈdyüs, prōˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect) producen, from Latin producere, from pro- forward + ducere to lead — more at pro-, tow
transitive verb
1. : to bring forward : lead forth : offer to view or notice : exhibit, show
 < the State Department produced the transcript — New Republic >
 < required to produce his license for inspection — Priscilla Hughes >
2. : to bring forth : give birth to : bear, generate, yield
 < the greatest scientist the world has produced — T.B.Costain >
 < the rains produce a quick-growing and lush herbage — N.C.Wright >
3. : to extend geometrically : prolong — used of a line, surface, or solid
 < produce the side of a triangle >
4. : to introduce to the public : bring out as a dramatic production
 < five new plays which were producedCurrent Biography >
 < said she would like me to produce her in something — Mrs. Patrick Campbell >
5. : to cause to have existence or to happen : bring about : originate
 < the sting … produces violent inflammation — Richard Semon >
 < produced an indulgent smile — Edith Wharton >
6. obsolete : advance, promote
7. : to compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort
 < produced a group of poems — Naomi Lewis >
 < regularly produces articles and drawings — Current Biography >
8.
 a. : to give being, form, or shape to : make often from raw materials : manufacture
  < produced 5,002 cars in three years — American Guide Series: Michigan >
 b. : to make economically valuable : make or create so as to be available for satisfaction of human wants
9. : to cause to accrue : bring in as profit
 < money at interest produces an income >
intransitive verb
: to bring forth a product or production : bear, make, or yield that which is according to nature or intention : grow, make, or furnish economically valuable products
 < labored literally day and night to produce — Vera M. Dean >
Synonyms: see bear
II. prod·uce \ˈpräˌd(y)üs, ˈprōˌ-\ noun
(-s)
1.
 a.
  (1) : something that is brought forth or yielded either naturally or as a result of effort and work
  (2) : a result produced : consequence
   < the produce of … knowledge extends to the individual and to the community — Curt Stern >
 b. : the amount that is produced : yield
  < worth about twice as much as the annual produce of all English mines — T.B.Macaulay >
2. : agricultural products (as fresh fruits and vegetables)
 < wagons bringing produce … from farms round about — Sidney Lovett >
3. : the progeny usually of a female animal : offspring — distinguished from get
 < the produce of this fine mare includes the get of several leading stallions >
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