business may be an inclusive term but specifically designates the activities of those engaged in the purchase or sale of commodities or in related financial transactions.
commerce and trade imply the exchange and transportation of commodities.
industry applies to the producing of commodities, especially by manufacturing or processing, usually on a large scale.
traffic applies to the operation and functioning of public carriers of goods and persons.
Example Sentences
He favors policies that promote industry. She invested in several large industries. She became so popular that a whole industry grew up around her and her image.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English (Scots) industrie, from Middle French, from Latin industria, from industrius diligent, from Old Latin indostruus, perhaps from indu in + -struus (akin to Latin struere to build) — more at end-, strew
ADJECTIVE | VERB + INDUSTRY | INDUSTRY + VERB | INDUSTRY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤booming, growing, thriving繁榮的行業;發展的行業◇one of the fastest-growing industries in the world世界上發展最快的產業之一➤important, key, major重要工業;關鍵產業;主要產業▸➤declining衰落的產業▸➤high-tech, modern, sunrise (BrE) 高科技/現代/朝陽產業▸➤sunset, traditional夕陽/傳統產業▸➤cottage家庭手工業◇Weaving and knitting are traditional cottage industries.織布和編織都是傳統的家庭手工業。➤domestic, local國內/地方工業➤global全球產業◇the global textile industry全球紡織業➤private, privatized私營產業▸➤nationalized, state-owned, state-run國有化/國有/國營產業▸➤heavy重工業➤light輕工業➤strategic戰略性產業◇strategic industries such as the extraction of oil and natural gas石油和天然氣開採等戰略性產業➤manufacturing, service製造業;服務業◇the shift away from manufacturing to service industry從製造業向服務業的轉移➤primary, secondary, tertiary第一/第二/第三產業▸➤labour-intensive/labor-intensive勞動密集型產業▸➤building, construction建築業▸➤engineering (especially BrE) 機器製造業▸➤shipbuilding造船業▸➤chemical, coal, electrical, electricity, energy, gas, mining, nuclear, oil, steel化學/煤炭/電氣/電力/能源/燃氣/採礦/核能/石油/鋼鐵工業▸➤agricultural, fishing, food, timber農業;漁業;食品業;木材工業▸➤pharmaceutical製藥業➤health-care, medical (especially NAmE) 衞生保健業;醫療業➤biotech生物技術產業▸➤auto, automobile, automotive, car, motor汽車工業▸➤computer, electronics計算機工業;電子產業➤telecom, telecommunications, telecoms (especially BrE) 電信業▸➤fashion, textile時裝業;紡織業▸➤advertising廣告業▸➤insurance保險業▸➤entertainment, film, movie, music, record, recording娛樂業;電影業;音樂產業;唱片業▸➤tourism, tourist旅遊業▸➤catering, hospitality, leisure (all especially BrE) 餐飲業;酒店餐飲業;休閒娛樂業➤hotel酒店業➤banking, financial銀行業;金融業➤aerospace, airline, aviation航空航天業;航空業➤publishing出版業➤tobacco煙草工業VERB + INDUSTRY➤benefit, develop, encourage, help, stimulate, support 有益於/發展/鼓勵/幫助/刺激/支持產業◇The government decided to encourage industries based on biotechnology.政府決定鼓勵發展以生物技術為基礎的產業。◇government measures to stimulate new industry政府刺激新興產業的措施➤run down (BrE) 逐漸收縮產業◇Running down the nuclear industry will result in heavy job losses.收縮核工業將會導致大量失業。➤damage, hurt損害產業◇They claim that a commercial port would damage the local tourist industry.他們聲稱建立商業港口會損害當地的旅遊業。➤cripple, destroy, devastate嚴重削弱/破壞/毀滅工業▸➤nationalize將工業國有化➤privatize將工業私有化▸➤deregulate, regulate解除對產業的管控;管控產業▸➤protect保護工業◇trade barriers erected to protect domestic industry為保護國內工業而設置的貿易壁壘➤subsidize補貼工業◇The state's timber industry is heavily subsidized.該州的木材工業得到大量補貼。➤interfere in, interfere with干預工業◇The government has interfered in industry, with disastrous results, by attempting to alter economic trends.政府試圖通過改變經濟發展趨勢而干預工業,結果造成了災難性的後果。➤be involved in, be involved with投身於工業◇More than 140 000 people are directly involved in the industry.直接從事這一行業的人超過了 14 萬。➤revolutionize, transform變革/改革產業▸➤enter, go into進入產業◇students training to enter the banking industry接受培訓準備進入銀行業的學生◇She decided to leave teaching and go into industry.她決定放棄教書,投身實業。INDUSTRY + VERB➤boom, develop, expand, grow, grow up, spring up工業繁榮/發展/擴張/成長/壯大/湧現◇New light industries are constantly springing up.新型輕工業不斷湧現。◇The tourist industry is still expanding rapidly.旅遊業仍然在快速擴張。➤decline, struggle產業衰落/舉步維艱➤experience sth, face sth產業經歷⋯/面臨⋯◇industries which are experiencing substantial growth正在經歷強勁增長的產業◇The industry is facing major challenges.該行業面臨重大挑戰。➤produce sth工業生產⋯INDUSTRY + NOUN➤executive, leader行業主管/領袖➤expert, insider行業專家;行內人士➤analyst, observer工業分析家/觀察家▸➤standard行業標準◇They hope that the disk drive will become an industry standard.他們希望這種磁盤驅動器能成為一個行業標準。PREPOSITION➤in industry, within industry在行業中;在行業內◇In the computer industry, change comes about very rapidly.計算機這一行更新換代非常迅速。PHRASES➤a captain of industry, commerce and industry產業巨頭;工商業◇The banks lend money to commerce and industry.銀行貸款給工商業。➤regulation of (an) industry(某一)行業的管理◇proposals for regulation of the water industry供水業管理建議➤the revival of (an) industry(某一)行業的復興◇the revival of the British film industry英國電影業的復興➤a sector of industry工業領域➤industry and trade, trade and industry工業與貿易◇the Department of Trade and Industry (in the UK) 工貿部