a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects铸造厂；玻璃厂- an iron foundry铸铁厂
- foundry workers铸造工人
Synonyms factoryfactory- plant
- mill
- works
- yard
- workshop
- foundry
These are all words for buildings or places where things are made or where industrial processes take place.- factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made, mainly by machine:
- a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory巧克力厂；香烟厂；制衣厂
- plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place:
- a nuclear power plant核电厂
- a manufacturing plant制造厂
- mill a factory that produces a particular type of material:
- a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill棉纺厂；造纸厂；纺织厂；毛纺厂
- works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place:
- a brickworks砖厂
- a steelworks炼钢厂
- Raw materials were carried to the works by barge.原材料由驳船运到工厂。
- yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building something:
- workshop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using hand tools or machinery (usually individual items or small numbers of items):
- a car repair workshop汽车修理厂
- foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects:
Patterns- a car/chemical/munitions factory/plant
- an engineering plant/works
- to manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundry
- to work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundry
- factory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers
Topics Businessc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryFoundry is used after these nouns: See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent. (earlier as foundery): from found ‘melt and mould’ + -ry, perhaps suggested by French fonderie.