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productive

adjective
 OPAL W
🔊/prəˈdʌktɪv/
🔊/prəˈdʌktɪv/
Word Family
  • produce verb
  • producer noun
  • production noun
  • productive adjective (≠ unproductive)
  • productively adverb
  • product noun
  • produce noun
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  1.  
    making goods or growing crops, especially in large quantities生产的；（尤指）多产的
    • highly productive farming land高产农田
    • productive workers高效工人
    • The aim was to maximize the machine’s productive capacity.目的是使机器的生产能力最大化。
    • The bush must be pruned to remain productive.灌木必须修剪以保持其生长力。
    opposite unproductiveTopics Farmingc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • seem
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    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  2.  
    doing or achieving a lot有效益的；富有成效的 synonym fruitful
    • a productive meeting有成效的会议
    • My time spent in the library was very productive.我花在图书馆的时间很有收获。🔊🔊
    compare counterproductive
    Extra Examples
    • I just wish he would do something productive with his life.我只希望他的一生中能做出些有成效的事。
    • Internet sources have proved extremely productive.因特网资源被证明是极有创造力的。
    • It makes them feel productive even if it is not a paying job.尽管这是一份无偿的工作，但仍让他们觉得自己颇有成就。
    Topics Successc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  3. productive of something (formal) resulting in something or causing something引起；导致；唤起
    • a play productive of the strongest emotions唤起强烈感情的一出戏
    4. 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’.