1 [U] the making or growing of sth, especially in large quantities (尤指大量的)制造,生产:
The latest model will be in production from April.最新的型号从四月起投产。This farm specializes in the production of organic vegetables.这农场专门生产施用有机肥料的蔬菜。mass production批量生产
2 [U] the amount of sth that is made or grown 产量:
a rise/fall in production产量增加╱减少a high level of production高水平的产量
3 [C] a play, film or programme that has been made for the public (为公演制作的)戏剧,电影,节目
☞Notice that produce (noun) means food, etc that comes from a farm and a product is something that was made in a factory. A production is a play, film, etc The label on the bottle says ‘Produce of Italy’.The company's main products are plastic toys.the Bolshoi Ballet's production of Swan Lake 注意:produce指农场出产的食物等;product指工厂制造的产品;而production则是指戏剧、电影等:The label on the bottle says ‘Produce of Italy’.瓶上的卷标写着“意大利产品”。·The company's main products are plastic toys.公司的主要制品是塑料玩具。·the Bolshoi Ballet's production of Swan Lake大剧院芭蕾舞团演出的芭蕾舞剧《天鹅湖》
on production of sth when you show sth 出示:
You can get a ten per cent discount on production of your membership card.出示会员证可获九折优待。
production/prəˋdʌkʃən; prəˈdʌkʃ$n/n 1 [U] the process of growing things or making them in factories, or the amount that is produced [→ produce, product] 生产﹔产量: +of the production of consumer goods 消费品的生产food/oil/milk etc production Industrial production rose by 0.1%. 工业产量增长了 0.1%。in production (=being produced) 正在生产 The old model was in production for about 30 years. 老型号生产了大约 30 年。production costs 生产成本2 [U] when something is produced through a natural process〔自然的〕产生: +of the body's production of red blood cells 人体红细胞的产生3 [C,U] a film, play etc, or the process of producing it 电影﹔戏剧﹔〔电影﹑戏剧等的〕制作: a modern production of Romeo and Juliet 现代版的《罗密欧与茱丽叶》video production 录像制作
productionproductionproductionsnoun1(no plural) the action of making or growing something: the production of oil2(pluralproductions) a play, film, etc.