Definition of production in English:

production

noun prəˈdʌkʃ(ə)nprəˈdəkʃ(ə)n

mass noun

1The action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured.
生产；制造
banning the production of chemical weapons
禁止化学武器的生产。
the car is no longer in production
这已经不再生产。
Example sentencesExamples
- Demand for the single jab has dropped around the world as a result of the high uptake of the triple vaccine, leading manufacturers to stop production.
- Manufacturers are stepping up production to keep pace with increasing exports to China and the US.
- An emission permit is a right to consume carbon and emit carbon dioxide in the course of production or manufacturing.
- The biggest stockpiles are held by chip manufacturers who upped production on the back of the high demand experienced in the first half of 2004.
- Meanwhile, gun manufacturers ramped up production and cut prices by half in the World War I era.
- Costs are a function of tile size and the manufacturer's production volume and processes.
- There were drops in the prices of all stocks of companies whose raw materials or production costs are excise-sensitive.
- This tends to be accompanied by rising inventories and followed by reduced manufacturing production.
- News this week that U.S. manufacturers increased production in August for the first time in nine months is encouraging.
- It also expects to outsource production to other manufacturers.
- Imports of a wide array of consumer goods will grow as more Japanese manufacturers shift production to China.
- Vulnerabilities can also be the result of an oversight in software production by the manufacturer.
- It's basically the story of how, during the course of the war, he converted his toy manufacturing to weapons production.
- While manufacturing production is slowing, service sector activity has remained buoyant.
- Opel has been behind the trend to outsource component production.
- This is the process of moving a product from raw material, to production, to delivery, to paid invoice.
- After that, factory production dominated manufacturing, and most people moved to cities.
- This particular Toby Jug is one of a huge range done by Royal Doulton, and it was introduced in 1975 and has been in production ever since.
- An important programme for the export of basic components for medicine production has been introduced.
- They became importers of components and machinery for production as well as exporters.
Synonyms
manufacture, manufacturing, making, producing, construction, building, fabrication, assembly, creation
mass production
1. 1.1 The harvesting or refinement of something natural.
  （对自然物的）加工；采集；生产
  non-intensive methods of food production
  食品生产的非深加工方法。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He declared that there should be no talk of abandoning profitable food production unless we were absolutely clear as to what could be put in its place.
  Home heating bills could soar this winter if natural gas production is significantly reduced.
  A decline in yield from spring to harvest means production declines from its expected level.
  Her complaints are ones we hear repeated through the day - poor food production, diseased crops, and lack of fertility in the soil.
  The ramifications of a holistic approach to crop growing and food production in Brazil would be disastrous.
  The most profitable industries in Qatar are oil and natural gas production.
  This method of food production is one of the bright lights in agriculture today.
  They focus mainly on oil and natural gas production, making them highly sensitive to price fluctuations.
  The Fisheries Department has its own methods of controlling fish production / harvest and sale.
  This produces significant demands on food and crop production, and most good quality land is already in use.
  Like natural gas, oil production in the United States has been dropping since 1972.
  Their production of crude oil and natural gas began in 1969, greatly reducing Australia's dependence on imported oil.
  The Waitrose Centre will take forward the need to refine food production in harmony with the environment.
  Crude oil is extracted, and production of natural gas is increasing.
  The company provides equipment and services used in the drilling and production of oil and natural gas wells.
  Natural gas production and pipelines were the only businesses posting smaller profits.
  Sweet potato ranks as the seventh largest food crop in world production.
  Palm oil production, fish, and now black gold and natural gas are major resources, as is education.
  To finance such work, the republic is allowed to keep the revenues from its oil production around Grozny.
  The three countries account for almost 80 percent of the world's natural rubber production.
2. 1.2 The total amount of something that is produced.
  产量
  steel production had peaked in 1974
  钢铁产量1974年就已达到顶峰。
  Example sentencesExamples
  These wines constitute 18 per cent of the total production of quality wines.
  Last year, it stamped out 7.3 billion pennies, more than half of its total coin production.
  Of the total mango production in the country, the State's share is 7.74 per cent.
  Total production of the powerplant could be as high as 1.5 million units worldwide.
  The steel production capacity will rise to some two million tons a year, compared to the current 1.2 million tons.
  About half of that total production of sugar in this country comes from sugar beets, and the other half from cane sugar.
  Much of the surface gold was worked out within five years, and production peaked in 1900.
  Its annual steel production is 2.6 million tons increasing in 1975 to 4.1 million tons.
  Knoc has ambitions to expand production from its current total of 19 projects in 14 countries.
  Last year China produced 1.03 billion tonnes of coal or one third of the total world production.
  That figure is just short of Thailand's total production last year from all automakers here.
  Lathe plotted the actual and relative growth of the trees by year against total nickel production in Canada.
  Total worldwide production of wafers this year amounts to 57 million wafers.
  This is the first time in more than 20 years that total production fell below the three million mark.
  For the first time in history the country's total production has fallen for four years in a row.
  There is likely to be a leveling off in total U.S. production in years to come.
  China, the world's largest coal producer, consumes 31 percent of total global coal production.
  The total production for the entire lode amounted to 1,080,628,993 pounds of copper.
  There has been very little change in recent years in the total amount of lead production or in the percentage of recycled lead.
  Last year the total production of Scottish salmon was 120,000 tonnes.
  Synonyms
  output, yield, fruits
  productivity
3. 1.3 The creation of something as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process.
  （物理、生物或化学过程产物的）产生；发生
  excess production of collagen by the liver
  肝脏生成的过量胶原质。
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, the body then finds it hard to re-regulate production of the chemicals once the drug has been suspended.
  Kernel growth is supported by cell production through mitotic cell divisions.
  This process terminates in the production of asexual spores, the uninucleate conidia.
  Vitamin C is also an important nutrient for collagen production and provides immune system support.
  Heartburn is all about excess production of acid, which has left the confines of your stomach and ventured northwards up your oesophagus.
  The thyroid gland regulates several hormones and drops production dramatically after birth.
  In healthy muscles, there is a continual process of muscle protein production and breakdown.
  Decreased production of natural oils may make your skin drier and more wrinkled.
  They also shift metabolism toward fat production and appear dark when viewed with a dissecting microscope.
  Medications also may be necessary to correct excess or deficient hormone production.
  The body decreases metabolic rate, thereby lowering metabolic heat production in the body core.
  The complete series of events from zygote formation to gamete production constitutes the plant life cycle.
  Most of the excess cell production is taken up by the asexual budding of new Hydra from the body column.
  They also stimulate production of collagen and may enhance the action of antioxidants.
  Both have the effect of reducing the natural production of testosterone and other androgens.
  The difficulty of detecting Repoxygen is that it turns on the body's natural production of red blood cells which transport oxygen around the body.
  Cushing's syndrome arises from excess production of cortisol and has a high mortality if left untreated.
  Several things can interfere with the body's natural production of melatonin.
  The only option left will be products that raise the body's own natural testosterone production.
  At menopause, the body's own natural production of estrogen drops sharply.
4. 1.4as modifier Denoting a car or other vehicle which has been manufactured in large numbers, as opposed to a prototype or other special version.
  （交通工具的）大量生产
  a production model
  一家制作公司。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Later this year a diesel version, the Mini One D, will be available - the first time a diesel engine has been put into a production Mini.
  Your bike this year is quite different from the standard production version; can you tell us what is different?
  The following year, the production version was shown at the 2002 Los Angeles Auto Show.
  The two sports saloons now made by the firm are probably the world's most powerful production cars.
  Billed as a concept, it is said to be virtually identical to the production car slated for sale in 2005.
  The production model Runabout was made to be cheap, so they had no Coaxial Drive.
  Not yet available in the U.S., Tyler's bike will look similar to this production version.
  It was decided that a production version of the GT would go on sale in the summer of 2004.
  This new sedan is the first Jaguar production vehicle with an aluminum bodyshell.
  At that stage I was racing a production car, where we were not allowed to alter the mechanical specifications in any way.
  A two model, three-door range, this has to be the most amazing production car ever.
  Upper management approved the leap from the show car to a production model in April of that year.
  There were two significant vehicles displayed in Frankfurt, one a production car and the other a concept.
  He wants to integrate the technology into a production car.
  Don't assume the Opel Insignia will be the first production vehicle, Wagoner tells Ward's.
  Generally, really good concept cars serve as models for much milder production vehicles at some point.
  The mini Metro was the first volume production car in the world to go to 12,000-mile annual service intervals.
  The first production car had just a 10 horsepower engine and only 16 were built.
  They did intimate, however, that the production car would look little different from the show vehicle.
  The architecture will appear in production vehicles within the next four to five years.
2The provision of something for consideration, inspection, or use.
出示，拿出；提供
members are entitled to a discount on production of their membership card
会员出示会员卡就可享受打折。
Example sentencesExamples
- The receipt will reach the customer who on production of the same at the theatre complex will be permitted to view the movies.
- The seats are on a first come first served basis, only for members, on production of the membership card.
- The concession also applies to members of the armed services on production of a warrant card.
- The tickets cost £25 on production of the special letter and a utility bill proving that the resident lives at the address.
- Compustore says that it can arrange credit within two or three hours on production of identity, proof of address and bank details.
- For a limited period, the normal design fee of £30 is waived on production of the voucher on this page.
- Officers will be able to ride free on buses on production of their warrant card.
- Holders of leaflets wishing to attend the race meeting on production of the said leaflet could bring a friend on a free of charge entry to the course.
- Entry is free to York residents on production of a York Card.
- Seating will be on a first come first served basis and on production of identity cards.
- This discount is in addition to the 50 per cent refund on production of the match ticket from the abandoned game.
- Limited student tickets will be available at the venue on the show days only on production of a valid student identity card.
Synonyms
presentation, offering, proffering, showing, display, exhibition
3The process of or management involved in making a film, play, or record.
（电影，戏剧，录音）制作，监制
the film was still in production
电影还在制作中。
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite the magisterial production values, the film lies lifeless as though still on the page.
- I met practically everybody involved in production because they all had to come to my tiny cubicle to get their films spliced.
- He was working as a film set production manager on location in Bangkok at the time of his death.
- By the late 1890s, he had developed a successful commercial film production and processing business.
- Shot on film, production values were high throughout the 23 episodes and all of them were very funny.
- The whole space is equipped for television and film production, including private spaces for greenrooms and dressing rooms.
- He recently wrapped production on the feature film Lone Star State of Mind.
- It's also fascinating to get more insight into how writing and production of television programmes work.
- The Buckley-type character will only be referred to in the move as ‘The Musician’ and a script is in production.
- Nonetheless, Rod is another director for whom a studio is rushing to get a film in production before The Strike.
- Three BBC Outside Broadcast production units will be on site, plus two recording units.
- Foremost this entails shooting on film with a budget comparable with that of modern feature film production.
- Pier Productions has a strong track record in radio production in drama, factual and comedy.
- It's pretty amazing how vivid his memories are considering how long ago the film was in production.
- As far as the studio see it, its worth it, to cancel a film so late in production costs them a lot more than whatever it costs to fix the script.
- This new project marks Cvejic's return into the creative side of television production.
- What the film lacks in production values it makes up for in heart, sharing with us a tale most film audiences rarely see.
- During any year there are something like a dozen feature films in production here.
- The film is currently in production by Seattle's Arkham Productions.
- Testing is a key part of the production process before a film emerges fully in the public domain.
1. 3.1count noun A film, record, play, etc., viewed in terms of its making or staging.
  （尤指从制作与公演等特点来看）影片；戏剧；录音制品
  an exciting new production of La Traviata
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nevertheless, the Fringe remains a test bed for some interesting and radical productions.
  The school stages about three productions a year and is making plans for its spring performance.
  The Royal Opera regularly calls on members of Tiffin Boys' Choir to appear in its productions.
  I had the pleasure of appearing with and directing him in many productions.
  Monica was asked whether she had considered taking the new production of The Sleeping Beauty to Russia.
  They will perform two of the most spectacular of their productions, Swan Lake and La Bayadere.
  There are some amusing characters and catchy songs and we're using the original set drawings for our production.
  The film is the first in a series of Disney productions based on Lewis's Narnia stories.
  Each production is a magical creation set within its own world of extraordinary music, choreography and gravity defying feats.
  La Juive was one of the most spectacular productions ever to grace the Paris Opera.
  Their influence can still be seen in independent and arthouse productions to this day.
  The colours are bright yet muted, as often found in relatively low budget productions.
  Osmond Tearle staged a fashionably spectacular production at Stratford in 1889, with himself playing Talbot.
  The huge task of putting this production together falls to director Simon Barry, 49, from London.
  They will be putting on two productions, one for the juniors, and one for the seniors.
  Andy Arnold is artistic director of the Arches and the man behind both forthcoming productions.
  Not every element in Eda Holmes's production is as carefully considered as the writing.
  Theatre companies are staging productions in nightclubs, pubs and sitting rooms.
  She championed the classics, with lavish productions of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty.
  As well as numerous stage roles he has also appeared in many film and television productions.
  Everyone who has seen the original BBC production expects this film to live up to the hype.
  Synonyms
  performance, staging, mounting
  play, drama, film, concert, musical
  show, performance, presentation, piece
2. 3.2in singular The overall sound of a musical recording, as determined by the way in which it is produced.
  音响效果；制作方式
  the record's production is gloriously relaxed
  唱片的录音效果真是了不起的轻松愉快。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The production sounds a little soupy here, but I think it really adds to the song if you can understand that.
  The biggest problem with the overall production, however, is an inconsistency in tone.
  The whole album sounds great, in fact, the production is ringing with clarity, but not overdone or slick.
  The greatest part of the whole disc is the production and mixing which sounds alive, vibrant, and urgent.
  The problem with Jeff is that the production sounds like it was intended for sports highlight reels and video games.
  It sounds almost like afrobeat, and the production is ever so crisp.
  The band sounds great, the production of the disc is topnotch and the causes for which the proceeds go to are just.
  While the performances on Grateful Dreams are admirable, the production sounds thin.
  The attendees then critiqued a few songs based on the quality of the overall production.
  The songs are light, the production both relaxed and relaxing… the music breathes.
  The music is equally as good, if not as superb as the sound production.
  However, I think the album production hurts the overall effect of this otherwise fine work.
  It sounds great and the production is as shiny as Goldrapp's lip gloss.
  The production sounds great and the music is very interesting, with shifting rhythms and moods.

Phrases

make a production of

informal Do (something) in an unnecessarily complicated way.
对…作不必要的发挥；对…小题大做
I don't know why she made such a production of it
Example sentencesExamples
- He was glaring at me over his shoulder and making a production of being reluctantly dragged away.
- At every frequent stop, Coralie makes a production of waving the door to get fresh air.
- He flushed and made a production of opening his binder and shuffling his notes.
- Desmond made a production of apologizing, but Michael remained stiffly silent.
- She made a production of glancing between Markus and me.
- If you have a houseful of guests, making a production of every meal leaves you with little time or energy to enjoy them.
Synonyms
exaggerate, overstate, do to death, overemphasize, overplay, go overboard with, dramatize, overdramatize

Derivatives

productional

adjective

For all its productional strengths, opening night found the first act flagging somewhat in momentum.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin productio(n-), from producere 'bring forth' (see produce).

Rhymes

abduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction, eduction, effluxion, induction, instruction, introduction, misconstruction, obstruction, reduction, ruction, seduction, suction, underproduction

Definition of production in US English:

production

nounprəˈdəkSH(ə)nprəˈdəkʃ(ə)n

1The action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured.
生产；制造
the production of chemical weapons
禁止化学武器的生产。
it is no longer in production
这已经不再生产。
Example sentencesExamples
- There were drops in the prices of all stocks of companies whose raw materials or production costs are excise-sensitive.
- This tends to be accompanied by rising inventories and followed by reduced manufacturing production.
- Manufacturers are stepping up production to keep pace with increasing exports to China and the US.
- While manufacturing production is slowing, service sector activity has remained buoyant.
- This is the process of moving a product from raw material, to production, to delivery, to paid invoice.
- It also expects to outsource production to other manufacturers.
- An emission permit is a right to consume carbon and emit carbon dioxide in the course of production or manufacturing.
- Costs are a function of tile size and the manufacturer's production volume and processes.
- Opel has been behind the trend to outsource component production.
- An important programme for the export of basic components for medicine production has been introduced.
- This particular Toby Jug is one of a huge range done by Royal Doulton, and it was introduced in 1975 and has been in production ever since.
- News this week that U.S. manufacturers increased production in August for the first time in nine months is encouraging.
- Imports of a wide array of consumer goods will grow as more Japanese manufacturers shift production to China.
- It's basically the story of how, during the course of the war, he converted his toy manufacturing to weapons production.
- After that, factory production dominated manufacturing, and most people moved to cities.
- Demand for the single jab has dropped around the world as a result of the high uptake of the triple vaccine, leading manufacturers to stop production.
- Meanwhile, gun manufacturers ramped up production and cut prices by half in the World War I era.
- They became importers of components and machinery for production as well as exporters.
- The biggest stockpiles are held by chip manufacturers who upped production on the back of the high demand experienced in the first half of 2004.
- Vulnerabilities can also be the result of an oversight in software production by the manufacturer.
Synonyms
manufacture, manufacturing, making, producing, construction, building, fabrication, assembly, creation
1. 1.1 The harvesting or refinement of something natural.
  （对自然物的）加工；采集；生产
  nonintensive methods of food production
  食品生产的非深加工方法。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Like natural gas, oil production in the United States has been dropping since 1972.
  The company provides equipment and services used in the drilling and production of oil and natural gas wells.
  Their production of crude oil and natural gas began in 1969, greatly reducing Australia's dependence on imported oil.
  This method of food production is one of the bright lights in agriculture today.
  Palm oil production, fish, and now black gold and natural gas are major resources, as is education.
  They focus mainly on oil and natural gas production, making them highly sensitive to price fluctuations.
  He declared that there should be no talk of abandoning profitable food production unless we were absolutely clear as to what could be put in its place.
  Her complaints are ones we hear repeated through the day - poor food production, diseased crops, and lack of fertility in the soil.
  The Fisheries Department has its own methods of controlling fish production / harvest and sale.
  The three countries account for almost 80 percent of the world's natural rubber production.
  The most profitable industries in Qatar are oil and natural gas production.
  Crude oil is extracted, and production of natural gas is increasing.
  To finance such work, the republic is allowed to keep the revenues from its oil production around Grozny.
  The Waitrose Centre will take forward the need to refine food production in harmony with the environment.
  The ramifications of a holistic approach to crop growing and food production in Brazil would be disastrous.
  Natural gas production and pipelines were the only businesses posting smaller profits.
  A decline in yield from spring to harvest means production declines from its expected level.
  Home heating bills could soar this winter if natural gas production is significantly reduced.
  This produces significant demands on food and crop production, and most good quality land is already in use.
  Sweet potato ranks as the seventh largest food crop in world production.
2. 1.2 The total amount of something that is manufactured, harvested, or refined.
  产量
  steel production had peaked in 1974
  钢铁产量1974年就已达到顶峰。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Last year, it stamped out 7.3 billion pennies, more than half of its total coin production.
  Its annual steel production is 2.6 million tons increasing in 1975 to 4.1 million tons.
  These wines constitute 18 per cent of the total production of quality wines.
  Much of the surface gold was worked out within five years, and production peaked in 1900.
  The steel production capacity will rise to some two million tons a year, compared to the current 1.2 million tons.
  That figure is just short of Thailand's total production last year from all automakers here.
  About half of that total production of sugar in this country comes from sugar beets, and the other half from cane sugar.
  This is the first time in more than 20 years that total production fell below the three million mark.
  Lathe plotted the actual and relative growth of the trees by year against total nickel production in Canada.
  Knoc has ambitions to expand production from its current total of 19 projects in 14 countries.
  For the first time in history the country's total production has fallen for four years in a row.
  Last year the total production of Scottish salmon was 120,000 tonnes.
  Of the total mango production in the country, the State's share is 7.74 per cent.
  There has been very little change in recent years in the total amount of lead production or in the percentage of recycled lead.
  Last year China produced 1.03 billion tonnes of coal or one third of the total world production.
  China, the world's largest coal producer, consumes 31 percent of total global coal production.
  There is likely to be a leveling off in total U.S. production in years to come.
  Total production of the powerplant could be as high as 1.5 million units worldwide.
  Total worldwide production of wafers this year amounts to 57 million wafers.
  The total production for the entire lode amounted to 1,080,628,993 pounds of copper.
  Synonyms
  output, yield, fruits
3. 1.3 The creation or formation of something as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process.
  （物理、生物或化学过程产物的）产生；发生
  excess production of collagen by the liver
  肝脏生成的过量胶原质。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The thyroid gland regulates several hormones and drops production dramatically after birth.
  Cushing's syndrome arises from excess production of cortisol and has a high mortality if left untreated.
  Most of the excess cell production is taken up by the asexual budding of new Hydra from the body column.
  The only option left will be products that raise the body's own natural testosterone production.
  The difficulty of detecting Repoxygen is that it turns on the body's natural production of red blood cells which transport oxygen around the body.
  At menopause, the body's own natural production of estrogen drops sharply.
  They also shift metabolism toward fat production and appear dark when viewed with a dissecting microscope.
  They also stimulate production of collagen and may enhance the action of antioxidants.
  This process terminates in the production of asexual spores, the uninucleate conidia.
  Kernel growth is supported by cell production through mitotic cell divisions.
  Vitamin C is also an important nutrient for collagen production and provides immune system support.
  In healthy muscles, there is a continual process of muscle protein production and breakdown.
  Several things can interfere with the body's natural production of melatonin.
  Medications also may be necessary to correct excess or deficient hormone production.
  Both have the effect of reducing the natural production of testosterone and other androgens.
  However, the body then finds it hard to re-regulate production of the chemicals once the drug has been suspended.
  The complete series of events from zygote formation to gamete production constitutes the plant life cycle.
  The body decreases metabolic rate, thereby lowering metabolic heat production in the body core.
  Heartburn is all about excess production of acid, which has left the confines of your stomach and ventured northwards up your oesophagus.
  Decreased production of natural oils may make your skin drier and more wrinkled.
4. 1.4as modifier Denoting a car or other vehicle that has been manufactured in large numbers.
  （交通工具的）大量生产
  Example sentencesExamples
  The first production car had just a 10 horsepower engine and only 16 were built.
  The two sports saloons now made by the firm are probably the world's most powerful production cars.
  The production model Runabout was made to be cheap, so they had no Coaxial Drive.
  It was decided that a production version of the GT would go on sale in the summer of 2004.
  Later this year a diesel version, the Mini One D, will be available - the first time a diesel engine has been put into a production Mini.
  Not yet available in the U.S., Tyler's bike will look similar to this production version.
  Don't assume the Opel Insignia will be the first production vehicle, Wagoner tells Ward's.
  At that stage I was racing a production car, where we were not allowed to alter the mechanical specifications in any way.
  This new sedan is the first Jaguar production vehicle with an aluminum bodyshell.
  There were two significant vehicles displayed in Frankfurt, one a production car and the other a concept.
  A two model, three-door range, this has to be the most amazing production car ever.
  Upper management approved the leap from the show car to a production model in April of that year.
  The following year, the production version was shown at the 2002 Los Angeles Auto Show.
  Your bike this year is quite different from the standard production version; can you tell us what is different?
  They did intimate, however, that the production car would look little different from the show vehicle.
  Billed as a concept, it is said to be virtually identical to the production car slated for sale in 2005.
  Generally, really good concept cars serve as models for much milder production vehicles at some point.
  The mini Metro was the first volume production car in the world to go to 12,000-mile annual service intervals.
  He wants to integrate the technology into a production car.
  The architecture will appear in production vehicles within the next four to five years.
2The process of or financial and administrative management involved in making a movie, play, or record.
（电影，戏剧，录音）制作，监制
the movie was still in production
电影还在制作中。
as modifier a production company
一家制作公司。
Example sentencesExamples
- He was working as a film set production manager on location in Bangkok at the time of his death.
- This new project marks Cvejic's return into the creative side of television production.
- Testing is a key part of the production process before a film emerges fully in the public domain.
- Pier Productions has a strong track record in radio production in drama, factual and comedy.
- It's pretty amazing how vivid his memories are considering how long ago the film was in production.
- He recently wrapped production on the feature film Lone Star State of Mind.
- As far as the studio see it, its worth it, to cancel a film so late in production costs them a lot more than whatever it costs to fix the script.
- The Buckley-type character will only be referred to in the move as ‘The Musician’ and a script is in production.
- Nonetheless, Rod is another director for whom a studio is rushing to get a film in production before The Strike.
- The whole space is equipped for television and film production, including private spaces for greenrooms and dressing rooms.
- The film is currently in production by Seattle's Arkham Productions.
- Despite the magisterial production values, the film lies lifeless as though still on the page.
- By the late 1890s, he had developed a successful commercial film production and processing business.
- It's also fascinating to get more insight into how writing and production of television programmes work.
- Foremost this entails shooting on film with a budget comparable with that of modern feature film production.
- What the film lacks in production values it makes up for in heart, sharing with us a tale most film audiences rarely see.
- During any year there are something like a dozen feature films in production here.
- Three BBC Outside Broadcast production units will be on site, plus two recording units.
- I met practically everybody involved in production because they all had to come to my tiny cubicle to get their films spliced.
- Shot on film, production values were high throughout the 23 episodes and all of them were very funny.
1. 2.1 A movie, play, or record, especially when viewed in terms of its making or staging.
  （尤指从制作与公演等特点来看）影片；戏剧；录音制品
  this production updates the play and sets it in the sixties
  这一制作将原剧现代化了，将其置于20世纪60年代。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Royal Opera regularly calls on members of Tiffin Boys' Choir to appear in its productions.
  Their influence can still be seen in independent and arthouse productions to this day.
  As well as numerous stage roles he has also appeared in many film and television productions.
  Nevertheless, the Fringe remains a test bed for some interesting and radical productions.
  Theatre companies are staging productions in nightclubs, pubs and sitting rooms.
  They will perform two of the most spectacular of their productions, Swan Lake and La Bayadere.
  Not every element in Eda Holmes's production is as carefully considered as the writing.
  There are some amusing characters and catchy songs and we're using the original set drawings for our production.
  The school stages about three productions a year and is making plans for its spring performance.
  Everyone who has seen the original BBC production expects this film to live up to the hype.
  They will be putting on two productions, one for the juniors, and one for the seniors.
  Andy Arnold is artistic director of the Arches and the man behind both forthcoming productions.
  The colours are bright yet muted, as often found in relatively low budget productions.
  I had the pleasure of appearing with and directing him in many productions.
  Each production is a magical creation set within its own world of extraordinary music, choreography and gravity defying feats.
  She championed the classics, with lavish productions of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty.
  La Juive was one of the most spectacular productions ever to grace the Paris Opera.
  The huge task of putting this production together falls to director Simon Barry, 49, from London.
  Osmond Tearle staged a fashionably spectacular production at Stratford in 1889, with himself playing Talbot.
  The film is the first in a series of Disney productions based on Lewis's Narnia stories.
  Monica was asked whether she had considered taking the new production of The Sleeping Beauty to Russia.
  Synonyms
  performance, staging, mounting
  play, drama, film, concert, musical
2. 2.2in singular The overall sound of a musical recording; the way a record is produced.
  音响效果；制作方式
  the record's production is gloriously relaxed
  唱片的录音效果真是了不起的轻松愉快。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The music is equally as good, if not as superb as the sound production.
  The problem with Jeff is that the production sounds like it was intended for sports highlight reels and video games.
  The greatest part of the whole disc is the production and mixing which sounds alive, vibrant, and urgent.
  The band sounds great, the production of the disc is topnotch and the causes for which the proceeds go to are just.
  The production sounds a little soupy here, but I think it really adds to the song if you can understand that.
  The attendees then critiqued a few songs based on the quality of the overall production.
  The production sounds great and the music is very interesting, with shifting rhythms and moods.
  It sounds great and the production is as shiny as Goldrapp's lip gloss.
  It sounds almost like afrobeat, and the production is ever so crisp.
  The biggest problem with the overall production, however, is an inconsistency in tone.
  However, I think the album production hurts the overall effect of this otherwise fine work.
  The whole album sounds great, in fact, the production is ringing with clarity, but not overdone or slick.
  While the performances on Grateful Dreams are admirable, the production sounds thin.
  The songs are light, the production both relaxed and relaxing… the music breathes.

Phrases

make a production of

informal Do (something) in an unnecessarily elaborate or complicated way.
对…作不必要的发挥；对…小题大做
Example sentencesExamples
- At every frequent stop, Coralie makes a production of waving the door to get fresh air.
- She made a production of glancing between Markus and me.
- He flushed and made a production of opening his binder and shuffling his notes.
- He was glaring at me over his shoulder and making a production of being reluctantly dragged away.
- Desmond made a production of apologizing, but Michael remained stiffly silent.
- If you have a houseful of guests, making a production of every meal leaves you with little time or energy to enjoy them.
Synonyms
exaggerate, overstate, do to death, overemphasize, overplay, go overboard with, dramatize, overdramatize

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin productio(n-), from producere ‘bring forth’ (see produce).

词汇	production
释义	Definition of production in English: production noun prəˈdʌkʃ(ə)nprəˈdəkʃ(ə)n mass noun 1The action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured. 生产；制造 banning the production of chemical weapons 禁止化学武器的生产。 the car is no longer in production 这已经不再生产。 Example sentencesExamples Demand for the single jab has dropped around the world as a result of the high uptake of the triple vaccine, leading manufacturers to stop production. Manufacturers are stepping up production to keep pace with increasing exports to China and the US. An emission permit is a right to consume carbon and emit carbon dioxide in the course of production or manufacturing. The biggest stockpiles are held by chip manufacturers who upped production on the back of the high demand experienced in the first half of 2004. Meanwhile, gun manufacturers ramped up production and cut prices by half in the World War I era. Costs are a function of tile size and the manufacturer's production volume and processes. There were drops in the prices of all stocks of companies whose raw materials or production costs are excise-sensitive. This tends to be accompanied by rising inventories and followed by reduced manufacturing production. News this week that U.S. manufacturers increased production in August for the first time in nine months is encouraging. It also expects to outsource production to other manufacturers. Imports of a wide array of consumer goods will grow as more Japanese manufacturers shift production to China. Vulnerabilities can also be the result of an oversight in software production by the manufacturer. It's basically the story of how, during the course of the war, he converted his toy manufacturing to weapons production. While manufacturing production is slowing, service sector activity has remained buoyant. Opel has been behind the trend to outsource component production. This is the process of moving a product from raw material, to production, to delivery, to paid invoice. After that, factory production dominated manufacturing, and most people moved to cities. This particular Toby Jug is one of a huge range done by Royal Doulton, and it was introduced in 1975 and has been in production ever since. An important programme for the export of basic components for medicine production has been introduced. They became importers of components and machinery for production as well as exporters. Synonyms manufacture, manufacturing, making, producing, construction, building, fabrication, assembly, creation mass production 1.1 The harvesting or refinement of something natural. （对自然物的）加工；采集；生产 non-intensive methods of food production 食品生产的非深加工方法。 Example sentencesExamples He declared that there should be no talk of abandoning profitable food production unless we were absolutely clear as to what could be put in its place. Home heating bills could soar this winter if natural gas production is significantly reduced. A decline in yield from spring to harvest means production declines from its expected level. Her complaints are ones we hear repeated through the day - poor food production, diseased crops, and lack of fertility in the soil. The ramifications of a holistic approach to crop growing and food production in Brazil would be disastrous. The most profitable industries in Qatar are oil and natural gas production. This method of food production is one of the bright lights in agriculture today. They focus mainly on oil and natural gas production, making them highly sensitive to price fluctuations. The Fisheries Department has its own methods of controlling fish production / harvest and sale. This produces significant demands on food and crop production, and most good quality land is already in use. Like natural gas, oil production in the United States has been dropping since 1972. Their production of crude oil and natural gas began in 1969, greatly reducing Australia's dependence on imported oil. The Waitrose Centre will take forward the need to refine food production in harmony with the environment. Crude oil is extracted, and production of natural gas is increasing. The company provides equipment and services used in the drilling and production of oil and natural gas wells. Natural gas production and pipelines were the only businesses posting smaller profits. Sweet potato ranks as the seventh largest food crop in world production. Palm oil production, fish, and now black gold and natural gas are major resources, as is education. To finance such work, the republic is allowed to keep the revenues from its oil production around Grozny. The three countries account for almost 80 percent of the world's natural rubber production. 1.2 The total amount of something that is produced. 产量 steel production had peaked in 1974 钢铁产量1974年就已达到顶峰。 Example sentencesExamples These wines constitute 18 per cent of the total production of quality wines. Last year, it stamped out 7.3 billion pennies, more than half of its total coin production. Of the total mango production in the country, the State's share is 7.74 per cent. Total production of the powerplant could be as high as 1.5 million units worldwide. The steel production capacity will rise to some two million tons a year, compared to the current 1.2 million tons. About half of that total production of sugar in this country comes from sugar beets, and the other half from cane sugar. Much of the surface gold was worked out within five years, and production peaked in 1900. Its annual steel production is 2.6 million tons increasing in 1975 to 4.1 million tons. Knoc has ambitions to expand production from its current total of 19 projects in 14 countries. Last year China produced 1.03 billion tonnes of coal or one third of the total world production. That figure is just short of Thailand's total production last year from all automakers here. Lathe plotted the actual and relative growth of the trees by year against total nickel production in Canada. Total worldwide production of wafers this year amounts to 57 million wafers. This is the first time in more than 20 years that total production fell below the three million mark. For the first time in history the country's total production has fallen for four years in a row. There is likely to be a leveling off in total U.S. production in years to come. China, the world's largest coal producer, consumes 31 percent of total global coal production. The total production for the entire lode amounted to 1,080,628,993 pounds of copper. There has been very little change in recent years in the total amount of lead production or in the percentage of recycled lead. Last year the total production of Scottish salmon was 120,000 tonnes. Synonyms output, yield, fruits productivity 1.3 The creation of something as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process. （物理、生物或化学过程产物的）产生；发生 excess production of collagen by the liver 肝脏生成的过量胶原质。 Example sentencesExamples However, the body then finds it hard to re-regulate production of the chemicals once the drug has been suspended. Kernel growth is supported by cell production through mitotic cell divisions. This process terminates in the production of asexual spores, the uninucleate conidia. Vitamin C is also an important nutrient for collagen production and provides immune system support. Heartburn is all about excess production of acid, which has left the confines of your stomach and ventured northwards up your oesophagus. The thyroid gland regulates several hormones and drops production dramatically after birth. In healthy muscles, there is a continual process of muscle protein production and breakdown. Decreased production of natural oils may make your skin drier and more wrinkled. They also shift metabolism toward fat production and appear dark when viewed with a dissecting microscope. Medications also may be necessary to correct excess or deficient hormone production. The body decreases metabolic rate, thereby lowering metabolic heat production in the body core. The complete series of events from zygote formation to gamete production constitutes the plant life cycle. Most of the excess cell production is taken up by the asexual budding of new Hydra from the body column. They also stimulate production of collagen and may enhance the action of antioxidants. Both have the effect of reducing the natural production of testosterone and other androgens. The difficulty of detecting Repoxygen is that it turns on the body's natural production of red blood cells which transport oxygen around the body. Cushing's syndrome arises from excess production of cortisol and has a high mortality if left untreated. Several things can interfere with the body's natural production of melatonin. The only option left will be products that raise the body's own natural testosterone production. At menopause, the body's own natural production of estrogen drops sharply. 1.4as modifier Denoting a car or other vehicle which has been manufactured in large numbers, as opposed to a prototype or other special version. （交通工具的）大量生产 a production model 一家制作公司。 Example sentencesExamples Later this year a diesel version, the Mini One D, will be available - the first time a diesel engine has been put into a production Mini. Your bike this year is quite different from the standard production version; can you tell us what is different? The following year, the production version was shown at the 2002 Los Angeles Auto Show. The two sports saloons now made by the firm are probably the world's most powerful production cars. Billed as a concept, it is said to be virtually identical to the production car slated for sale in 2005. The production model Runabout was made to be cheap, so they had no Coaxial Drive. Not yet available in the U.S., Tyler's bike will look similar to this production version. It was decided that a production version of the GT would go on sale in the summer of 2004. This new sedan is the first Jaguar production vehicle with an aluminum bodyshell. At that stage I was racing a production car, where we were not allowed to alter the mechanical specifications in any way. A two model, three-door range, this has to be the most amazing production car ever. Upper management approved the leap from the show car to a production model in April of that year. There were two significant vehicles displayed in Frankfurt, one a production car and the other a concept. He wants to integrate the technology into a production car. Don't assume the Opel Insignia will be the first production vehicle, Wagoner tells Ward's. Generally, really good concept cars serve as models for much milder production vehicles at some point. The mini Metro was the first volume production car in the world to go to 12,000-mile annual service intervals. The first production car had just a 10 horsepower engine and only 16 were built. They did intimate, however, that the production car would look little different from the show vehicle. The architecture will appear in production vehicles within the next four to five years. 2The provision of something for consideration, inspection, or use. 出示，拿出；提供 members are entitled to a discount on production of their membership card 会员出示会员卡就可享受打折。 Example sentencesExamples The receipt will reach the customer who on production of the same at the theatre complex will be permitted to view the movies. The seats are on a first come first served basis, only for members, on production of the membership card. The concession also applies to members of the armed services on production of a warrant card. The tickets cost £25 on production of the special letter and a utility bill proving that the resident lives at the address. Compustore says that it can arrange credit within two or three hours on production of identity, proof of address and bank details. For a limited period, the normal design fee of £30 is waived on production of the voucher on this page. Officers will be able to ride free on buses on production of their warrant card. Holders of leaflets wishing to attend the race meeting on production of the said leaflet could bring a friend on a free of charge entry to the course. Entry is free to York residents on production of a York Card. Seating will be on a first come first served basis and on production of identity cards. This discount is in addition to the 50 per cent refund on production of the match ticket from the abandoned game. Limited student tickets will be available at the venue on the show days only on production of a valid student identity card. Synonyms presentation, offering, proffering, showing, display, exhibition 3The process of or management involved in making a film, play, or record. （电影，戏剧，录音）制作，监制 the film was still in production 电影还在制作中。 Example sentencesExamples Despite the magisterial production values, the film lies lifeless as though still on the page. I met practically everybody involved in production because they all had to come to my tiny cubicle to get their films spliced. He was working as a film set production manager on location in Bangkok at the time of his death. By the late 1890s, he had developed a successful commercial film production and processing business. Shot on film, production values were high throughout the 23 episodes and all of them were very funny. The whole space is equipped for television and film production, including private spaces for greenrooms and dressing rooms. He recently wrapped production on the feature film Lone Star State of Mind. It's also fascinating to get more insight into how writing and production of television programmes work. The Buckley-type character will only be referred to in the move as ‘The Musician’ and a script is in production. Nonetheless, Rod is another director for whom a studio is rushing to get a film in production before The Strike. Three BBC Outside Broadcast production units will be on site, plus two recording units. Foremost this entails shooting on film with a budget comparable with that of modern feature film production. Pier Productions has a strong track record in radio production in drama, factual and comedy. It's pretty amazing how vivid his memories are considering how long ago the film was in production. As far as the studio see it, its worth it, to cancel a film so late in production costs them a lot more than whatever it costs to fix the script. This new project marks Cvejic's return into the creative side of television production. What the film lacks in production values it makes up for in heart, sharing with us a tale most film audiences rarely see. During any year there are something like a dozen feature films in production here. The film is currently in production by Seattle's Arkham Productions. Testing is a key part of the production process before a film emerges fully in the public domain. 3.1count noun A film, record, play, etc., viewed in terms of its making or staging. （尤指从制作与公演等特点来看）影片；戏剧；录音制品 an exciting new production of La Traviata Example sentencesExamples Nevertheless, the Fringe remains a test bed for some interesting and radical productions. The school stages about three productions a year and is making plans for its spring performance. The Royal Opera regularly calls on members of Tiffin Boys' Choir to appear in its productions. I had the pleasure of appearing with and directing him in many productions. Monica was asked whether she had considered taking the new production of The Sleeping Beauty to Russia. They will perform two of the most spectacular of their productions, Swan Lake and La Bayadere. There are some amusing characters and catchy songs and we're using the original set drawings for our production. The film is the first in a series of Disney productions based on Lewis's Narnia stories. Each production is a magical creation set within its own world of extraordinary music, choreography and gravity defying feats. La Juive was one of the most spectacular productions ever to grace the Paris Opera. Their influence can still be seen in independent and arthouse productions to this day. The colours are bright yet muted, as often found in relatively low budget productions. Osmond Tearle staged a fashionably spectacular production at Stratford in 1889, with himself playing Talbot. The huge task of putting this production together falls to director Simon Barry, 49, from London. They will be putting on two productions, one for the juniors, and one for the seniors. Andy Arnold is artistic director of the Arches and the man behind both forthcoming productions. Not every element in Eda Holmes's production is as carefully considered as the writing. Theatre companies are staging productions in nightclubs, pubs and sitting rooms. She championed the classics, with lavish productions of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. As well as numerous stage roles he has also appeared in many film and television productions. Everyone who has seen the original BBC production expects this film to live up to the hype. Synonyms performance, staging, mounting play, drama, film, concert, musical show, performance, presentation, piece 3.2in singular The overall sound of a musical recording, as determined by the way in which it is produced. 音响效果；制作方式 the record's production is gloriously relaxed 唱片的录音效果真是了不起的轻松愉快。 Example sentencesExamples The production sounds a little soupy here, but I think it really adds to the song if you can understand that. The biggest problem with the overall production, however, is an inconsistency in tone. The whole album sounds great, in fact, the production is ringing with clarity, but not overdone or slick. The greatest part of the whole disc is the production and mixing which sounds alive, vibrant, and urgent. The problem with Jeff is that the production sounds like it was intended for sports highlight reels and video games. It sounds almost like afrobeat, and the production is ever so crisp. The band sounds great, the production of the disc is topnotch and the causes for which the proceeds go to are just. While the performances on Grateful Dreams are admirable, the production sounds thin. The attendees then critiqued a few songs based on the quality of the overall production. The songs are light, the production both relaxed and relaxing… the music breathes. The music is equally as good, if not as superb as the sound production. However, I think the album production hurts the overall effect of this otherwise fine work. It sounds great and the production is as shiny as Goldrapp's lip gloss. The production sounds great and the music is very interesting, with shifting rhythms and moods. Phrases make a production of informal Do (something) in an unnecessarily complicated way. 对…作不必要的发挥；对…小题大做 I don't know why she made such a production of it Example sentencesExamples He was glaring at me over his shoulder and making a production of being reluctantly dragged away. At every frequent stop, Coralie makes a production of waving the door to get fresh air. He flushed and made a production of opening his binder and shuffling his notes. Desmond made a production of apologizing, but Michael remained stiffly silent. She made a production of glancing between Markus and me. If you have a houseful of guests, making a production of every meal leaves you with little time or energy to enjoy them. Synonyms exaggerate, overstate, do to death, overemphasize, overplay, go overboard with, dramatize, overdramatize Derivatives productional adjective For all its productional strengths, opening night found the first act flagging somewhat in momentum. Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin productio(n-), from producere 'bring forth' (see produce). Rhymes abduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction, eduction, effluxion, induction, instruction, introduction, misconstruction, obstruction, reduction, ruction, seduction, suction, underproduction noun.1 phr. Definition of production in US English: production nounprəˈdəkSH(ə)nprəˈdəkʃ(ə)n 1The action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured. 生产；制造 the production of chemical weapons 禁止化学武器的生产。 it is no longer in production 这已经不再生产。 Example sentencesExamples There were drops in the prices of all stocks of companies whose raw materials or production costs are excise-sensitive. This tends to be accompanied by rising inventories and followed by reduced manufacturing production. Manufacturers are stepping up production to keep pace with increasing exports to China and the US. While manufacturing production is slowing, service sector activity has remained buoyant. This is the process of moving a product from raw material, to production, to delivery, to paid invoice. It also expects to outsource production to other manufacturers. An emission permit is a right to consume carbon and emit carbon dioxide in the course of production or manufacturing. Costs are a function of tile size and the manufacturer's production volume and processes. Opel has been behind the trend to outsource component production. An important programme for the export of basic components for medicine production has been introduced. This particular Toby Jug is one of a huge range done by Royal Doulton, and it was introduced in 1975 and has been in production ever since. News this week that U.S. manufacturers increased production in August for the first time in nine months is encouraging. Imports of a wide array of consumer goods will grow as more Japanese manufacturers shift production to China. It's basically the story of how, during the course of the war, he converted his toy manufacturing to weapons production. After that, factory production dominated manufacturing, and most people moved to cities. Demand for the single jab has dropped around the world as a result of the high uptake of the triple vaccine, leading manufacturers to stop production. Meanwhile, gun manufacturers ramped up production and cut prices by half in the World War I era. They became importers of components and machinery for production as well as exporters. The biggest stockpiles are held by chip manufacturers who upped production on the back of the high demand experienced in the first half of 2004. Vulnerabilities can also be the result of an oversight in software production by the manufacturer. Synonyms manufacture, manufacturing, making, producing, construction, building, fabrication, assembly, creation 1.1 The harvesting or refinement of something natural. （对自然物的）加工；采集；生产 nonintensive methods of food production 食品生产的非深加工方法。 Example sentencesExamples Like natural gas, oil production in the United States has been dropping since 1972. The company provides equipment and services used in the drilling and production of oil and natural gas wells. Their production of crude oil and natural gas began in 1969, greatly reducing Australia's dependence on imported oil. This method of food production is one of the bright lights in agriculture today. Palm oil production, fish, and now black gold and natural gas are major resources, as is education. They focus mainly on oil and natural gas production, making them highly sensitive to price fluctuations. He declared that there should be no talk of abandoning profitable food production unless we were absolutely clear as to what could be put in its place. Her complaints are ones we hear repeated through the day - poor food production, diseased crops, and lack of fertility in the soil. The Fisheries Department has its own methods of controlling fish production / harvest and sale. The three countries account for almost 80 percent of the world's natural rubber production. The most profitable industries in Qatar are oil and natural gas production. Crude oil is extracted, and production of natural gas is increasing. To finance such work, the republic is allowed to keep the revenues from its oil production around Grozny. The Waitrose Centre will take forward the need to refine food production in harmony with the environment. The ramifications of a holistic approach to crop growing and food production in Brazil would be disastrous. Natural gas production and pipelines were the only businesses posting smaller profits. A decline in yield from spring to harvest means production declines from its expected level. Home heating bills could soar this winter if natural gas production is significantly reduced. This produces significant demands on food and crop production, and most good quality land is already in use. Sweet potato ranks as the seventh largest food crop in world production. 1.2 The total amount of something that is manufactured, harvested, or refined. 产量 steel production had peaked in 1974 钢铁产量1974年就已达到顶峰。 Example sentencesExamples Last year, it stamped out 7.3 billion pennies, more than half of its total coin production. Its annual steel production is 2.6 million tons increasing in 1975 to 4.1 million tons. These wines constitute 18 per cent of the total production of quality wines. Much of the surface gold was worked out within five years, and production peaked in 1900. The steel production capacity will rise to some two million tons a year, compared to the current 1.2 million tons. That figure is just short of Thailand's total production last year from all automakers here. About half of that total production of sugar in this country comes from sugar beets, and the other half from cane sugar. This is the first time in more than 20 years that total production fell below the three million mark. Lathe plotted the actual and relative growth of the trees by year against total nickel production in Canada. Knoc has ambitions to expand production from its current total of 19 projects in 14 countries. For the first time in history the country's total production has fallen for four years in a row. Last year the total production of Scottish salmon was 120,000 tonnes. Of the total mango production in the country, the State's share is 7.74 per cent. There has been very little change in recent years in the total amount of lead production or in the percentage of recycled lead. Last year China produced 1.03 billion tonnes of coal or one third of the total world production. China, the world's largest coal producer, consumes 31 percent of total global coal production. There is likely to be a leveling off in total U.S. production in years to come. Total production of the powerplant could be as high as 1.5 million units worldwide. Total worldwide production of wafers this year amounts to 57 million wafers. The total production for the entire lode amounted to 1,080,628,993 pounds of copper. Synonyms output, yield, fruits 1.3 The creation or formation of something as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process. （物理、生物或化学过程产物的）产生；发生 excess production of collagen by the liver 肝脏生成的过量胶原质。 Example sentencesExamples The thyroid gland regulates several hormones and drops production dramatically after birth. Cushing's syndrome arises from excess production of cortisol and has a high mortality if left untreated. Most of the excess cell production is taken up by the asexual budding of new Hydra from the body column. The only option left will be products that raise the body's own natural testosterone production. The difficulty of detecting Repoxygen is that it turns on the body's natural production of red blood cells which transport oxygen around the body. At menopause, the body's own natural production of estrogen drops sharply. They also shift metabolism toward fat production and appear dark when viewed with a dissecting microscope. They also stimulate production of collagen and may enhance the action of antioxidants. This process terminates in the production of asexual spores, the uninucleate conidia. Kernel growth is supported by cell production through mitotic cell divisions. Vitamin C is also an important nutrient for collagen production and provides immune system support. In healthy muscles, there is a continual process of muscle protein production and breakdown. Several things can interfere with the body's natural production of melatonin. Medications also may be necessary to correct excess or deficient hormone production. Both have the effect of reducing the natural production of testosterone and other androgens. However, the body then finds it hard to re-regulate production of the chemicals once the drug has been suspended. The complete series of events from zygote formation to gamete production constitutes the plant life cycle. The body decreases metabolic rate, thereby lowering metabolic heat production in the body core. Heartburn is all about excess production of acid, which has left the confines of your stomach and ventured northwards up your oesophagus. Decreased production of natural oils may make your skin drier and more wrinkled. 1.4as modifier Denoting a car or other vehicle that has been manufactured in large numbers. （交通工具的）大量生产 Example sentencesExamples The first production car had just a 10 horsepower engine and only 16 were built. The two sports saloons now made by the firm are probably the world's most powerful production cars. The production model Runabout was made to be cheap, so they had no Coaxial Drive. It was decided that a production version of the GT would go on sale in the summer of 2004. Later this year a diesel version, the Mini One D, will be available - the first time a diesel engine has been put into a production Mini. Not yet available in the U.S., Tyler's bike will look similar to this production version. Don't assume the Opel Insignia will be the first production vehicle, Wagoner tells Ward's. At that stage I was racing a production car, where we were not allowed to alter the mechanical specifications in any way. This new sedan is the first Jaguar production vehicle with an aluminum bodyshell. There were two significant vehicles displayed in Frankfurt, one a production car and the other a concept. A two model, three-door range, this has to be the most amazing production car ever. Upper management approved the leap from the show car to a production model in April of that year. The following year, the production version was shown at the 2002 Los Angeles Auto Show. Your bike this year is quite different from the standard production version; can you tell us what is different? They did intimate, however, that the production car would look little different from the show vehicle. Billed as a concept, it is said to be virtually identical to the production car slated for sale in 2005. Generally, really good concept cars serve as models for much milder production vehicles at some point. The mini Metro was the first volume production car in the world to go to 12,000-mile annual service intervals. He wants to integrate the technology into a production car. The architecture will appear in production vehicles within the next four to five years. 2The process of or financial and administrative management involved in making a movie, play, or record. （电影，戏剧，录音）制作，监制 the movie was still in production 电影还在制作中。 as modifier a production company 一家制作公司。 Example sentencesExamples He was working as a film set production manager on location in Bangkok at the time of his death. This new project marks Cvejic's return into the creative side of television production. Testing is a key part of the production process before a film emerges fully in the public domain. Pier Productions has a strong track record in radio production in drama, factual and comedy. It's pretty amazing how vivid his memories are considering how long ago the film was in production. He recently wrapped production on the feature film Lone Star State of Mind. As far as the studio see it, its worth it, to cancel a film so late in production costs them a lot more than whatever it costs to fix the script. The Buckley-type character will only be referred to in the move as ‘The Musician’ and a script is in production. Nonetheless, Rod is another director for whom a studio is rushing to get a film in production before The Strike. The whole space is equipped for television and film production, including private spaces for greenrooms and dressing rooms. The film is currently in production by Seattle's Arkham Productions. Despite the magisterial production values, the film lies lifeless as though still on the page. By the late 1890s, he had developed a successful commercial film production and processing business. It's also fascinating to get more insight into how writing and production of television programmes work. Foremost this entails shooting on film with a budget comparable with that of modern feature film production. What the film lacks in production values it makes up for in heart, sharing with us a tale most film audiences rarely see. During any year there are something like a dozen feature films in production here. Three BBC Outside Broadcast production units will be on site, plus two recording units. I met practically everybody involved in production because they all had to come to my tiny cubicle to get their films spliced. Shot on film, production values were high throughout the 23 episodes and all of them were very funny. 2.1 A movie, play, or record, especially when viewed in terms of its making or staging. （尤指从制作与公演等特点来看）影片；戏剧；录音制品 this production updates the play and sets it in the sixties 这一制作将原剧现代化了，将其置于20世纪60年代。 Example sentencesExamples The Royal Opera regularly calls on members of Tiffin Boys' Choir to appear in its productions. Their influence can still be seen in independent and arthouse productions to this day. As well as numerous stage roles he has also appeared in many film and television productions. Nevertheless, the Fringe remains a test bed for some interesting and radical productions. Theatre companies are staging productions in nightclubs, pubs and sitting rooms. They will perform two of the most spectacular of their productions, Swan Lake and La Bayadere. Not every element in Eda Holmes's production is as carefully considered as the writing. There are some amusing characters and catchy songs and we're using the original set drawings for our production. The school stages about three productions a year and is making plans for its spring performance. Everyone who has seen the original BBC production expects this film to live up to the hype. They will be putting on two productions, one for the juniors, and one for the seniors. Andy Arnold is artistic director of the Arches and the man behind both forthcoming productions. The colours are bright yet muted, as often found in relatively low budget productions. I had the pleasure of appearing with and directing him in many productions. Each production is a magical creation set within its own world of extraordinary music, choreography and gravity defying feats. She championed the classics, with lavish productions of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. La Juive was one of the most spectacular productions ever to grace the Paris Opera. The huge task of putting this production together falls to director Simon Barry, 49, from London. Osmond Tearle staged a fashionably spectacular production at Stratford in 1889, with himself playing Talbot. The film is the first in a series of Disney productions based on Lewis's Narnia stories. Monica was asked whether she had considered taking the new production of The Sleeping Beauty to Russia. Synonyms performance, staging, mounting play, drama, film, concert, musical 2.2in singular The overall sound of a musical recording; the way a record is produced. 音响效果；制作方式 the record's production is gloriously relaxed 唱片的录音效果真是了不起的轻松愉快。 Example sentencesExamples The music is equally as good, if not as superb as the sound production. The problem with Jeff is that the production sounds like it was intended for sports highlight reels and video games. The greatest part of the whole disc is the production and mixing which sounds alive, vibrant, and urgent. The band sounds great, the production of the disc is topnotch and the causes for which the proceeds go to are just. The production sounds a little soupy here, but I think it really adds to the song if you can understand that. The attendees then critiqued a few songs based on the quality of the overall production. The production sounds great and the music is very interesting, with shifting rhythms and moods. It sounds great and the production is as shiny as Goldrapp's lip gloss. It sounds almost like afrobeat, and the production is ever so crisp. The biggest problem with the overall production, however, is an inconsistency in tone. However, I think the album production hurts the overall effect of this otherwise fine work. The whole album sounds great, in fact, the production is ringing with clarity, but not overdone or slick. While the performances on Grateful Dreams are admirable, the production sounds thin. The songs are light, the production both relaxed and relaxing… the music breathes. Phrases make a production of informal Do (something) in an unnecessarily elaborate or complicated way. 对…作不必要的发挥；对…小题大做 Example sentencesExamples At every frequent stop, Coralie makes a production of waving the door to get fresh air. She made a production of glancing between Markus and me. He flushed and made a production of opening his binder and shuffling his notes. He was glaring at me over his shoulder and making a production of being reluctantly dragged away. Desmond made a production of apologizing, but Michael remained stiffly silent. If you have a houseful of guests, making a production of every meal leaves you with little time or energy to enjoy them. Synonyms exaggerate, overstate, do to death, overemphasize, overplay, go overboard with, dramatize, overdramatize Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin productio(n-), from producere ‘bring forth’ (see produce). noun.1 phr.
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