produce

英 [pr?'dju?s] 美[pr?'dus]

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第三人稱單數:?produces;過去式:?produced;過去分詞:?produced;現在分詞:?producing;

produce 生產，制造

pro-,向前，-duc,拉，引導，詞源同conduce,conduct.引申詞義生產，制造。

produce: produce: [15] To produce something is etymologically to ‘lead it forward’, a meaning still discernible beneath the veil of metaphor that clothes the modern English word’s range of meanings. It comes from Latin prōdūcere, a compound verb formed from the prefix prō- ‘forward’ and dūcere ‘lead’ (source of English duct, duke, educate, introduce, etc).
=> duct, duke, educate, induce, introduce
produce (v.): early 15c., "develop, proceed, extend," from Latin producere "lead or bring forth, draw out," figuratively "to promote, empower; stretch out, extend," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + ducere "to bring, lead" (see duke). Sense of "bring into being" is first recorded 1510s; that of "put (a play) on stage" is from 1580s. Related: Produced; producing.
produce (n.): "thing or things produced," 1690s, from produce (v.), and originally accented like it. Specific sense of "agricultural productions" (as distinguished from manufactured goods) is from 1745.

1. It will produce electricity more cheaply than a nuclear plant.: 它的發電成本要比核電站低。

2. The formalization of co-operation between the republics would produce progress.: 正式確立合作關系將會促進共和國之間合作的順利進展。

3. Usually a woman's breasts produce milk spontaneously after the birth.: 女性的乳房通常在產后會自然泌乳。

4. Of course, not all alcoholics and drug abusers produce deviant offspring.: 當然，并不是所有的酗酒者和吸毒者都會生育出不正常的后代。

5. Spending could outrun the capacity of businesses to produce the goods.: 消費有可能超出企業的產能。