说明
factory/plant/works
核心问题
He works in a shoe factory. factory, plant 与 works 都作“工厂”解, 它们有无区别呢?
词典解答
factory用得最为广泛，通常指轻工业工厂，如a food factory(食品厂)，a carpet factory（地毯厂），a soap factory(肥皂厂)，但有时也指重工业工厂，如a car factory(SEFC,1A,p.22)。plant多指重工业工厂，如a power plant(发电厂)，a shipbuilding plant(造船厂)，a machinery plant(机器厂)。works则多指钢铁厂、化工厂，如a gas works(煤气厂)，an iron works(炼铁厂)(参见works)。