[] the process of making goods or materials or growing food, especially large quantities; the department in a company that is responsible for this生产；制造；制作；生产部门◆Production of the new aircraft will start next month.新飞机的生产将于下月开始。◆The new computer will be in production by the end of the year.新计算机将于年底投产。◆We hope to go into production (= start making our product) next year.我们希望明年投产。◆That model went out of production in 2004.那种型号已于 2004 年停产。◆The new car has high production costs.这款新型汽车的生产成本高。the quantity of goods, materials or food that is produced产量◆Production of saloon cars was up by 8%.轿车的产量增长了 8%。◆a rise in car production汽车产量的上升◆It is important to monitor production levels.监测生产水平十分重要。⨁a decline / fall / increase / rise in production产量的下降／跌落／增加／上升●on production of sth () when you show sth经出示（某物）◆Discounts only on production of your student ID card.须出示学生证才可以打折。batch production continuous production factor of production flow production industrial production job production primary production secondary production