These are all words for buildings or places where things are made or where industrial processes take place. 以上各词均指工厂、车间、工场、制造厂。

• factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made 指工厂、制造厂：◆a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory 巧克力厂；香烟厂；制衣厂
• plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place 指发电厂、工厂：◆a nuclear power plant 核电厂◆a manufacturing plant 制造厂
• mill a factory that produces a particular type of material 指（生产特定材料的）工厂、制造厂：◆a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill 棉纺厂；造纸厂；纺织厂；毛纺厂
• works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place （常构成复合词）指工厂、制造厂：◆a brickworks 砖厂◆a steelworks 炼钢厂◆Raw materials were carried to the works by barge. 原材料由驳船运到工厂。
• yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building sth （通常构成复合词）指建造某物的区域、场地：◆a shipyard 船坞
• workshop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using tools or machinery 指车间、工场、作坊：◆a car repair workshop 汽车修理厂
• foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects 指铸造厂、玻璃厂：◆an iron foundry 铸铁厂

Patterns

• a car/chemical/munitions factory/plant
• an engineering plant/works
• to manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundry
• to work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundry
• factory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers