n. 行业；实业公司；大型专题研究（industry 的复数）
creative industries创意产业
conventional industries传统产业
1.We need to develop local industries.
我们需要发展地方工业。
2.There are plenty of emerging, smaller industries, but which ones are the most promising?
如今有许多新兴的、规模较小的行业，但哪些是最有前途的呢？
3.The combination of hot weather and decreased water supplies is hurting many industries.
天气炎热和供水减少这两个因素结合在一起对很多行业造成了损害。
4.Information is the primary commodity in more and more industries today.
在越来越多的行业中，信息已成为主要商品。
5.Several new industries arose in the town.
城里出现了好几种新行业。
6.Countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs in dirty industries.
各国不能二者兼得：环境更为洁净的代价有可能是污染工业的减少。
7.Weaving and knitting are traditional cottage industries.
编织和针织是传统的家庭手工业。