factory，mill，plant，works都可表示“工厂”，它们有何区别？

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factory n.工厂

〔辨析〕指使用机器设备大批量制造产品的工厂。

〔例证〕My mother used to work in a clothing factory.

我母亲以前在一家服装厂工作。

Mary works in a food factory.

玛丽在一家食品厂工作。

mill n.工厂

（辨析）指生产棉纱、布匹、钢铁等材料的工厂。

〔例证〕There is a textile mill round the corner.

街角处有家纺织厂。

The paper mill is run by a young man.

这家造纸厂是由一个年轻人经营的。

plant n.工厂

（辨析）指发电厂或进行工业生产的工厂。

（例证）There is a power plant nearby.

附近有一家发电厂。

This college has a large manufacturing plant.

这所大学有一个大型制造厂。

works n.工厂

（辨析）泛指工厂工业园区英文工业园区英文，常和其他词构成复合词。

（例证）There was an ironworks in the centre of the city before.

过去在市中心有一家炼铁厂。

The brick works that bought this batch of equipment is located near the railway station.

购进这批设备的砖厂位于火车站附近。