maquiladora

/məˌkiːləˈdɔːrə/ /məˌkwɪləˈdɔːrə/

Meanings

noun

加工出口厂，保税工厂。

An assembly plant in Mexico owned by a company from the United States or another foreign country, using cheap local labour and imported components, and which then exports its products to the company's country of origin; also (by extension) similar factories in other countries.

Examples :

"Many electronics companies have a maquiladora in Mexico to reduce labor costs. "

许多电子公司在墨西哥设有加工出口厂，以降低劳动力成本。

Related Words

imported verb

/ɪmˈpɔːtɪd/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtɪd/

进口，引进。

"Our local grocery store imported bananas from Ecuador. "

我们当地的杂货店从厄瓜多尔进口了香蕉。

foreign noun

/ˈfɒɹən/ /ˈfɔɹən/

外国人，外宾.

"The foreign student in my class has a different cultural background than the rest of us. "

我们班里的那位外国学生，文化背景和我们其他人不太一样。

countries noun

/ˈkʌntɹiz/

地区，区域

"The rolling hills and quaint villages are typical features of the countries surrounding Oxford. "

牛津周边地区的丘陵起伏和古朴村庄是其典型的特征。

products noun

/ˈpɹɒd.əkts/ /ˈpɹɑd.əkts/

产品，商品。

"The supermarket sells a wide variety of food products. "

这家超市出售各种各样的食品产品/商品。

electronics noun

/ɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/ /ˌɛlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/

电子学，电子技术

"Electronics is a popular subject."

电子学是一门很受欢迎的学科。

companies noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)niz/ /ˈkʌmpəniz/

公司，企业。

"Sentence: "Many companies in this city offer jobs to college graduates." "

这个城市里有很多公司为大学毕业生提供工作机会。

factories noun

/ˈfæktəriz/ /ˈfæktriz/

商馆，货栈

"During the colonial era, European merchants established factories along the coast of India to trade goods like spices and textiles. "

在殖民时期，欧洲商人在印度沿海地区设立了许多商馆，用于交易香料和纺织品等商品。

components noun

/kəmˈpoʊnənts/ /kɑmˈpoʊnənts/

零件，部件。

"A CPU is a component of a computer."

中央处理器(CPU)是电脑的一个零件。

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

延伸，扩大，扩展

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

图书馆允许延期归还那些已经过期的书。

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

团队，公司，团体

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

学校的学生会是一个由热心学生组成的团体，他们负责组织各种活动。

assembly noun

/əˈsɛmb.lɪ/ /əˈsɛmb.li/

组件，装配。

"In order to change the bearing, you must first remove the gearbox assembly."

为了更换轴承，你必须先拆下整个变速箱组件。

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

另一个，又一个。

"There is one sterling and here is another"

这里有一个英镑，这里是另一个。