[] a factory or a set of buildings where particular goods are produced or particular work is done 工厂；场所◆They built a new facility to produce the drug. 他们建起了生产药物的新工厂。◆an oil storage facility 石油贮存仓库➡ see note at factory ⨁a distribution / manufacturing / production / research / storage facility 分销处；制造／生产厂；研究所；贮存仓库⨁to build / close / open a facility 建设／关闭／开设工厂
facilities [] buildings, services, equipment, etc. that are provided for a particular purpose 房屋；服务；设备◆Does the hotel have conference facilities? 这家酒店有会议设施吗？◆The airport provides good facilities for business travellers. 这个机场为商务旅客提供良好的设施。◆All rooms have private facilities (= a private bathroom). 每一个房间都设有单独的浴室。⨁conference / cooking / leisure / parking / sports facilities 会议设施；烹饪设备；休闲／停车／体育设施⨁to improve / provide / use facilities 改善／提供／使用设备
() [] an arrangement that a person, a business, etc. has with a bank or a company to be able to borrow money during a particular period of time up to an agreed amount 贷款协议；资金融通◆We have sufficient borrowing facilities to fund the purchase. 我们有充足的借款供这项采购之用。◆to draw down on (= borrow money using) a facility 使用信用安排借款◆The facility runs until next December. 这项贷款协议持续到明年十二月。➡ see note at loan ⨁to arrange / have / (re)negotiate / obtain / secure a facility 商定／拥有／协商／获得／取得贷款协议⨁a bank, etc. extends / grants / increases / provides / withdraws a facility 银行等延长／同意／增加／提供／撤销贷款⨁a facility ends / expires / matures / runs 贷款终止／到期／期满／延续⨁to draw (down) on / have access to / use a facility 使用贷款协议借款；获得／使用贷款
[] a special feature of a machine, piece of software, etc. that makes it possible to do sth extra （机器、软件等的）特别装置，功能◆The program has a facility for checking spelling. 这个程序有检查拼写的功能。