| 单词 | facility |
| 释义 | facility facility // noun (plural facilities)
BANK FACILITY, CREDIT FACILITY
1 [C] a factory or a set of buildings where particular goods are produced or particular work is done: They built a new facility to produce the drug. an oil storage facility Operations are moved to a backup facility in the event of a disaster. See note at FACTORY
a distribution/manufacturing/production/research/storage facility ◆ to build/close/open a facility
2 facilities [pl.] buildings, services, equipment, etc. that are provided for a particular purpose: Does the hotel have conference facilities? The airport provides good facilities for business travellers. All rooms have private facilities (= a private bathroom).
❖ conference/cooking/leisure/parking/sports facilities ◆ to improve/provide/use facilities
3 (Finance ) [C] 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: We have sufficient borrowing facilities to fund the purchase. to draw down on (= borrow money using) a facility The facility runs until next December. The government has extended an emergency loan facility to the energy company. See note at LOAN
❖ to arrange/have/(re)negotiate/obtain/secure a facility ◆ a bank, etc. extends/grants/increases/provides/withdraws a facility ◆ a facility ends/expires/matures/runs to draw (down) on/have access to/use a facility
4 [C] a special feature of a machine, piece of software, etc. that makes it possible to do sth extra: The program has a facility for checking spelling. |
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