Most of the companies dependent on the steelworks folded within weeks.大多数依靠钢铁厂生存的公司在几个星期内倒闭了。Our class went on a field trip to a steelworks to observe a new steel-making process.我们班级到校外一家钢厂去实地考察一种新的炼钢法。The steelworks provided employment for thousands of people.这家钢铁厂为数千人提供了就业机会。