machines

英 [məˈʃiːnz]

美 [məˈʃiːnz]

n.  机器; 机械装置; (不提全称时的简略说法)机器; (组织的)核心机构
v.  (用机器)制造，加工成型
machine的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 机器;机械
  Amachineis a piece of equipment which uses electricity or an engine in order to do a particular kind of work.
  1. I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever...
     我把硬币投入机器，拉动控制杆。
  2. The machine can be remotely operated and monitored.
     这台机器可以远程操作和监控。
  3. ...a color photograph of the sort taken by machine to be pasted in passports.
     那种由机器拍摄的护照用彩色照片
• VERB 用机器制造;用机器加工
  If youmachinesomething, you make it or work on it using a machine.
  1. The material is machined in a factory...
     这种材料在一家工厂里用机器加工成型。
  2. All parts are machined from top grade, high tensile aluminium.
     所有零件都是用顶级高强度铝加工而成。
  3. ...machined brass zinc alloy gears.
     机器加工成型的铜锌合金齿轮
• N-COUNT 大型机构;严密组织
  You can usemachineto refer to a large and well-controlled system or organization.
  1. ...Nazi Germany's military machine...
     纳粹德国的军事机构
  2. He has put the party publicity machine behind another candidate.
     他为另一位参选者在幕后组织政党宣传。
• N-COUNT （由于工作过于劳累或乏味）机械般工作的人，做工作不动脑筋的人
  If you say that someone is amachine, you mean that they are so tired or bored that they do their work without thinking.
  1. I think I have got to stop or I might turn into a machine...
     我想我得停下来了，否则我就会变成一台机器。
  2. He has dedicated himself to his work and become just a writing machine.
     他忘我地投入工作，就像是一台写作机器。
• See also:fruit machinesewing machineslot machinevending machine

双语例句

• One day these are multi-million dollar war machines and the next they are museum pieces.
  终有一天，今天这些还是价值不菲的战争武器，明天它们就会进入历史的博物馆。
• The rooms are crammed with humming Xerox machines.
  那些房间里摆满了嗡嗡作响的复印机。
• All machines give out eventually
  最终，所有的机器都停止了运转。
• Their attempts to clean up politics and smash the power of party machines failed.
  他们力图重整政坛、摧毁现有的政党机器，却以失败收场。
• Older machines will need a software patch to be loaded to correct the date.
  老些的机器需要下载软件补丁来修改日期。
• Tenants do not have to worry about leaking roofs and broken washing machines
  租房者无需担心屋顶漏水和洗衣机出故障。
• These are the first machines that can stand the wear and tear of continuously crushing glass
  这些就是第一批能经受住不停碾碎玻璃所造成的磨损的机器。
• The airline had been screening baggage on X-ray machines.
  该航空公司已采用X光机对行李进行安全检查。
• Machines now exist to pack olives in jars.
  现在可用机器将橄榄装进罐子里。
• I made the then heretical suggestion that it might be cheaper to design new machines.
  我提出了当时被认为是旁门左道的建议，说设计新机器可能更省钱。