Verwendungsmuster:
a [type of] machine
The factory installed a new machine to speed up production.
A gyár új gépet állított üzembe, hogy felgyorsítsa a termelést.
She put the clothes in the washing machine.
Betette a ruhákat a mosógépbe.
This coffee machine makes excellent espresso.
The mechanic fixed the broken sewing machine.
They imagined traveling to the past in a time machine.
Beispiele für Lernende
I use a washing machine to clean my clothes.
Mosógépet használok a ruháim mosásához.
The coffee machine is in the kitchen.
A kávégép a konyhában van.
We bought a new sewing machine.
This machine helps us make bread.
The vending machine sells snacks.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'machine' with 'engine'; an engine is the power source, while a machine is the whole device that does work.
Bedeutung
Powered device for a task
Wortverbindungen
washing machine
|coffee machine
|vending machine
|sewing machine
|time machine
Synonyme
device (A more general term for any piece of equipment, not necessarily powered.)
|
apparatus (A more formal or technical term for a complex device.)
Antonyme
manual tool (A tool operated entirely by hand without powered parts.)
Themen
technology
|industry
|daily life
|science
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A tool with moving parts that uses power to do a job.
A piece of equipment with moving parts, often powered by electricity or an engine, that performs a particular kind of work.
Verwendungsmuster:
a political/business/military machine
The political machine controlled the city for decades.
A politikai gépezet évtizedeken át uralta a várost.
The military machine was mobilized quickly.
A hadigépezetet gyorsan mozgósították.
He felt like just another cog in the corporate machine.
Beispiele für Lernende
The political machine wins many elections.
A politikai gépezet sok választást megnyer.
The military machine is very strong.
A hadigépezet nagyon erős.
She works for the corporate machine.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may take this meaning literally as a physical device rather than an organization.
Bedeutung
Efficiently operating organization
Wortverbindungen
political machine
|military machine
|corporate machine
Synonyme
organization (A general term for a structured group, without the mechanical efficiency implication.)
|
apparatus (Often used in political contexts for established systems of power.)
Antonyme
disorganized group (A group lacking structure or efficiency.)
Themen
politics
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A group or system that works like a machine to get things done.
An organized group or system that works efficiently and often mechanically to achieve goals, especially in politics or business.
Verwendungsmuster:
to machine [material] into [shape]
The workshop machines parts for the automotive industry.
A műhely autóipari alkatrészeket munkál meg géppel.
They machined the block of aluminum into a precise component.
Az alumíniumtömböt precíz alkatrésszé munkálták meg géppel.
This company machines custom gears for bicycles.
Beispiele für Lernende
We machine parts for cars.
Autóalkatrészeket munkálunk meg géppel.
He machined the metal into a wheel.
Gépi megmunkálással kereket készített a fémből.
They machine small parts here.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'machine' (verb) with 'operate a machine'; here it means to process material, not just use equipment.
Bedeutung
Shape using powered tool
Wortverbindungen
machine parts
|machine metal
|machine components
Synonyme
fabricate (A broader term for making something, not always by powered tools.)
|
mill (A specific machining process involving rotating cutting tools.)
Antonyme
handcraft (To make or shape something entirely by hand without powered tools.)
Themen
manufacturing
|engineering
|work
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make or change something by cutting or shaping it with a powered tool.
To cut, shape, or finish a material using a powered tool or machine.