Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'machine' with 'engine'; an engine is the power source, while a machine is the whole device that does work.
Значення
Powered device for a task
Словосполучення
washing machine
|coffee machine
|vending machine
|sewing machine
|time machine
Синоніми
device (A more general term for any piece of equipment, not necessarily powered.)
|
apparatus (A more formal or technical term for a complex device.)
Антоніми
manual tool (A tool operated entirely by hand without powered parts.)
Теми
technology
|industry
|daily life
|science
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
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.
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may take this meaning literally as a physical device rather than an organization.
Значення
Efficiently operating organization
Словосполучення
political machine
|military machine
|corporate machine
Синоніми
organization (A general term for a structured group, without the mechanical efficiency implication.)
|
apparatus (Often used in political contexts for established systems of power.)
Антоніми
disorganized group (A group lacking structure or efficiency.)
Теми
politics
|business
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
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.
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'machine' (verb) with 'operate a machine'; here it means to process material, not just use equipment.
Значення
Shape using powered tool
Словосполучення
machine parts
|machine metal
|machine components
Синоніми
fabricate (A broader term for making something, not always by powered tools.)
|
mill (A specific machining process involving rotating cutting tools.)
Антоніми
handcraft (To make or shape something entirely by hand without powered tools.)
Теми
manufacturing
|engineering
|work
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
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.