英语

machine

gb/məʃˈin/ us/məʃˈin/
A2 英语
~ 800
义项
0 个义项
名词 A2 entity
1

Powered device for a task

A tool with moving parts that uses power to do a job.

用法模式: a [type of] machine
常见错误:
Learners sometimes confuse 'machine' with 'engine'; an engine is the power source, while a machine is the whole device that does work.
近义词
device (A more general term for any piece of equipment, not necessarily powered.) | apparatus (A more formal or technical term for a complex device.)
反义词
manual tool (A tool operated entirely by hand without powered parts.)
搭配
washing machine |coffee machine |vending machine |sewing machine |time machine
主题
technology |industry |daily life |science |core_vocabulary
例句
  • The factory installed a new machine to speed up production.
  • She put the clothes in the washing machine.
  • This coffee machine makes excellent espresso.
  • The mechanic fixed the broken sewing machine.
  • They imagined traveling to the past in a time machine.
学习者例句
  • I use a washing machine to clean my clothes.
  • The coffee machine is in the kitchen.
  • We bought a new sewing machine.
  • This machine helps us make bread.
  • The vending machine sells snacks.
名词 B2 entity
2

Efficiently operating organization

A group or system that works like a machine to get things done.

用法模式: a political/business/military machine
常见错误:
Learners may take this meaning literally as a physical device rather than an organization.
近义词
organization (A general term for a structured group, without the mechanical efficiency implication.) | apparatus (Often used in political contexts for established systems of power.)
反义词
disorganized group (A group lacking structure or efficiency.)
搭配
political machine |military machine |corporate machine
主题
politics |business |core_vocabulary
例句
  • The political machine controlled the city for decades.
  • The military machine was mobilized quickly.
  • He felt like just another cog in the corporate machine.
学习者例句
  • The political machine wins many elections.
  • The military machine is very strong.
  • She works for the corporate machine.
动词 technical C1 action
3

Shape using powered tool

To make or change something by cutting or shaping it with a powered tool.

用法模式: to machine [material] into [shape]
常见错误:
Learners sometimes confuse 'machine' (verb) with 'operate a machine'; here it means to process material, not just use equipment.
近义词
fabricate (A broader term for making something, not always by powered tools.) | mill (A specific machining process involving rotating cutting tools.)
反义词
handcraft (To make or shape something entirely by hand without powered tools.)
搭配
machine parts |machine metal |machine components
主题
manufacturing |engineering |work |technology |core_vocabulary
例句
  • The workshop machines parts for the automotive industry.
  • They machined the block of aluminum into a precise component.
  • This company machines custom gears for bicycles.
学习者例句
  • We machine parts for cars.
  • He machined the metal into a wheel.
  • They machine small parts here.
语法
词典原形
machine
IPA
GB/məʃˈin/
US/məʃˈin/
音节与重音
ma - chine (2 个音节)
Stress on 2nd syllable (chine)
词形变化
Noun
  • Base: machine
  • Plural: machines
Verb
  • Base: machine
  • 3rd Person Singular: machines
  • Present Participle: machining
  • Past: machined
词族
Forms
machines noun machining verb machined verb
Core family
machinery noun B1 mechanic noun A2 mechanical adjective B1
Related words
mechanically adverb B2 mechanism noun B1
Advanced or less common
mechanize verb B2 mechanization noun machinist noun
相关表达

machine learning

1
/məʃˈin lˈɚnɪŋ/
fixed phrase technical

Computer training from data

When computers learn from information to do tasks better without being told exactly how to do them.

例句
  • Machine learning is used in many modern apps.
  • She is studying machine learning at university.

political machine

1
/pəlˈɪtɪkəl məʃˈin/
fixed phrase

Powerful political organization

A strong group that controls politics in an area.

例句
  • The political machine has run this city for years.
  • He challenged the local political machine.

war machine

1
/wˈɔɹ məʃˈin/
fixed phrase

Military power and equipment

All the soldiers and weapons a country has for war.

例句
  • The country's war machine was mobilized quickly.
  • They feared the growing war machine of their neighbor.

well-oiled machine

1
/wˈɛl ˈɔɪld məʃˈin/
idiom

Smoothly running system or group

A group or process that works very well and without problems.

例句
  • The event was organized like a well-oiled machine.
  • The event ran like a well-oiled machine thanks to good planning.
  • Our team works together like a well-oiled machine.
  • Our team is now a well-oiled machine after months of practice.

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