machine

1. N-COUNT A machine is a piece of equipment that uses electricity or an engine in order to do a particular kind of work. 機(jī)器[also 'by' N]

I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever. 我把硬幣投進(jìn)機(jī)器，然后拉了控制桿。

2. N-COUNT You can use machine to refer to a large and well-controlled system or organization. 機(jī)構(gòu)

...Nazi Germany's military machine. …納粹德國的軍事機(jī)構(gòu)。

3. →see also vending machine

4. V-T If you machine something, you make it or work on it using a machine. 用機(jī)器制造; 用機(jī)器加工[usu passive]

The material is machined in a factory. 該材料在一家工廠用機(jī)器加工而成。

...machined brass zinc alloy gears. …機(jī)器加工的黃銅鋅合金齒輪。