一、詳細釋義:


n.

(總稱)機器;機械 [U]


例句:

We use tractors to pull farm machinery.

我們使用拖拉機牽引農(nóng)業(yè)機械。


例句:

There was a ceaseless noise of machinery.

機器不停地發(fā)出噪音。


機械裝置


例句:

Much machinery has been bought.

已經(jīng)購買了許多新裝置。


例句:

I didn't know which machinery was wrong.

我不曉得哪個裝置出了問題。


機關(guān),機構(gòu)


例句:

The State Department is simply not equipped to handle interdepartmental machinery.

國務(wù)院根本不具備駕馭部際機構(gòu)的能力。


例句:

The machinery of democracy could be created quickly.

民主機構(gòu)可以迅速建立起來。


二、詞義辨析:


machine,machinery,mechanism,apparatus,engine,motor

這些名詞均有“機器,裝置”之意。 machine普通用詞,泛指一切機器。 machinery指機器的總稱。 mechanism指運行系統(tǒng),簡單的機械裝置。 apparatus指具有特殊用途的裝置。 engine既可泛指或大或小、簡單或復(fù)雜的機械、機器,又可指產(chǎn)生動力的發(fā)動機或引擎。 motor通常指小型或輕型馬達、發(fā)動機。


三、參考例句:


The machinery requires constant maintenance.

這些機器需要經(jīng)常保養(yǎng)維修。


Much machinery has been bought.

已經(jīng)購買了許多新裝置。


The machinery is driven by steam.

機器是由蒸汽推動的。


There is no machinery for resolving disputes.

根本沒有解決紛爭的機制。


Art Deco designers embraced machinery and power.

裝飾藝術(shù)的設(shè)計者們接受了機械和動力帶來的靈感。


Our state-of-the-art machinery is our major asset.

我們一流的設(shè)備是我們的主要資產(chǎn)。


Some of the machinery is still standing idle.

有些機械仍然閑置著。


He stayed the work and had the machinery removed.

他把工作停下來,讓人把機器搬掉。


Farmers import most of their machinery and materials.

農(nóng)民大多數(shù)機械和原料都是進口的。


The machinery of democracy could be created quickly.

民主體制很快就能建立起來。