machine
[mə'ʃi:n] noun countable
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT 机器
ESSENTIAL
■a piece of equipment with several moving parts which uses power to do a particular type of work 机器；机械（装置）•Eggs are sorted into different sizes by a machine.鸡蛋由机器按大小分捡。 •If I'm not home when you call, leave a message on the machine (= answering machine).如果你打电话时我不在家，请在答录机上留言。 •Don't forget to put the towels in the machine (= washing machine) before you go out.出去前别忘了将毛巾放到洗衣机里。 •I got some chocolate from a vending machine.我从贩卖机里买了些巧克力。
[mə'ʃi:n] noun countable
COMPUTER 电脑 specialized
■a computer 电脑•You'll need a powerful machine for editing videos.你需要一台功能强大的电脑来编辑图像。
[mə'ʃi:n] noun countable
VEHICLE 车辆 informal
■a vehicle, often a motorcycle 车辆（常指摩托车）•approving That's a mean (= powerful) machine you've got there, Bill.比尔，你的摩托车马力可真大。
[mə'ʃi:n] noun countable
GROUP OF PEOPLE 组织
■a group of people who control and organize something 核心组织，领导核心•Churchill's war machine邱吉尔的战争机器 •The party machine has swung into action with its preparation for the election.政党机器已开始为选举做准备。 •It's now up to the government's propaganda machine to restore the prime minister's image.现在要靠政府的宣传机器来重建首相的形象。
[mə'ʃi:n] verb transitive
■to stitch cloth with a sewing machine 用缝纫机缝制•I've almost finished making the curtains - I just have to machine the hem.窗帘我已经做得差不多了——只需用缝纫机缝一下边。 |