machine
Definitions
A device with moving parts, usually powered, built to perform a particular task.
机器，机械（通常有动力、用以完成特定工作的装置）。
(figurative) A well-organised, efficient group or system, or a person who works tirelessly.
（比喻）高效运转的组织/系统；不知疲倦工作的人。
To make or shape something using a machine, especially a machine tool.
用机器加工、制造（尤指机床加工）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Greek mēkhanē (device, contrivance) via Latin machina. At heart a machine is an engineered contrivance built to do work. That core idea stretches easily into metaphor — a tireless person is 'a machine,' an efficient organisation is 'a well-oiled machine.'
Root machin still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.washing machine洗衣机
- 2.vending machine自动售货机
- 3.machine learning机器学习
- 4.a well-oiled machine运转顺畅的机器
Example Sentences
- 1.
This machine can fold and seal a thousand boxes an hour.
- 2.
After training, she ran like a machine, never slowing down.
- 3.
The parts are machined to a tolerance of a few microns.
Synonym Comparison
- machine — a powered device with moving parts doing a defined task
- device — broadest; any made object for a purpose, often small (a clever device)
- apparatus — a set of equipment for a specific (often scientific) use
- engine — specifically converts energy into motion/power (the machine's driver)