mechanized
UKUS
TOEFLB2
Definitions
adj.
Equipped with or operated by machines rather than human or animal power
机械化的（用机器而非人力或畜力的）
Root Breakdown
Root-derived+
-izeto make, to become
+
-edpast tense / completed
=mechanized
mechan (machine) + -ize (to make / convert to) + -ed (resulting state) = 'made to run on machines.' It describes work that has been switched from human or animal effort to machine power — mechanized farming replaces hand tools with tractors; a mechanized army moves by vehicle rather than on foot.
Root mechane still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.mechanized farming机械化农业
- 2.mechanized army机械化部队
- 3.mechanized infantry机械化步兵
- 4.highly mechanized高度机械化的
- 5.mechanized production机械化生产
Example Sentences
- 1.
Mechanized farming dramatically increased the harvest each year.
- 2.
The army relied on mechanized units to move quickly across the desert.
- 3.
The old workshop was fully mechanized to keep up with demand.