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machinery

noun
 
🔊/məˈʃiːnəri/
🔊/məˈʃiːnəri/
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  1.  
    [uncountable] machines as a group, especially large ones（统称）机器；（尤指）大型机器
    • agricultural/industrial machinery农业／工业机械
    • a piece of machinery一部机器
    Extra Examples
    • machinery for grinding wheat磨麦子的机器
    • These workshops were built to house heavy machinery.修建这些车间是用来安置重型机器的。
    • This car is a pretty sophisticated piece of machinery.这辆车是相当精密的机械。
    Topics Businessc1, Engineeringc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • complex
    • complicated
    • …
    … of machinery
    • piece
    verb + machinery
    • maintain
    • repair
    • manufacture
    • …
    preposition
    • machinery for
    phrases
    • the hum of machinery
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable] the parts of a machine that make it work机器的运转部分；机械装置
    • a clock with all its machinery hanging out所有机械都挂着的时钟
    Topics Businessc1, Engineeringc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • complex
    • complicated
    • …
    … of machinery
    • piece
    verb + machinery
    • maintain
    • repair
    • manufacture
    • …
    preposition
    • machinery for
    phrases
    • the hum of machinery
    See full entry
  3. [uncountable, singular] the organization or structure of something; the system for doing something组织；机构；系统；体制
    • the machinery of government政府机构
    • They are faced with the task of dismantling the state machinery in order to create more democratic structures.他们面临着拆除国家机构以建立更多民主结构的任务。
    • machinery for doing something There is no machinery for resolving disputes.根本没有解决纷争的机制。🔊🔊
    • The bumblebee has developed complex machinery for collecting pollen.大黄蜂开发了用于收集花粉的复杂机器。