mechanical

adjective
🔊/məˈkænɪkl/
🔊/məˈkænɪkl/
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  1. operated by power from an engine机动的;机械驱动的;机械的
    • a mechanical device/toy/clock机械装置/玩具/钟表
    • mechanical parts机械部件
    Topics Engineeringb2
  2. relating to machines and engines机器的;机械的;发动机的
    • mechanical problems/defects机械问题/缺陷
    • The breakdown was due to a mechanical failure.抛锚是机械故障造成的。🔊🔊
    Topics Engineeringb2
  3. (often disapproving) (of people’s behaviour and actions人的行为或行动) done without thinking, like a machine机械般的;呆头呆脑的;无思想的 synonym routine
    • a mechanical gesture/response机械式的手势/回答
    • My work has become mechanical—I could do it in my sleep.我的工作变得机械化了,我可以在睡觉时做。
  4. connected with the physical laws of movement and cause and effect (= with mechanics机械的;机械学的)
    • mechanical processes机械过程
    Topics Physics and chemistryc1
  5. (of a person) good at understanding how machines work擅长于机械原理的
  6. Word Originlate Middle English (describing an art or occupation concerned with the construction of machines): via Latin from Greek mēkhanikos (from mēkhanē, from mēkhos ‘contrivance’) + -al.