一、详细释义:


n.

(总称)机器;机械 [U]


例句:

We use tractors to pull farm machinery.

我们使用拖拉机牵引农业机械。


例句:

There was a ceaseless noise of machinery.

机器不停地发出噪音。


机械装置


例句:

Much machinery has been bought.

已经购买了许多新装置。


例句:

I didn't know which machinery was wrong.

我不晓得哪个装置出了问题。


机关,机构


例句:

The State Department is simply not equipped to handle interdepartmental machinery.

国务院根本不具备驾驭部际机构的能力。


例句:

The machinery of democracy could be created quickly.

民主机构可以迅速建立起来。


二、词义辨析:


machine,machinery,mechanism,apparatus,engine,motor

这些名词均有“机器,装置”之意。 machine普通用词,泛指一切机器。 machinery指机器的总称。 mechanism指运行系统,简单的机械装置。 apparatus指具有特殊用途的装置。 engine既可泛指或大或小、简单或复杂的机械、机器,又可指产生动力的发动机或引擎。 motor通常指小型或轻型马达、发动机。


三、参考例句:


The machinery requires constant maintenance.

这些机器需要经常保养维修。


Much machinery has been bought.

已经购买了许多新装置。


The machinery is driven by steam.

机器是由蒸汽推动的。


There is no machinery for resolving disputes.

根本没有解决纷争的机制。


Art Deco designers embraced machinery and power.

装饰艺术的设计者们接受了机械和动力带来的灵感。


Our state-of-the-art machinery is our major asset.

我们一流的设备是我们的主要资产。


Some of the machinery is still standing idle.

有些机械仍然闲置着。


He stayed the work and had the machinery removed.

他把工作停下来,让人把机器搬掉。


Farmers import most of their machinery and materials.

农民大多数机械和原料都是进口的。


The machinery of democracy could be created quickly.

民主体制很快就能建立起来。