machinery

noun

/məˈʃiːnəri/

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[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.这辆车是一台相当复杂的机器。
Topics Businessc1, Engineeringc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy
- complex
- complicated
- …
… of machinery
- piece
verb + machinery
- maintain
- repair
- manufacture
- …
preposition
- machinery for
phrases
- the hum of machinery
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[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一个挂着所有机器的钟
Topics Businessc1, Engineeringc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy
- complex
- complicated
- …
… of machinery
- piece
verb + machinery
- maintain
- repair
- manufacture
- …
preposition
- machinery for
phrases
- the hum of machinery
See full entry
[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.他们面临的任务是拆除国家机器，以建立更加民主的结构。
- 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.大黄蜂已经开发出收集花粉的复杂机器。