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单词 machinery
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machinery

(məʃiːnəri)
1. uncountable noun
You can use machinery to refer to machines in general, or machines that are used in a factory or on a farm.
...quality tools and machinery.
...your local garden machinery specialist.
Farmers import most of their machinery and materials.
Synonyms: equipment, gear, instruments, apparatus More Synonyms of machinery
2. singular noun
The machinery of a government or organization is the system and all the procedures that it uses to deal with things.
The machinery of democracy could be created quickly. [+ of]
...the government machinery and administrative procedures concerned with social provision.
The full state and police machinery ground into action.
Synonyms: administration, system, organization, agency More Synonyms of machinery

machinery in British English

(məˈʃiːnərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -eries
1. 
machines, machine parts, or machine systems collectively
2. 
a particular machine system or set of machines
3. 
a system similar to a machine
the machinery of government
4. 
literary devices used for effect in epic poetry

machinery in American English

(məˈʃinəri; məˈʃinri)
nounWord forms: plural maˈchineries
1. 
machines collectively
2. 
the working parts of a machine
3. 
any combination of things or persons by which something is kept in action or a desired result is obtained
the machinery of government
4. 
apparatus used to produce stage effects
5. 
literary devices involving the introduction of supernatural beings or forces, as in epic poetry

COBUILD Collocations
machinery

heavy machinery

Examples of 'machinery' in a sentence
machinery

And the government machinery was shaped to that end.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A look at how she has changed the machinery of government would suggest that she hasn't.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Why picked Has an understanding of the machinery of government the president-elect lacks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
On the other hand they are usually heavy objects and heavy machinery is required to move them.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You will not get plant and machinery capital allowances on a garden office.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There are still substantial savings out of the machinery of government.
The Sun (2013)
They are too slow to escape logging and farm machinery.
The Sun (2007)
The widespread construction of factories and extensive use of machinery represented the mechanical basis of this increase.
Hunt, E. K. Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies (1995)
Last night workers using heavy machinery and cutters tried to reach the buried.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Whole hillsides lay collapsed because plant machinery cannot get close.
The Sun (2010)
Look out for working farm machinery and sudden movements of livestock.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Japan currently leads the world in the production and use of robotic machinery.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
 Heavy machinery would cause further instability so the car just had to stay down there.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Such assets are known as intangible assets in contrast to the physical ones such as plant and machinery.
Chambers, Ian Business Studies Basic Facts (1990)
They will also import the machinery.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We will learn more this week about his plans for reforming the machinery of government and who will get the top jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was the first investment in new machinery at the factory since the 1980s.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At the same time, the administrative machinery of the party was entirely under his control.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The ruling may be overturned, but the machinery of government is working.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I work in a large factory making machinery parts.
The Sun (2006)
I've imported plant machinery and mobile homes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

Quotations

The world is dying of machineryGeorge MooreConfessions of a Young Man

In other languages
machinery

British English: machinery /məˈʃiːnərɪ/ NOUN
Machinery is machines in general, or machines that are used in a factory.
...machinery for making cars.
  • American English: machinery
  • Arabic: الاتٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: maquinário
  • Chinese: 机械
  • Croatian: mašinerija
  • Czech: strojní zařízení
  • Danish: maskineri
  • Dutch: machinerie
  • European Spanish: maquinaria máquinas
  • Finnish: koneet
  • French: machinerie
  • German: Maschinen
  • Greek: μηχανήματα
  • Italian: macchinario
  • Japanese: 機械類
  • Korean: 기계류
  • Norwegian: maskineri
  • Polish: maszyneria
  • European Portuguese: maquinaria
  • Romanian: mașinărie
  • Russian: оборудование
  • Latin American Spanish: maquinaria
  • Swedish: maskiner
  • Thai: เครื่องจักร
  • Turkish: mekanizma
  • Ukrainian: обладнання
  • Vietnamese: máy móc

Chinese translation of 'machinery'

machinery

(məˈʃiːnərɪ)

n (u)

  1. 机(機)器 (jīqì)
  2. (of government) 体(體)系 (tǐxì)
1 (noun) 
Definition
the mechanism of a machine
Farmers import most of their machinery and materials.
Synonyms
equipment
Exports of military equipment are banned.
gear
fishing gear
instruments
apparatus
He was rescued by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus.
works
technology
tackle
fishing tackle
tools
mechanism(s)
gadgetry
2 (noun) 
Definition
the organization and procedures by which a system functions
the government machinery and administrative procedures
Synonyms
administration
system
a multi-party system of government
organization
the internal organization of the department
agency
a successful advertising agency
machine
He has put the party publicity machine behind another candidate.
structure
The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.
channels
procedure
He did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa.

related words

related phobia mechanophobia

Quotation

The world is dying of machinery [George Moore – Confessions of a Young Man]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of agency
Definition
an organization providing a specific service
a successful advertising agency
Synonyms
business,
company,
office,
firm,
department,
organization,
enterprise,
establishment,
bureau
in the sense of apparatus
Definition
a collection of equipment used for a particular purpose
He was rescued by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus.
Synonyms
equipment,
machine,
tackle,
gear,
means,
materials,
device,
tools,
implements,
mechanism,
outfit,
machinery,
appliance,
utensils,
contraption (informal)
in the sense of gear
Definition
equipment for a particular task
fishing gear
Synonyms
equipment,
supplies,
tackle,
tools,
instruments,
outfit,
rigging,
rig,
accessories,
harness,
apparatus,
trappings,
paraphernalia,
accoutrements,
appurtenances,
equipage

Synonyms of 'machinery'

machinery

Explore 'machinery' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of machine
Definition
a system within an organization that controls activities and policies
He has put the party publicity machine behind another candidate.
Synonyms
system,
agency,
structure,
organization,
machinery,
setup (informal)
in the sense of organization
Definition
the state of being organized
the internal organization of the department
Synonyms
structure,
grouping,
plan,
system,
form,
design,
method,
pattern,
make-up,
arrangement,
construction,
constitution,
format,
formation,
framework,
composition,
chemistry,
configuration,
conformation,
interrelation of parts
in the sense of procedure
Definition
a way of doing something, esp. an established method
He did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa.
Synonyms
method,
policy,
process,
course,
system,
form,
action,
step,
performance,
operation,
practice,
scheme,
strategy,
conduct,
formula,
custom,
routine,
transaction,
plan of action,
modus operandi
in the sense of structure
Definition
the way the individual parts of something are made, built, or organized into a whole
The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.
Synonyms
arrangement,
form,
make-up,
make,
design,
organization,
construction,
fabric,
formation,
configuration,
conformation,
interrelation of parts
in the sense of system
Definition
any scheme or set of rules used to classify, explain, or calculate
a multi-party system of government
Synonyms
arrangement,
structure,
organization,
scheme,
combination,
classification,
coordination,
setup (informal)
in the sense of tackle
Definition
the equipment required for a particular sport or occupation
fishing tackle
Synonyms
gear,
equipment,
kit,
apparatus,
tools,
implements,
outfit,
trappings,
paraphernalia,
accoutrements
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