| 单词 | machine |
| 释义 | machine (once / 66 pages) nv At its simplest, a machine is an invention that does a job better and faster and more powerfully than a human being. Despite being man-made we’ve come to think of the word machine as the very opposite of human. The Machine Age we live in is considered impersonal and overwhelming, and anything machine-like is often considered soulless or even dangerous. (Witness the countless fantasies of robots taking over the world.) Human beings working together, like "the cogs of a machine," can become more powerful than a single person. That's why sports teams or political organizations are often described as "well-oiled machines." WORD FAMILYmachine: machined, machinelike, machinery, machines, machining, machinist+/machinery: machineries/machinist: machinists USAGE EXAMPLESIt was unclear how many machines were in the truck or whether any money was in them, a police spokesman said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “They used hand grenades and machine gun and transformed their celebration to mourning.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Being prompted to enter into an inner dialogue in an fMRI machine is not the same as spontaneously debating with oneself at the kitchen table. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1n any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks Hypo|Hyper assembly a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit baggera machine for putting objects or substances into bags calculating machine, calculatora small machine that is used for mathematical calculations calendera machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers ATM, automated teller, automated teller machine, automatic teller, automatic teller machine, cash dispenser, cash machinean unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used combera machine that separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing systema machine for performing calculations automatically cement mixer, concrete mixera machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete corkera machine that is used to put corks in bottles cotton gin, gina machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers decodera machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language farm machinea machine used in farming franking machinea machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge hop-picker, hoppera machine used for picking hops machinerymachines or machine systems collectively machine toola powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials milking machinemachine consisting of a suction apparatus for milking cows mechanically motormachine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion paving machine, pavior, pavioura machine for laying pavement perpetual motion machinea machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without drawing energy from some external source; impossible under the law of conservation of energy pile drivera machine that drives piling into the ground digger, excavator, power shovel, shovela machine for excavating power toola tool driven by a motor mechanical press, pressany machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids press, printing pressa machine used for printing printer, printing machinea machine that prints phonograph, record playermachine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically riveter, riveting machine, rivettera machine for driving rivets feeder, self-feedera machine that automatically provides a supply of some material simulatora machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research slicera machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade coin machine, slot machinea machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot snow blower, snow throwera machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing it forcefully through a chute sortera machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes pestle, stampmachine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores staple gun, staplegun, tackera hand-held machine for driving staples home stapler, stapling machinea machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together textile machinea machine for making textiles time machinea science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future trimmera machine that trims timber workhorsemachine that performs dependably under heavy use Zambonithe trademark for a machine that smooths the ice in an ice-skating rink abacusa calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves addera machine that adds numbers adding machine, totaliser, totalizera calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions Addressograph, addressing machinea printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing analog computer, analogue computera computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) backhoean excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth buffer, polishera power tool used to buff surfaces burrrotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printera printer that prints a single character at a time cheese pressa press for shaping cheese curd ciderpressa press that is used to extract the juice from apples counter, tabulatora calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens cultivator, tillera farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) digital computera computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits dredgea power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed drill pressa machine tool with a separate, upright stand; an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever drum sander, electric sander, sander, smoothera power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor electric motora motor that converts electricity to mechanical work electrostatic printera printer that uses an electric charge to deposit toner on paper enginemotor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work enginerymachinery consisting of engines collectively cylinder press, flatbed pressa printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type flight simulator, trainersimulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane garlic pressa press for extracting juice from garlic acoustic gramophone, gramophonean antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically grindera machine tool that polishes metal hammer, power hammera power tool for drilling rocks hand calculator, pocket calculatora calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket harvester, reaperfarm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields hay conditioner, haymakera farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying home computera computer intended for use in the home hydraulic presspress in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area impact printera printer that prints by mechanical impacts jukebox, nickelodeona cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin knitting machinea textile machine that makes knitted fabrics line printer, line-at-a-time printerprinter that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time looma textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile mailsortera sorter for sorting mail according to the address grinder, mill, milling machinerymachinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing Napier's bones, Napier's rodsa set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier client, guest, node(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network number crunchera computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second page printer, page-at-a-time printera printer that prints one page at a time pari-mutuel machine, totalisator, totaliser, totalizator, totalizercomputer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won plane, planer, planing machinea power tool for smoothing or shaping wood power drilla power tool for drilling holes into hard materials power saw, saw, sawing machinea power tool for cutting wood predictora computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival printer(computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing punch pressa power driven press used to shape metal parts quipucalculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records rotary pressa printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder routera power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves host, server(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network sewing machinea textile machine used as a home appliance for sewing shaper, shaping machinea machine tool for shaping metal or wood one-armed bandit, slota slot machine that is used for gambling spinning machinea textile machine for spinning yarn and thread stamper, stamping machinea power tool that stamps standing pressa large printing press that exerts pressure vertically steam shovela power shovel that is driven by steam stepper, stepping motora motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps sub-assemblya unit assembled separately but designed to fit with other units in a manufactured product subtractera machine that subtracts numbers thermal printera printer that produces characters by applying heat to special paper that is sensitive to heat thrasher, thresher, threshing machinea farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw Turing machinea hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape typesetting machinea printer that sets textual material in type vending machinea slot machine for selling goods weldmentan assembly of parts welded together willowa textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers winepressa press that is used to extract the juice from grapes internet site, site, web site, websitea computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose 2n a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point Syn|Hypo|Hyper simple machine inclined plane a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal levera simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum block, pulley, pulley block, pulley-blocka simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope wheela simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) balance, balance wheela wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat bicycle wheelthe wheel of a bicycle bollock, bullock blocka pulley-block at the head of a topmast buffing wheela wheel that is covered with soft material cartwheela wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim car wheela wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car daisy print wheel, daisy wheela wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper driving wheela wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force) fairleada pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing cogwheel, gear, gear wheel, geared wheela toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion emery wheel, grinding wheela wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding handwheela wheel worked by hand idle pulley, idle wheel, idler pulleya pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it nosewheela wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear paddle wheel, paddlewheela large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat pinwheela wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim potter's wheela horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter incline, rampan inclined surface connecting two levels ratchet wheeltoothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever rollera small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) roulette, toothed wheela wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations rowela small spiked wheel at the end of a spur screwa simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole sprocket, sprocket wheelthin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain trundlesmall wheel or roller wagon wheela wheel of a wagon water wheel, waterwheela wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine water wheel, waterwheela wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond wedgesomething solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles 3n an efficient person the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine Hypo|Hyper bionic man, bionic woman, cyborg a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 4n an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently the war machine Hyper organisation, organization a group of people who work together 5n a group that controls the activities of a political party he was endorsed by the Democratic machine Syn|Hyper political machine organisation, organization a group of people who work together 6n a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine Syn|Hypo|Hyper auto, automobile, car, motorcar ambulance a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals beach waggon, beach wagon, estate car, station waggon, station wagon, waggon, wagona car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat bus, heap, jalopya car that is old and unreliable cab, hack, taxi, taxicaba car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money compact, compact cara small and economical car convertiblea car that has top that can be folded or removed coupea car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment cruiser, patrol car, police car, police cruiser, prowl car, squad cara car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters electric, electric automobile, electric cara car that is powered by electricity gas guzzlera car with relatively low fuel efficiency hardtopa car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top hatchbacka car having a hatchback door horseless carriagean early term for an automobile hot rod, hot-roda car modified to increase its speed and acceleration jeep, landrovera car suitable for traveling over rough terrain limo, limousinelarge luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur loanera car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair minicara car that is even smaller than a subcompact car minivana small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car Model Tthe first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927 pace cara high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course race car, racer, racing cara fast car that competes in races roadster, runabout, two-seateran open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat saloon, sedana car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors sport car, sports cara small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons S.U.V., SUV, sport utility, sport utility vehiclea high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis Stanley Steamera steam-powered automobile stock cara car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales subcompact, subcompact cara car smaller than a compact car phaeton, tourer, touring carlarge open car seating four with folding top secondhand car, used-cara car that has been previously owned; not a new car berlina limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats broughama sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat finishera race car that finishes a race funny wagonan ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital gypsy caba taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls minicaba minicar used as a taxicab panda cara police cruiser shooting brakeanother name for a station wagon stock cara racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car automotive vehicle, motor vehicle a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails 7v turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery Hyper forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work make something, usually for a specific function 8v make by machinery The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars Hyper create, make, produce create or manufacture a man-made product |
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