machine是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work -- 机器；机械装置

  • The different sizes of eggs are sorted by a machine. 鸡蛋由机器按大小分捡。

  • If I'm not home when you call, leave a message on the machine (= answering machine). 如打电话时我不在家，请在答录机上留言。

  • Don't forget to put the towels in the machine (= washing machine) before you go out. 出去前别忘了将毛巾放到洗衣机里。

  • I got some chocolate from a vending machine. 我从自动售货机里买了些巧克力。

• 1 a computer -- 计算机，电脑

  • You'll need a powerful machine for editing videos. 你需要一台功能强大的电脑来编辑图像。

• 2 a vehicle, often a motorcycle -- 车辆（常指摩托车）

  • approving That's a mean (= powerful) machine you've got there, Bill. 比尔，你的摩托车马力可够大的。

• 3 a group of people who control and organize something -- 核心组织，领导核心

  • Churchill's war machine 丘吉尔的战争机器

  • The party machine has swung into action with its preparation for the election. 政党机器已开始为选举做准备。

  • It's now up to the government's propaganda machine to restore the leader's image. 现在要靠政府的宣传机器来修复领导人的形象。

• 4 to sew cloth with a sewing machine -- 用缝纫机缝制

  • I've almost finished making the curtains - I just have to machine the hem. 窗帘我已经做得差不多了——只需用缝纫机缝一下边。