noun🔗Share机器，机械。 A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect."The washing machine uses electricity to spin and agitate the clothes, producing clean laundry. "洗衣机利用电力旋转和搅动衣物，从而洗干净衣服。machinetechnologyphysicsenergydevicesystemtechnicalindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share机器，机械。 A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane."My father drove his old machine to work this morning. "我爸爸今天早上开着他的老家伙去上班了。(Wǒ bàba jīntiān zǎoshang kāi zhe tā de lǎo jiāhuo qù shàngbān le.)vehiclemachinetechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share答录机，语音信箱。 (abbreviation) An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail."I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine."我之前给你打过电话，但是只听到了语音信箱。technologyelectronicscommunicationdevicemachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share电脑，计算机。 A computer."My son uses the machine in his science class to program robots. "我儿子在科学课上用电脑编程控制机器人。computingmachinetechnologyelectronicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share机器，冷冰冰的人，效率至上的人。 A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional."Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons."布鲁斯·坎贝尔简直是个“杀恶魔的机器”，因为他杀恶魔干净利落，毫不留情。characterattitudeinhumanpersonorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share机器, 组织。 Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use."The school's machine for improving student performance included teachers, administrators, and support staff. "学校提高学生成绩的“机器”包括教师、行政人员和后勤人员。(Xuéxiào tígāo xuésheng chéngjì de “jīqì” bāokuò jiàoshī, xíngzhèng rényuán hé hòuqín rényuán.)politicsorganizationgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share神祇，天神。 Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit."The ancient poem described a machine, a powerful spirit, who brought the lost children home. "这首古诗中描写了一位神祇，一个强大的神灵，祂把走失的孩子们带回了家。mythologyreligionliteraturesupernaturalbeingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share机器，政治机器 The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas."The mayor's machine effectively mobilized voters in the city's neighborhoods. "市长的政治机器有效地动员了城市各社区的选民。politicsgovernmentorganizationsystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share机关，舞台机械。 A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina."The play's climax featured a machine that lowered a god onto the stage to resolve the conflict. "这出戏的高潮部分使用了一个舞台机关，把一位神祇从天而降，从而解决了冲突。literaturemythologyentertainmentstagemachinedeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share沐浴车，更衣车 A bathing machine."The old-fashioned bathing machine was used at the beach for taking a dip in the ocean. "过去那种老式的沐浴车，人们会在海滩上用它来下海游泳。nauticalmachinevehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用机器制造，机製. To make by machinery."The factory workers machine the metal parts for the new cars. "工厂的工人们用机器制造新款汽车的金属部件。machinetechnologyindustryworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用机器加工，机加工。 To shape or finish by machinery."The carpenter used a special machine to smooth the wooden planks. "木匠用一台特殊的机器来机加工木板，使其表面光滑。technologymachineindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
