machine /məˈʃiːn/ CET4 TEM4 ( machining, machined, machines )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A machine is a piece of equipment that uses electricity or an engine in order to do a particular kind of work. 机器 [also 'by' N]

  例：

  I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever.

  我把硬币投进机器，然后拉了控制杆。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT You can use machine to refer to a large and well-controlled system or organization. 机构

  例：

  ...Nazi Germany's military machine.

  …纳粹德国的军事机构。

• 3. 

  → see also vending machine

• 4. 

  V-T If you machine something, you make it or work on it using a machine. 用机器制造; 用机器加工 [usu passive]

  例：

  The material is machined in a factory.

  该材料在一家工厂用机器加工而成。

  例：

  ...machined brass zinc alloy gears.

  …机器加工的黄铜锌合金齿轮。