mechanical /mɪˈkænɪkəl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ A mechanical device has parts that move when it is working, often using power from an engine or from electricity. 机械的

  例：

  ...a small mechanical device that taps out the numbers.

  …一种能够敲打出数字的小型机械装置。

  例：

  This is the oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

  这是世界上最古老的还可以使用的机械钟。

• 2. 

  mechanically ADV 机械地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  The air was circulated mechanically.

  空气是用机械推动循环的。

• 3. 

  ADJ Mechanical means relating to machines and engines and the way they work. 机械方面的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...mechanical engineering.

  …机械工程学。

• 4. 

  mechanically ADV 机械方面地 [ADV adj/-ed]

  例：

  The car was mechanically sound, he decided.

  这辆车从机械的角度来说是非常可靠的，他判定道。

• 5. 

  ADJ If you describe a person as mechanical, you mean they are naturally good at understanding how machines work. 天生对机械擅长的

  例：

  He was a very mechanical person, who knew a lot about sound.

  他是个非常精通机械的人，对声音很了解。

• 6. 

  mechanically ADV 天生对机械擅长地 [ADV -ed]

  例：

  I'm not mechanically minded.

  我没有机械方面的头脑。

• 7. 

  ADJ If you describe someone's action as mechanical, you mean that they do it automatically, without thinking about it. 机械似的

  例：

  It is real prayer, and not mechanical repetition.

  这是真正的祈祷，而不是机械式的重复。

• 8. 

  mechanically ADV 机械似地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  He nodded mechanically, his eyes fixed on the girl.

  他机械地点点头，眼睛盯着那个女孩。