machinery

machine, machinery, mechanism, apparatus, engine, motor

名词 machinery:

1. machines or machine systems collectively
2. a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions

1. The bar fell into the machinery and sheared a connecting-rod.
   那根棒掉进机器里把连杆给打弯了。
2. There was very little outlay on new machinery.
   添置新机器的开支微乎其微。
3. We can't afford to have all this expensive machinery lying idle.
   让所有这些机器闲置着，我们可负担不起损失。
4. The machinery requires constant maintenance.
   这些机器需要经常保养维修。
5. Many new things found useful in the home have spun off from the machinery of space travel.
   家庭用的许多新东西已作为宇航机械的副产品被生产出来。
6. Much machinery has been installed.
   已经安装了许多新机器。
7. We have no machinery for dealing with complaints.
   我们没有处理投诉的机构。

ma.chin.er.y

n.（名词）
【复数】 ma.chin.er.ies 缩写 mach.
Machines or machine parts considered as a group.
机器：机器或机器零件的总称
The working parts of a particular machine.
某一特定机器的运转部分
A system of related elements that operate in a definable manner:
系统：以固定方式运作的由相关成份构成的体系：
例句：
diplomatic and political machinery.
外交和政治机构

A device or means of achieving or effecting a result.
方法，工具：为了进行某事或达到某种结果而采用的工具或方法
A literary device for bringing about an effect, such as a happy ending.
文学手段：为了产生某种文学效果而采用的文学手段，如皆大欢喜的结局