machinery
英 [mə'ʃiːn(ə)rɪ]
美 [mə'ʃinəri]
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- machinery (n.)
- 1680s; from machine (n.) + -ery. Originally theatrical, "devices for creating stage effects" (which also was a sense of Greek mekhane); meaning "machines collectively" is attested from 1731. Middle English had machinament "a contrivance" (early 15c.).
- 1. On the customs declaration, the sender labeled the freight as agricultural machinery.
- 在报关单上，寄货人将货物列为农用机械。
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- 2. An elevator mechanic can work the machinery directly by turning this lever.
- 电梯修理工可以转动这根杠杆直接操作机器。
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- 3. In the distance I could hear the chug of farm machinery.
- 离老远，我都能听到农机具的突突声。
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- 4. The full state and police machinery ground into action.
- 全州所有机构和警察部门已经开始行动了。
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- 5. Every few minutes the motor cut out as the machinery became jammed.
- 机器老是卡住，马达隔不了几分钟就突然熄火。
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