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机器;机械
A machine is a piece of equipment which uses electricity or an engine in order to do a particular kind of work.
例句
I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever...
我把硬币投入机器，拉动控制杆。
The machine can be remotely operated and monitored.
这台机器可以远程操作和监控。
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用机器制造;用机器加工
If you machine something, you make it or work on it using a machine.
例句
The material is machined in a factory...
这种材料在一家工厂里用机器加工成型。
All parts are machined from top grade, high tensile aluminium.
所有零件都是用顶级高强度铝加工而成。
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大型机构;严密组织
You can use machine to refer to a large and well-controlled system or organization.
例句
...Nazi Germany's military machine...
纳粹德国的军事机构
He has put the party publicity machine behind another candidate.
他为另一位参选者在幕后组织政党宣传。
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（由于工作过于劳累或乏味）机械般工作的人，做工作不动脑筋的人
If you say that someone is a machine, you mean that they are so tired or bored that they do their work without thinking.
例句
I think I have got to stop or I might turn into a machine...
我想我得停下来了，否则我就会变成一台机器。
He has dedicated himself to his work and become just a writing machine.
他忘我地投入工作，就像是一台写作机器。