machine

noun

1. a motor vehicle with four wheels
usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

e.g. he needs a car to get to work

Synonym: carautoautomobilemotorcar

2. any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

3. a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point

Synonym: simple machine

4. a group that controls the activities of a political party

e.g. he was endorsed by the Democratic machine

Synonym: political machine

5. an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently

e.g. the war machine

6. an efficient person

e.g. the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine

verb

1. make by machinery

e.g. The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars

2. turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

1. 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.

machine

e.g. I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever...
我把硬币投入机器，拉动控制杆。
e.g. The machine can be remotely operated and monitored.
这台机器可以远程操作和监控。

2. 用机器制造;用机器加工
If you machine something, you make it or work on it using a machine.

e.g. The material is machined in a factory...
这种材料在一家工厂里用机器加工成型。
e.g. 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。

3. 大型机构;严密组织
You can use machine to refer to a large and well-controlled system or organization.

e.g. ...Nazi Germany's military machine...
纳粹德国的军事机构
e.g. 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。

4. （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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

5. see also: fruit machine;sewing machine;slot machine;vending machine