名詞機(jī)器，機(jī)械; 機(jī)械般的人; 核心
及物動(dòng)詞用機(jī)器制造，用機(jī)器加工
不及物動(dòng)詞被機(jī)器切削
及物動(dòng)詞
1. It will take far less time to machine the cuffs than to sew them by hand.
用縫紉機(jī)縫制袖口比手工做省時(shí)得多。
2. The material is easy to machine.
這原料易于用機(jī)器來加工。
名詞
1. He is a mere machine.
他只不過是一個(gè)機(jī)器人。
2. Levers and pulleys are simple machines.
杠桿和滑輪是簡(jiǎn)單機(jī)械。
3. The Allies finally smashed the Nazi war machine.
同盟國(guó)最終粉碎了納粹的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)機(jī)器。
外企英語
A：Would you copy these papers?
能幫我復(fù)印一下這份材料嗎?
B：This copy machine doesn’t work.
復(fù)印機(jī)有毛病了。
A：I think it ran out of paper.
我想復(fù)印機(jī)是沒紙了。
工作
A：This will be your office here.
這就是你的辦公室。
B：A corner office? Really? Wow, this is great!
一間辦公室，真的嗎？太棒了！
A：We try to give everyone in the upper management team a nice office. After all, you will be spending a lot of time in here.
我們盡力為高層管理團(tuán)隊(duì)中的每個(gè)成員安排一間比較好的辦公室。畢竟你要在那里呆很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。
B：I suppose so. It’s great.
我也這樣認(rèn)為。真不錯(cuò)。
A：On Monday, we’ll give you the keys to the company car. You can use it for personal use, but make sure to keep track of the gas you use. We’ll reimburse you for the upkeep and the gas you use for business.
我們周一會(huì)給你公司汽車的鑰匙。你可以作為私車使用，但一定要記下用油量。我們會(huì)為你報(bào)銷汽車的保養(yǎng)費(fèi)和汽車作為公用時(shí)的油費(fèi)。
B：Is there a coffee machine around here?
這附近有咖啡機(jī)嗎？
A：Yes, we have a coffee machine and some other beverages in the break room.
有，休息室里有咖啡機(jī)和其他飲料。
B：Where’s that again?
休息室在哪里呢？
A：It’s just down the hall, the fourth door on your right.
在大廳下面，你右邊的第四間。
B：Got it.
知道了。
A：You can always call me if you need anything and I will get it for you. That’s one of my duties as your personal assistant.
如果你有什么需要可以隨時(shí)叫我，我會(huì)幫你解決。作為你的私人助理，這是我的部分職責(zé)。
1. 機(jī)器;機(jī)械
A machine is a piece of equipment which uses electricity or an engine in order to do a particular kind of work.
e.g. I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever...
我把硬幣投入機(jī)器，拉動(dòng)控制桿。
e.g. The machine can be remotely operated and monitored.
這臺(tái)機(jī)器可以遠(yuǎn)程操作和監(jiān)控。
2. 用機(jī)器制造;用機(jī)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...
這種材料在一家工廠里用機(jī)器加工成型。
e.g. All parts are machined from top grade, high tensile aluminium.
所有零件都是用頂級(jí)高強(qiáng)度鋁加工而成。
3. 大型機(jī)構(gòu);嚴(yán)密組織
You can use machine to refer to a large and well-controlled system or organization.
e.g. ...Nazi Germany's military machine...
納粹德國(guó)的軍事機(jī)構(gòu)
e.g. He has put the party publicity machine behind another candidate.
他為另一位參選者在幕后組織政黨宣傳。
4. （由于工作過于勞累或乏味）機(jī)械般工作的人，做工作不動(dòng)腦筋的人
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...
我想我得停下來了，否則我就會(huì)變成一臺(tái)機(jī)器。
e.g. He has dedicated himself to his work and become just a writing machine.
他忘我地投入工作，就像是一臺(tái)寫作機(jī)器。
5. see also: fruit machine;sewing machine;slot machine;vending machine