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 Democraticmachine

Synonym: political machine

5.an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently

e.g. the warmachine

6.an efficient person

e.g. the boxer was a magnificent fightingmachine

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
Amachine 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 themachine and pulled the lever...
我把硬币投入机器，拉动控制杆。
e.g. Themachine 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 youmachine 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 usemachine to refer to a large and well-controlled system or organization.

e.g. ...Nazi Germany's militarymachine...
纳粹德国的军事机构
e.g. He has put the party publicitymachine 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 amachine, 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 amachine...
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 writingmachine.
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