C 机器，机械 an instrument or apparatus which uses power, such as electricity to perform work

　build a ～　制造机器
　control a ～　控制机器
　design a ～　设计机器
　fix a ～　安装机器
　fuel a ～　给机器加油
　have a ～ in operation　使机器运转
　look after ～　看管机器
　manage a ～　操纵机器
　oil a ～　给机器上油
　operate a ～　操作机器
　pilot a ～　操纵机器
　put together a ～　安装机器
　run a ～　操作机器
　shut down a ～　关机器
　take a ～ to pieces　拆卸机器
　take down a ～　拆机器
　calculating ～　计算机
　copying ～　复印机
　earth-moving ～　推土机
　hand-operated ～　手工操作的机器
　milking ～　挤奶机
　powerful ～　大功率机器
　printing ～　印刷机
　sewing ～　缝纫机
　washing ～　洗衣机
　word-processing ～　文字处理机
　political ～　政治机构
　farm ～　农业机械
　money-access ～　存取款机
　X-ray ～X　光透视机
　party ～　党的机构
　state ～　国家机器
　～ gun　机关枪
　～ language　机器语言，计算机语言
　～ tool　机床
　made by ～　机械制造的
　life of a ～　机器的寿命
　teams of ～s　成套的机器

　The machine has been idling away for several minutes to get it warm.　机器空转了几分钟以使它预热。
　The machine can hammer metal very thin.　这台机器能把金属锤得很薄。
　They advised the peasants on how to use the machine.　他们指导农民如何使用这台机器。
　The worker operated the machine expertly; we admired him greatly.　那位工人操纵机器很熟练，我们对他很钦佩。
　They aided the rich to fix the machine.　他们帮富人修理机器了。
　I can't guess how to control the machine.　我猜不出来怎样操纵那台机器。
　How are the two halves of the machine joined together?　这台机器的两部分是如何连在一起的?
　The characteristics of the machine are fully detailed in our brochure.　这部机器的性能在我们的小册子里有详细说明。
　Please detail the characteristics of the machine.　请详细说明该机器的性能。
　Centrifugal machines are connected to the motor drive directly instead of through a gearbox.　离心机不通过调速箱直接与电机驱动装置相连。
　Harvesting machines are eating their way well into many fields, in spite of the wet weather.　虽然天下着雨，收割机还是在田间割了一片一片的庄稼。
　Let me demonstrate to you how this powerful machine works.　我给你演示一下这台大功率机器的运转情况。
　The powerful machine gummed the back of stamps.　那台大功率机器给邮票的背面上胶。
　With his own body Huang Jiguang blocked the muzzle of the enemy's machine gun.　黄继光用自己的身体挡住了敌人的枪眼。
　When the house was built, the garden had to be levelled off with a big earth-moving machine.　建房时得用大型推土机把园子推平。
　The new sewing machine didn't go down very well even after a month's use.　这台新缝纫机用了一个月但还是不怎么顺手。
　I don't think this new sewing machine is everything it's cracked up to be.　我 看这台新缝纫机不如他们吹嘘得那么好。
　The washing machine seems to have broken down again.　洗衣机好像又坏了。
　The washing machine didn't measure up to the required standards.　这台洗衣机没有达到质量标准。
　The salesman demonstrated the new washing machine.　那位推销员演示如何使用新式洗衣机。
　You'll have to complain to the Head Office if the washing machine stops working again.　要是洗衣机再出毛病的话，你只好向总公司诉说了。
　The word-processing machines increased productivity three-fold.　这些文字处理机把生产率提高了三倍。
　None of the word-processing machines on display here are imported.　这里展出的文字处理机没有一件是进口的。
　All the word-processing machines were quickly bought up the day they were offered for sale.　所有的文字处理机在出售的当天很快被买光了。
　The calculating machines are made in China.　这些计算机是中国制造的。
　The workers are busy dismantling the old calculating machines to make room for the installation of some new ones.　工人们正在忙着拆卸计算机，为安装新计算机腾出地方。
　That factory imported some printing machines from Germany last year.　去年那家工厂从德国进口了一批印刷机。
　They first tried to import such printing machines from abroad, but soon found that it wouldn't work.　他们打算从国外进口这样的印刷机，但不久发现这样不行。
　The copying machine is named after its inventor.　这台复印机是以其发明者的名字命名的。
　The copying machine is very simple to maintain.　这复印机保养起来很简便。
　The internal affairs of any political machine do not allow of external interference.　政治机构的内部事物是不容许外国干涉的。
　The factory has decided to farm out production of some of the machine parts to other plants.　这家工厂决定把一些机器零件包给其他工厂去生产。
　All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.　设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
　Data and specifications for the machine parts were often cited to demonstrate the merits and demerits of the factory's products.　过去经常有人援引机器部件的数据和规格来说明这家工厂产品的优劣。
　Now they can make all kinds of precision machine tools.　他们现在能制造各种精密机床。

 ♣ machine, apparatus, implement, instrument
　这组词的意思并不完全相同，前两个词都有“机器”“机械装置”的意思，而后两个词更强调“仪器，工具”。
1. machine指由各种不同部件构成的“机器”，为某种动力所驱动而进行重复的生产以节约人力。
2. apparatus概念极为广泛，指一套由若干独立部分构成、比较复杂的“设备”或“装置”，种类繁多，大小不拘。例如：
　This apparatus can purify a thousand gallons of water a minute.　这种装置一分钟可以净化1000加仑的水。
　The television men set up their apparatus, ready to film.　电视摄影人员将他们的全套设备安装好，准备开拍。
3. instrument经常指科学上或艺术上所使用的“器械，乐器”等，也可表示抽象的工具或受他人利用的工具。例如：
　Does your sister play any instrument?　你姐姐会演奏什么乐器?
　He can play the piano, violin and several other instruments.　他能演奏钢琴、小提琴以及其他几种乐器。
　All surgical instruments must be sterilized before use.　所有的外科手术器械在使用之前都必须消毒。
　Language is an instrument for communication.　语言是交际的工具。
　A police force is an instrument for keeping law and order.　警察是维护法律与秩序的工具。
4. implement指完成某一项工作所需要的或使用的任何工具或装置，包括手工操作的工具和机器操作的工具。例如：
　There are a large variety of household implements on sale in the market.　市场上有大量的各式各样的日用器具出售。
　Man's earliest implements were carved from stone and bone.　人类最早的工具是由石头和骨头刻制而成的。
 ♣ machine, machinery
　这两个词的共同含义是“机器”，前者指一台机器，有单复数之分；后者是集合名词，指机器总称，不可数。例如：
　How much machinery has been installed?　已安装多少台机器了?

　vt.　用机器制造，用机器加工 make or produce by machine, especially in sewing and printing; produce according to exact measurements

　machine　用作动词时，意思是“用机器制造”“用机器加工”，只用作及物动词，接名词或代词作宾语。

　～ advantageously　有利地用机器加工
　～ automatically　自动地用机器加工
　～ completely　完全用机器加工
　～ conditionally　有条件地用机器加工
　～ confidently　满怀信心地用机器加工
　～ critically　紧急地用机器加工
　～ directly　直接用机器加工
　～ extensively　大规模地用机器加工
　～ finally　最终用机器加工
　～ fitly　适度地用机器加工
　～ hastily　草率地用机器加工
　～ impossibly　不可能用机器加工
　～ laudably　值得赞许地用机器加工
　～ logically　合理地用机器加工
　～ marvelously　奇迹般地用机器制造
　～ mechanically　机械地用机器制造
　～ particularly　特别地用机器制造
　～ persistently　固执地用机器制造
　～ punctually　准时用机器制造
　～ scientifically　科学地用机器制造
　～ secretly　秘密地用机器制造
　～ strictly　严格地用机器制造
　～ systematically　有规律地用机器制造
　～ unconditionally　无条件地用机器制造
　～ unwillingly　勉强用机器制造
　～ widely　大规模地用机器制造

　They machined the clothes.　他们用机器制造衣服。
　The edge must be machined down to 0.03 millimetres.　这边缘必须切割到0.03毫米的精确度。

　［同义词］ n. agency, agent, apparatus, appliance, contrivance, device, engine, gadget, instrument, machinery, structure, tool
　［词源］　拉丁语machina（机器，发动机）