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BNC: 3098 COCA: 5774

machinery

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
machinery /məˈʃiːnəri/ noun
machinery
/məˈʃiːnəri/
noun
Learner's definition of MACHINERY
[noncount]
: machines of a particular kind or machines in general(总称)机器,机械
: the working parts of a machine机器的运转部分
: an organization or system by which something is done机构;团体
BNC: 3098 COCA: 5774

machinery

noun

ma·​chin·​ery mə-ˈshē-nə-rē How to pronounce machinery (audio)
-ˈshēn-rē
plural machineries
1
a
: machines in general or as a functioning unit
b
: the working parts of a machine
2
: the means or system by which something is kept in action or a desired result is obtained
the machinery of government

Example Sentences

Some of the mill's machinery was damaged in the fire. a piece of farm machinery Something was clogging the machinery. The United Nations has set up machinery for mediation.
Recent Examples on the Web There are the chiselers, who carve wood, and the wood-turners, who create pieces using machinery. Mary Compton, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 After the transplant, the researchers conducted tests for three days to monitor how well the heart was accepted, while the recipient’s body was kept alive using machinery including ventilation. Neeraj G. Patel, CNN, 12 July 2022 In May the regulatory body issued its first power consumption notice, asking Texas residents to meter their energy usage and avoid using large machinery such as washing machines during prime windows over the course of a particularly hot weekend. Dan Carson, Chron, 8 June 2022 Antivirals work by interrupting the virus from using a healthy cell’s machinery to copy its genetic material and reproduce. Alice Park, Time, 20 Apr. 2022 The engineers at Panama City’s project management firm Marazul worked alongside local contractors Jose Murillo and Erika B to build Behm’s dream beach manually, using very little modern machinery. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2022 On Saturday night, in biting winds and rain, a small team of workers toiled beneath floodlights, using giant machinery to lift heavy containers filled with wine into place. New York Times, 28 Nov. 2021 To reach Zoey, emergency workers removed layers of concrete, dirt and large pipes using heavy machinery. Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2021 The statement was accompanied with two photos, one showing a small pile of rubble in the midst of a dry patch of land, and a photo of two non-descript structures with an unidentified piece of machinery on the ground. Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of machinery was in 1687
BNC: 3098 COCA: 5774
machinery

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF MACHINERY | VERB + MACHINERY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEheavy重型機械complex, complicated, sophisticated結構複雜的機器;精密機械modern, state-of-the-art現代化/最先進的機械electrical電動機械agricultural, construction, farm, industrial農業/建築/農用/工業機械... OF MACHINERYpiece一台機器large and complex pieces of machinery一台台結構複雜的大型機器VERB + MACHINERYmaintain, repair保養/維修機器manufacture製造機器install, set up安裝/裝配機器control, drive操縱/驅動機器operate, use操作/使用機器replace更換機器house放置機器The machinery is housed in a special building.機器存放在一棟特設的樓裏。PREPOSITIONmachinery for用於⋯的機器machinery for grinding wheat磨麥子的機器PHRASESthe hum of machinery機器的嗡嗡聲

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