mechanical
adjective
uk/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/us/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/mechanicaladjective(MACHINES)
B2
operatedby amachine, orconnectedwithmachinesortheirparts:
机械的；机械部件的a mechanicaldevice机械设备
Thecompanyproducesmechanicalpartsforairplaneengines.这家公司生产飞机引擎的机械部件。
Theplaneappearedto havecrashedbecause of a mechanicalproblem.这架飞机看来是因机械故障而坠毁的。
- Charles Babbage's mechanicalcalculatingengineswere theantecedentsof themoderncomputer.
- Any mechanicalproblemswouldupsetourplansofdrivingacrossthedesert.
Engineering - mechanical
- -engined
- air-cooled
- artificer
- automative
- bionics
- dolly
- drive shaft
- engage
- fan belt
- gasman
- go on
- horsepower
- mechanize
- neutral
- oilcan
- override
- servomotor
- tick over
- unmechanized
- valve
mechanicaladjective(MOVEMENT)
relatingtomovement, or tomechanics(= thestudyof theeffectofphysicalforcesonobjectsandtheirmovement):
机械的astudyof theeffectsof mechanicalforcesonbones有关机械力量对骨头作用力的一项研究
mechanicaladjective(WITHOUT THOUGHT)
C2disapproving(alsomechanistic)
withoutthinkingabout what you are doing,especiallybecause you do something often:
习惯性的He gave a mechanicalresponse.他习惯性地作出反应。
Habitual and customary
- accustomed
- all in a day's workidiom
- as a (general) ruleidiom
- as a matter of courseidiom
- as per usual/normalidiom
- knee-jerk
- mainstreaming
- make it a ruleidiom
- more often than notidiom
- natural
- nine
- per
- prevail
- pro forma
- regulation
- rule
- surprise
- surprise, surpriseidiom
- territory
- trad