machinery
noun [ U ] uk/məˈʃiː.nər.i/ us/məˈʃiː.nɚ.i/
(MACHINES)
C1 （大型的）机器;机械;（机器的）运转部分
a group of large machines or the parts of a machine that make it work
industrial/farm machinery 工业／农业机械
His hand was injured when he got it caught in the machinery. 他的手卷到机器里受伤了。
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- The tunnel was dug with the aid of heavy machinery.
- The machinery company was a front operation for arms smuggling.
- The noise of the machinery made her voice inaudible.
- Nuts and bolts are used to hold pieces of machinery together.
- Do you know how to run this sort of machinery?
(PROCESS/ORGANIZATION)
机构，体系，系统
the structure and systems of an organization or process
bureaucratic/political/decision-making machinery 官僚／政治／决策机构
the machinery of government 政府机构