mechanical
adjective uk/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/ us/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/
(MACHINES)
B2 机械的;机械部件的
operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts
a mechanical device 机械设备
The company produces mechanical parts for airplane engines. 这家公司生产飞机引擎的机械部件。
The plane appeared to have crashed because of a mechanical problem. 这架飞机看来是因机械故障而坠毁的。
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- Charles Babbage's mechanical calculating engines were the antecedents of the modern computer.
- Any mechanical problems would upset our plans of driving across the desert.
(MOVEMENT)
机械的
relating to movement, or to mechanics (= the study of the effect of physical forces on objects and their movement)
a study of the effects of mechanical forces on bones 有关机械力量对骨头作用力的一项研究
(WITHOUT THOUGHT)
C2 disapproving (also mechanistic)习惯性的
without thinking about what you are doing, especially because you do something often
He gave a mechanical response. 他习惯性地作出反应。