mechanism

Word family noun machine machinery machinist mechanic mechanics mechanism mechanization Genevanismadjective mechanical mechanized mechanistic GeneveseGenevanverb machine mechanize adverb mechanically mechanistically

Related topics: Technology

mech·a·nis·m /ˈmekənɪzəm/ AWL noun [countableC]

1 TPARTpart of a machine or a set of parts that does a particular job 机械装置，机件，工作部件

the brake mechanism

刹车装置

a clock mechanism

钟表机件

2 PLANa system that is intended to achieve something or deal with a problem 机构；结构；机制；体制

mechanism for (doing) something

existing mechanisms for decision-making

现行的决策机制

mechanism to do something

The Army has set up mechanisms to help jobless ex-soldiers get work.

军队建立了帮助无工作的退伍军人找到工作的机制。

→ exchange rate mechanism

3 MPAVOIDa system or a way of behaving that helps a living thing to avoid or protect itself from something difficult or dangerous 〔生物用来自我保护、躲避危险的〕机制，行为方式

defence/control/survival mechanism

When a person is ill, the body’s natural defence mechanisms come into operation.

生病时，人体内的自然防御机制就会开始工作。

4 SYSTEMthe way that something works 工作方式，运行机制

mechanism of

the mechanism of the brain

大脑的运行机制

Examples from the Corpus

mechanism• The guilds were weak and unassertive, functioning mainly as a mechanism for economic regulation.• Many schools have a mechanism which allows parents to inspect classroom materials.• The peace plan includes a mechanism to share power between all four parties.• The Drosophila studies have not solved the memory problem, but they have certainly supplemented our understanding of its biochemical mechanisms.• Walkup's argument: Well-planned development can pay for itself, without the burden of impact fees and similar financing mechanisms.• Unfortunately, the water had damaged the firing mechanism inside the rocket.• The free market system is an imperfect mechanism for achieving full employment.• The locking mechanism on the car door is broken.• The parties can also provide mechanisms for facilitating cooperation and regulating conflict among different parties.• The garlic press uses a screw mechanism to squeeze out juice and pulp.• The company has tested the mechanism on piglets reared by 300 sows on a farm near York.• the mechanism of the brain• The mechanism that raises the bridge was not working correctly.• It is quite possible that all three mechanisms might operate.• The point illustrates the true mechanisms underlying the onset of cancer.

mechanism to do something• The accord also authorized the creation of a mechanism to monitor the observance of conventions banning biological weapons.• Establish the programs and mechanisms to provide critical prevention materials to state and local health departments and other partners and constituents.• Is there any mechanism to make a particular committee hang together?• The plan itself does serve as a binding mechanism to reduce ambiguity, but not too much should be expected of it.• The prince has suggested two possible constitutional mechanisms to achieve this end.• They prefer market mechanisms to bureaucratic mechanisms.• The most effective proven mechanism to achieve price stability is an independent central bank dedicated to that objective.• And adults do not need to be on the verge of shouting or crying for these mechanisms to be involved.

defence/control/survival mechanism• The traditional budget ensures compliance with the conditions set out in the appropriations; that is, it acts as a control mechanism.• There is now a need for alternative control mechanisms in this new computing environment, one of which is proper personnel controls.• Cell transformation Cancer cells become tumorigenic as a result of multiple independent steps which subvert the normal growth control mechanisms described earlier.• Inflammation is another internal defence mechanism and is a reaction of living tissue to infection, injury and irritants.• The ideal candidate will have experience of protein purification and gene cloning and should have an appreciation of plant defence mechanisms.• Teams hold employees to high standards, acting as a more acceptable quality control mechanism than evaluations and orders from the top.• The sea slugs therefore use the defence mechanism of another creature for their own defence.• But where are the sensors and the thermostatic control mechanisms?

From Longman Business Dictionary

mechanismmech·a·nis·m /ˈmekənɪzəm/ noun [countableC]

a system used to achieve something or deal with a problem

The increased lending can be done through existing lending mechanisms.

There is a move to introduce free-market mechanisms in the airline sector.

mechanism for

At present there is no satisfactory mechanism for settling disputes.

→ price mechanism

单词	mechanism
释义	mechanism Word family noun machine machinery machinist mechanic mechanics mechanism mechanization Genevanismadjective mechanical mechanized mechanistic GeneveseGenevanverb machine mechanize adverb mechanically mechanistically Related topics: Technology mech·a·nis·m /ˈmekənɪzəm/ ●●○ AWL noun [countableC] 1 TPARTpart of a machine or a set of parts that does a particular job 机械装置，机件，工作部件 the brake mechanism 刹车装置 a clock mechanism 钟表机件 2 PLANa system that is intended to achieve something or deal with a problem 机构；结构；机制；体制 mechanism for (doing) something existing mechanisms for decision-making 现行的决策机制 mechanism to do something The Army has set up mechanisms to help jobless ex-soldiers get work. 军队建立了帮助无工作的退伍军人找到工作的机制。 → exchange rate mechanism 3 MPAVOIDa system or a way of behaving that helps a living thing to avoid or protect itself from something difficult or dangerous 〔生物用来自我保护、躲避危险的〕机制，行为方式 defence/control/survival mechanism When a person is ill, the body’s natural defence mechanisms come into operation. 生病时，人体内的自然防御机制就会开始工作。 4 SYSTEMthe way that something works 工作方式，运行机制 mechanism of the mechanism of the brain 大脑的运行机制 Examples from the Corpus mechanism• The guilds were weak and unassertive, functioning mainly as a mechanism for economic regulation.• Many schools have a mechanism which allows parents to inspect classroom materials.• The peace plan includes a mechanism to share power between all four parties.• The Drosophila studies have not solved the memory problem, but they have certainly supplemented our understanding of its biochemical mechanisms.• Walkup's argument: Well-planned development can pay for itself, without the burden of impact fees and similar financing mechanisms.• Unfortunately, the water had damaged the firing mechanism inside the rocket.• The free market system is an imperfect mechanism for achieving full employment.• The locking mechanism on the car door is broken.• The parties can also provide mechanisms for facilitating cooperation and regulating conflict among different parties.• The garlic press uses a screw mechanism to squeeze out juice and pulp.• The company has tested the mechanism on piglets reared by 300 sows on a farm near York.• the mechanism of the brain• The mechanism that raises the bridge was not working correctly.• It is quite possible that all three mechanisms might operate.• The point illustrates the true mechanisms underlying the onset of cancer. mechanism to do something• The accord also authorized the creation of a mechanism to monitor the observance of conventions banning biological weapons.• Establish the programs and mechanisms to provide critical prevention materials to state and local health departments and other partners and constituents.• Is there any mechanism to make a particular committee hang together?• The plan itself does serve as a binding mechanism to reduce ambiguity, but not too much should be expected of it.• The prince has suggested two possible constitutional mechanisms to achieve this end.• They prefer market mechanisms to bureaucratic mechanisms.• The most effective proven mechanism to achieve price stability is an independent central bank dedicated to that objective.• And adults do not need to be on the verge of shouting or crying for these mechanisms to be involved. defence/control/survival mechanism• The traditional budget ensures compliance with the conditions set out in the appropriations; that is, it acts as a control mechanism.• There is now a need for alternative control mechanisms in this new computing environment, one of which is proper personnel controls.• Cell transformation Cancer cells become tumorigenic as a result of multiple independent steps which subvert the normal growth control mechanisms described earlier.• Inflammation is another internal defence mechanism and is a reaction of living tissue to infection, injury and irritants.• The ideal candidate will have experience of protein purification and gene cloning and should have an appreciation of plant defence mechanisms.• Teams hold employees to high standards, acting as a more acceptable quality control mechanism than evaluations and orders from the top.• The sea slugs therefore use the defence mechanism of another creature for their own defence.• But where are the sensors and the thermostatic control mechanisms? From Longman Business Dictionary mechanismmech·a·nis·m /ˈmekənɪzəm/ noun [countableC] a system used to achieve something or deal with a problem The increased lending can be done through existing lending mechanisms. There is a move to introduce free-market mechanisms in the airline sector. mechanism for At present there is no satisfactory mechanism for settling disputes. → price mechanism
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