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Definition of mechanical in English: mechanicaladjective mɪˈkanɪk(ə)lməˈkænək(ə)l 1Operated by a machine or machinery. 机械的，机器的 机械装置。 Example sentencesExamples - He cannot even walk on his own and he is barely kept alive by a variety of mechanical devices.
- The mechanical cooler operates on principles similar to a modern home refrigerator.
- Each apartment includes mechanical ventilation for automatic exhaust of stale air.
- This technology entails the construction of very tiny mechanical devices coupled to electrical sensors and actuators.
- The warm hand of the farmer has long been replaced by the cold, mechanical suction of an automated milking system.
- Although we can envisage building tiny machines, examples put forward to date tend to be versions of mechanical devices: gear wheels and the like.
- A variety of purely mechanical devices were used from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries to increase the size and capacity of the ear to conduct sound.
- The researchers took their inspiration from mechanical walking toys that automatically stroll down a slope in response to gravity.
- His machines included mechanical devices for dredging, a mill to pump water and a device to pull ships over obstacles.
- The pneumatic pump operated the mechanical heart and sustained Clark for 112 days.
- This is characteristic of the typewriter, a mechanical device.
- We can expect that all valves, all mechanical devices, whatever they are, are going to have a failure at some stage.
- The research marks the first time an animal has been able to use brain power alone to operate a mechanical object.
- It was the first low-cost, mass-marketed mechanical toothbrush.
- The mini mechanical sweeper operates on a daily basis in and around the pedestrian area and the mid city streets.
- Police are investigating the incident involving a worker operating a mechanical street sweeper who was stopped by a gang of about eight youths.
- The mechanical gadget is operated by a spring which has to be cranked using a key.
- Accelerometers are mechanical devices that respond to acceleration.
- A ratchet is a mechanical device that restricts movement in one direction and allows movement in the opposite direction.
- Much of the pleasure of real pinball comes from the physical interaction with a big, mechanical device and heavy ball bearings.
- 1.1 Relating to machines or machinery.
机械的，机器的 the helicopters are prone to mechanical failure Example sentencesExamples - To avoid failure because of mechanical problems, NASA carried out an extensive system design and test program.
- The wreckage is also likely to be examined to see if there was any mechanical failure with a particular focus on brakes and wheels.
- A mechanical failure of the train's brake cylinder was at fault on that occasion.
- The report concluded that although there was still a problem with the warning system for the landing gear, pilot error rather than mechanical failure was to blame for the crash.
- And mechanical failure such as steering or suspension breakage could have you singing with the angels in seconds.
- The hallway stretched out before her, an infinite tunnel of grey sterility and mechanical deprivation.
- Aviation safety experts have been analyzing data on the incident to determine if the cause was pilot error, weather or mechanical failure.
- No measure of mechanical failure or infection was reported.
- To avoid any mechanical failure in so complex a piece of machinery as well as avoid all potential accidents is remarkable.
- It was very frustrating, but eventually I learned about the engine falling off, so I chalked it up to mechanical failure.
- Accident investigators said there was no evidence of any mechanical failure and said the bus was travelling within the 40 mph speed limit.
- While hard disks have evolved over time, there is still always the danger of mechanical failure and the subsequent loss of all data on the drive.
- Oil contamination would result from neglect of compressor maintenance, leading to mechanical failure.
- Freeze protection is a mechanical feature on exterior garden faucets.
- A Brazilian government report on the accident blamed poor maintenance for a series of mechanical failures that led to the explosion.
- It is not known if the helicopter was shot down or suffered mechanical problems, or if there were casualties.
- What ought to be a routine mechanical operation has become an altogether more difficult and complicated affair.
- Repair records showed that levels of mechanical damage to devices from the ward were higher than normal.
- Any sabotage or mechanical failures would cause power cuts in Britain within days.
- Generally speaking, ensuing loss as a result of a breakdown is covered, but the mechanical failure itself isn't.
2(of an action) done without thought or spontaneity; automatic. 机械的，呆板的 she stopped the mechanical brushing of her hair 她停止机械地梳理头发。 Example sentencesExamples - Most curious of all was the fact that he made the same mechanical gestures no matter what he was saying.
- Tora brushed it off, but her words had sounded so mechanical it looked as though Tora had practiced saying them over and over again.
- In a mechanical motion, Adam tipped the bottles over the glasses and a steady stream of foamy beer poured into them.
- Pearls of wisdom leave our mouths every day in an unthinking and mechanical manner.
- The algorithms ran their determined courses, and our thoughts followed one after another, as mechanical and as predictable as the planets in their orbits.
- He looked firmly at the villagers, who were heaping piles of straw around the lion with mechanical motions, as if they were going to burn it.
- Consequently, sex routinely becomes mechanical, unfeeling, and unfulfilling.
- Albert, Jr., I think, is a little too mechanical, not as spontaneous as he ought to be.
- Cora's sword never stopped moving, her movement automatic and mechanical.
- Again, hesitation overwhelmed Adam but, out of mechanical instinct, he took the hand.
- But are birds unfeeling, mechanical songsters, driven to sing but never understanding what it is they do?
- Deep in concentration Em hung her keys on the wall and walked to the kitchen, where she grabbed an apple, all in mechanical motions.
- Everything I had been doing in the past was too mechanical, too forced.
Synonyms automatic, machine-like, unthinking, unemotional, unconscious, involuntary, instinctive, routine, matter-of-fact, habitual, inattentive unfeeling, impersonal, inhuman, lifeless, soulless, uninspired, unanimated, casual perfunctory, cursory, careless, unimaginative, negligent 3Relating to physical forces or motion; physical. 机械力的；物理上的 the smoothness was the result of mechanical abrasion 这种光滑是机械摩擦的结果。 Example sentencesExamples - The disc is subjected to varying mechanical forces at all times.
- Turbine-generators and generator sets are devices that convert mechanical into electrical energy.
- First, exercise generates mechanical forces that stimulate bone-building osteoblasts.
- Automakers can run a car using electronics more easily and economically than mechanical forces.
- The regulation of adhesion site development is largely determined by mechanical force.
- To understand morphogenesis we need to look at the mechanical forces that cells can exert and the underlying cellular properties that generate these forces.
- They are also less likely to be affected by mechanical forces or changes in the environment over their period of growth.
- One is therefore compelled to conclude that mechanical forces play a role in the progressive nature of the disease.
- It may be that the mechanical forces were unavoidable?
- That's because the fluids are held in place by capillary forces that overpower gravity and other mechanical forces.
- Because it has a blood supply, the skeleton remodels or responds to mechanical forces throughout life.
- You don't have to worry about magnetic fields, mechanical shock, spontaneous bit-rot or anything else.
- When the opening fork encounters such a protein during mechanical unzipping, force increases until the protein is ejected.
- Those experiments were conducted in the absence of the mechanical forces that may act on molecules during function in vivo.
- One factor of potential importance in disease progression that is frequently overlooked is the role of mechanical forces.
- Thus the weight of evidence points to local mechanical forces.
- When a propeller produces thrust, aerodynamic and mechanical forces are present that cause the blade to vibrate.
- This applies not just to the generation of mechanical motion but to areas such as energy generation, sensors, and information processing.
- Most lesions can be managed conservatively by the use of properly fitting shoes and padding to redistribute mechanical forces.
- Beyond a short distance from the source of disturbance, mechanical motions in solids propagate as one of four elastic waves.
- 3.1archaic (of a theory) explaining phenomena in terms only of physical processes.
（理论）机械的 Example sentencesExamples - He explained the mechanical principle of the screw as a form of wedge, and he set out the mathematical characteristics of the helix.
- So the stark ontology of the mechanical philosopher is established a priori by appealing to a notion of intelligibility.
- As a philosopher he was inspired by Descartes, Spinoza, and Hobbes, but broke away from Descartes's mechanical conception of the universe.
- However, as he studied the mechanical philosophy of Descartes he became unhappy with it.
- Moreover, Descartes's mechanical philosophy was ultimately no different from all other forms of atomism.
- 3.2archaic Relating to mechanics as a science.
力学的；机械学的 Example sentencesExamples - As both the reflection of mechanical science and a divine creation, nature was an analogue for knowledge.
- He received a doctorate in aerospace and mechanical sciences from Princeton University in 1967.
- This is because he would have been kept alive by mechanical science rather than nature.
- No matter how complex a mechanical or engineering problem he proposed, Bryce found a solution within minutes.
- Archytas, the inventor of mechanical science, was a friend and correspondent of Plato.
Synonyms mechanized, machine-driven, automated, automatic, motor-driven, power-driven, self-propelled
4Relating to the exclusive legal right to reproduce a particular recorded version of a song or piece of music. 独家灌录权的 独家灌录版权。 机械故障。 Example sentencesExamples - These stamps were issued to show the pre-payment of mechanical copyright royalties due under various Copyright Acts and General Regulations.
- The argument about whether the mechanical copyright (the copyright covering the actual sound recording) should be extended in the UK was always going to be resolved from a European Perspective, and the EU has now taken the lead and voted on the way forward.
noun mɪˈkanɪk(ə)lməˈkænək(ə)l 1mechanicalsThe working parts of a vehicle. a major overhaul of the mechanicals Example sentencesExamples - Simply a sensational body styling exercise over some fabulous mechanicals.
- While much of the tough mechanicals are under the skin, the tires give the game away.
- Sometimes, the concept cars actually have mechanicals beneath their handcrafted skin.
- In addition to the high number of vents featured on the rally cars, what else is it possible for you to do to keep the mechanicals cool during the hotter events?
- But the car's styling is as important as its mechanicals.
- And with anything that invites enjoyment, it's wise to check the condition of the mechanicals for signs of abuse.
- The mechanicals and build are impeccable, and the design still looks elegant.
- All-wheel-drive systems typically have lighter and more compact mechanicals that are perfectly suited for passenger cars.
- That said, rally car mechanicals will never be an exact science.
- These mechanicals were clothed in a well proportioned five-door body which received a slight facelift this spring.
- The money goes into the mechanicals, the fundamentals, the bits that really matter.
- The key ingredient of the VW-Bentley and the Ford-Jaguar remains the platform, the expensive below-the-waist mechanicals, so the more of them you make, the cheaper they are.
- We'll have to check the mechanicals on the door.
- Although the central nose section does look like the thin nose of modern F1 cars, it is the mechanicals under the rear engine cover and the drivetrain which are the most interesting.
- All located in the eastern part of the Mediterranean, they are not only close geographically but they are also notoriously tough on the mechanicals.
- Out on the roads they'll be impressed too by the revised, reworked and rebuilt mechanicals.
- But the Ford V8 had its limitations, as did the chassis, so he set about designing his own mechanicals.
- The space underneath the car was also freed up for other mechanicals such as exhaust systems which can otherwise intrude into luggage or passenger areas.
- It's really basically like taking the mechanicals of the Volkswagen Golf and putting them into something more fun.
- Although the stack itself is free of moving parts, an examination of the mechanicals of a near-complete Focus FCV reveals a very complex machine.
2usually mechanicalsarchaic A manual worker. 粗鲁的工人。 Example sentencesExamples - I would be doing another role as well: Tom Snout, one of the rude mechanicals in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- The presence of the rude mechanicals who put on a play for their duke gives the audience a comical but telling image of theatre as a vital form of social exchange.
- The mechanicals are perfectly hapless, clumsy and inept and John Ramm as Bottom makes a brilliant ass of himself.
- The mechanicals are all dressed in realistic nineteenth century working men's dress.
- The mechanicals in Midsummer were slow and dull, indulging in endless, random byplay rather than the specific actions called for in the text.
Synonyms employee, member of staff, working man, working woman, workman, labourer, hand, operative, operator
OriginLate Middle English (describing an art or occupation concerned with the construction of machines): via Latin from Greek mēkhanikos (see mechanic) + -al. Both mechanical and machine (mid 16th century) go back to Greek mēkhanikē ‘machine’. Originally mechanical and mechanic (Late Middle English) were more or less interchangeable, but nowadays the first primarily means ‘operated by or relating to a machine’ or ‘done without thought, automatic’, and the second refers to a skilled worker. An old meaning of both is ‘a manual labourer or artisan’, as in ‘A crew of patches, rude mechanicals, / That work for bread, upon Athenian stalls’ from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (rude here meaning ‘unsophisticated’).
Rhymesbotanical, Brahmanical, puritanical, sanicle, tyrannical Definition of mechanical in US English: mechanicaladjectiveməˈkanək(ə)lməˈkænək(ə)l 1Working or produced by machines or machinery. 机械的，机器的 机械装置。 Example sentencesExamples - Although we can envisage building tiny machines, examples put forward to date tend to be versions of mechanical devices: gear wheels and the like.
- His machines included mechanical devices for dredging, a mill to pump water and a device to pull ships over obstacles.
- The research marks the first time an animal has been able to use brain power alone to operate a mechanical object.
- Each apartment includes mechanical ventilation for automatic exhaust of stale air.
- The mini mechanical sweeper operates on a daily basis in and around the pedestrian area and the mid city streets.
- The pneumatic pump operated the mechanical heart and sustained Clark for 112 days.
- We can expect that all valves, all mechanical devices, whatever they are, are going to have a failure at some stage.
- Much of the pleasure of real pinball comes from the physical interaction with a big, mechanical device and heavy ball bearings.
- He cannot even walk on his own and he is barely kept alive by a variety of mechanical devices.
- This is characteristic of the typewriter, a mechanical device.
- The mechanical gadget is operated by a spring which has to be cranked using a key.
- A ratchet is a mechanical device that restricts movement in one direction and allows movement in the opposite direction.
- The mechanical cooler operates on principles similar to a modern home refrigerator.
- This technology entails the construction of very tiny mechanical devices coupled to electrical sensors and actuators.
- It was the first low-cost, mass-marketed mechanical toothbrush.
- A variety of purely mechanical devices were used from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries to increase the size and capacity of the ear to conduct sound.
- The warm hand of the farmer has long been replaced by the cold, mechanical suction of an automated milking system.
- Police are investigating the incident involving a worker operating a mechanical street sweeper who was stopped by a gang of about eight youths.
- Accelerometers are mechanical devices that respond to acceleration.
- The researchers took their inspiration from mechanical walking toys that automatically stroll down a slope in response to gravity.
- 1.1 Relating to machines or machinery.
机械的，机器的 机械装置。 机械装置。 Example sentencesExamples - Aviation safety experts have been analyzing data on the incident to determine if the cause was pilot error, weather or mechanical failure.
- It was very frustrating, but eventually I learned about the engine falling off, so I chalked it up to mechanical failure.
- Any sabotage or mechanical failures would cause power cuts in Britain within days.
- No measure of mechanical failure or infection was reported.
- Repair records showed that levels of mechanical damage to devices from the ward were higher than normal.
- While hard disks have evolved over time, there is still always the danger of mechanical failure and the subsequent loss of all data on the drive.
- To avoid failure because of mechanical problems, NASA carried out an extensive system design and test program.
- What ought to be a routine mechanical operation has become an altogether more difficult and complicated affair.
- Oil contamination would result from neglect of compressor maintenance, leading to mechanical failure.
- Generally speaking, ensuing loss as a result of a breakdown is covered, but the mechanical failure itself isn't.
- A Brazilian government report on the accident blamed poor maintenance for a series of mechanical failures that led to the explosion.
- A mechanical failure of the train's brake cylinder was at fault on that occasion.
- The hallway stretched out before her, an infinite tunnel of grey sterility and mechanical deprivation.
- The wreckage is also likely to be examined to see if there was any mechanical failure with a particular focus on brakes and wheels.
- Accident investigators said there was no evidence of any mechanical failure and said the bus was travelling within the 40 mph speed limit.
- To avoid any mechanical failure in so complex a piece of machinery as well as avoid all potential accidents is remarkable.
- The report concluded that although there was still a problem with the warning system for the landing gear, pilot error rather than mechanical failure was to blame for the crash.
- Freeze protection is a mechanical feature on exterior garden faucets.
- And mechanical failure such as steering or suspension breakage could have you singing with the angels in seconds.
- It is not known if the helicopter was shot down or suffered mechanical problems, or if there were casualties.
2(of a person or action) not having or showing thought or spontaneity; automatic. 机械的，呆板的 she stopped the mechanical brushing of her hair 她停止机械地梳理头发。 Example sentencesExamples - Most curious of all was the fact that he made the same mechanical gestures no matter what he was saying.
- Again, hesitation overwhelmed Adam but, out of mechanical instinct, he took the hand.
- The algorithms ran their determined courses, and our thoughts followed one after another, as mechanical and as predictable as the planets in their orbits.
- Tora brushed it off, but her words had sounded so mechanical it looked as though Tora had practiced saying them over and over again.
- In a mechanical motion, Adam tipped the bottles over the glasses and a steady stream of foamy beer poured into them.
- Consequently, sex routinely becomes mechanical, unfeeling, and unfulfilling.
- Pearls of wisdom leave our mouths every day in an unthinking and mechanical manner.
- Cora's sword never stopped moving, her movement automatic and mechanical.
- Deep in concentration Em hung her keys on the wall and walked to the kitchen, where she grabbed an apple, all in mechanical motions.
- He looked firmly at the villagers, who were heaping piles of straw around the lion with mechanical motions, as if they were going to burn it.
- Everything I had been doing in the past was too mechanical, too forced.
- But are birds unfeeling, mechanical songsters, driven to sing but never understanding what it is they do?
- Albert, Jr., I think, is a little too mechanical, not as spontaneous as he ought to be.
Synonyms automatic, machine-like, unthinking, unemotional, unconscious, involuntary, instinctive, routine, matter-of-fact, habitual, inattentive 3Relating to physical forces or motion; physical. 机械力的；物理上的 the smoothness was the result of mechanical abrasion 这种光滑是机械摩擦的结果。 Example sentencesExamples - Thus the weight of evidence points to local mechanical forces.
- Beyond a short distance from the source of disturbance, mechanical motions in solids propagate as one of four elastic waves.
- They are also less likely to be affected by mechanical forces or changes in the environment over their period of growth.
- When the opening fork encounters such a protein during mechanical unzipping, force increases until the protein is ejected.
- The regulation of adhesion site development is largely determined by mechanical force.
- Most lesions can be managed conservatively by the use of properly fitting shoes and padding to redistribute mechanical forces.
- When a propeller produces thrust, aerodynamic and mechanical forces are present that cause the blade to vibrate.
- Those experiments were conducted in the absence of the mechanical forces that may act on molecules during function in vivo.
- Because it has a blood supply, the skeleton remodels or responds to mechanical forces throughout life.
- The disc is subjected to varying mechanical forces at all times.
- First, exercise generates mechanical forces that stimulate bone-building osteoblasts.
- One is therefore compelled to conclude that mechanical forces play a role in the progressive nature of the disease.
- Turbine-generators and generator sets are devices that convert mechanical into electrical energy.
- It may be that the mechanical forces were unavoidable?
- One factor of potential importance in disease progression that is frequently overlooked is the role of mechanical forces.
- This applies not just to the generation of mechanical motion but to areas such as energy generation, sensors, and information processing.
- To understand morphogenesis we need to look at the mechanical forces that cells can exert and the underlying cellular properties that generate these forces.
- That's because the fluids are held in place by capillary forces that overpower gravity and other mechanical forces.
- Automakers can run a car using electronics more easily and economically than mechanical forces.
- You don't have to worry about magnetic fields, mechanical shock, spontaneous bit-rot or anything else.
- 3.1archaic (of a theory) explaining phenomena in terms only of physical processes.
（理论）机械的 Example sentencesExamples - Moreover, Descartes's mechanical philosophy was ultimately no different from all other forms of atomism.
- As a philosopher he was inspired by Descartes, Spinoza, and Hobbes, but broke away from Descartes's mechanical conception of the universe.
- However, as he studied the mechanical philosophy of Descartes he became unhappy with it.
- So the stark ontology of the mechanical philosopher is established a priori by appealing to a notion of intelligibility.
- He explained the mechanical principle of the screw as a form of wedge, and he set out the mathematical characteristics of the helix.
- 3.2archaic Relating to mechanics as a science.
力学的；机械学的 Example sentencesExamples - This is because he would have been kept alive by mechanical science rather than nature.
- He received a doctorate in aerospace and mechanical sciences from Princeton University in 1967.
- Archytas, the inventor of mechanical science, was a friend and correspondent of Plato.
- As both the reflection of mechanical science and a divine creation, nature was an analogue for knowledge.
- No matter how complex a mechanical or engineering problem he proposed, Bryce found a solution within minutes.
Synonyms mechanized, machine-driven, automated, automatic, motor-driven, power-driven, self-propelled
nounməˈkanək(ə)lməˈkænək(ə)l 1mechanicalsThe working parts of a machine, especially a car. 机械部件（尤指汽车部件） Example sentencesExamples - That said, rally car mechanicals will never be an exact science.
- While much of the tough mechanicals are under the skin, the tires give the game away.
- All located in the eastern part of the Mediterranean, they are not only close geographically but they are also notoriously tough on the mechanicals.
- All-wheel-drive systems typically have lighter and more compact mechanicals that are perfectly suited for passenger cars.
- It's really basically like taking the mechanicals of the Volkswagen Golf and putting them into something more fun.
- The money goes into the mechanicals, the fundamentals, the bits that really matter.
- The mechanicals and build are impeccable, and the design still looks elegant.
- But the Ford V8 had its limitations, as did the chassis, so he set about designing his own mechanicals.
- Out on the roads they'll be impressed too by the revised, reworked and rebuilt mechanicals.
- Sometimes, the concept cars actually have mechanicals beneath their handcrafted skin.
- Although the central nose section does look like the thin nose of modern F1 cars, it is the mechanicals under the rear engine cover and the drivetrain which are the most interesting.
- But the car's styling is as important as its mechanicals.
- And with anything that invites enjoyment, it's wise to check the condition of the mechanicals for signs of abuse.
- The space underneath the car was also freed up for other mechanicals such as exhaust systems which can otherwise intrude into luggage or passenger areas.
- The key ingredient of the VW-Bentley and the Ford-Jaguar remains the platform, the expensive below-the-waist mechanicals, so the more of them you make, the cheaper they are.
- In addition to the high number of vents featured on the rally cars, what else is it possible for you to do to keep the mechanicals cool during the hotter events?
- These mechanicals were clothed in a well proportioned five-door body which received a slight facelift this spring.
- Although the stack itself is free of moving parts, an examination of the mechanicals of a near-complete Focus FCV reveals a very complex machine.
- We'll have to check the mechanicals on the door.
- Simply a sensational body styling exercise over some fabulous mechanicals.
2usually mechanicalsarchaic (especially with allusion to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream) a manual worker. 〈古〉工人（尤指其出典莎士比亚的《仲夏夜之梦》） 粗鲁的工人。 Example sentencesExamples - The presence of the rude mechanicals who put on a play for their duke gives the audience a comical but telling image of theatre as a vital form of social exchange.
- The mechanicals in Midsummer were slow and dull, indulging in endless, random byplay rather than the specific actions called for in the text.
- The mechanicals are all dressed in realistic nineteenth century working men's dress.
- I would be doing another role as well: Tom Snout, one of the rude mechanicals in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- The mechanicals are perfectly hapless, clumsy and inept and John Ramm as Bottom makes a brilliant ass of himself.
Synonyms employee, member of staff, working man, working woman, workman, labourer, hand, operative, operator 3US Printing
A completed assembly of artwork and copy, typically mounted on a sheet of stiff paper. Example sentencesExamples - Sutnar's mechanicals, as evidence of an earlier evolutionary moment in the history of technology, remind us of the beauty in actually producing design.
- He actually reproduced the shifts in paper color and the white-out from his original mechanicals.
- We would pull it right off the machine - then the height of cutting-edge technology - and use it in mechanicals.
- Between putting tissues on mechanicals and thinning two-coat rubber cement, I spent every free minute studying these books.
OriginLate Middle English (describing an art or occupation concerned with the construction of machines): via Latin from Greek mēkhanikos (see mechanic) + -al. |