LEARNit Dictionary

machine

noun
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a piece of equipment with many parts that work together to do a particular task. The power used to work a machine may be electricity, steam, gas, etc. or human power.
ماشین, دستگاه
see also answering machine, cash machine, coffee machine, drum machine, flying machine, fruit machine, gaming machine, kidney machine, rowing machine, sewing machine, slot machine, time machine, vending machine, voting machine, war machine(2), wave machine, wind machine
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a computer
رایانه, کامپیوتر
The new machines will be shipped next month.
We build machines that process data.
All machines are connected online to reach specialists in Germany.
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a particular machine, for example in the home, when you do not refer to it by its full name
دستگاه, ماشین
Just put those clothes in the machine .
Is the machine working again?
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an organized system for achieving something and the people who control it
دستگاه, سامانه, ماشین, سیستم
the president’s propaganda machine
He played the Republican political machine to get himself into power.
These years saw a massive growth in the US military machine.
Hollywood’s slick public relations machine has produced a new improved model of a young movie star.
see also war machine(1)
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a person who acts without thinking and without allowing their feelings to show or to affect their work
آدم بی‌احساس, شخص بی‌احساس, آدم ماشینی, آدم ربات‌وار, انسان ماشینی, آدم بدون احساس, شخص بدون عاطفه
In this movie he plays a lean, mean killing machine.
He was the perfect fighting machine with a total disregard for his own personal safety.
This guy is as good as it gets ﹘﹘he's a machine on assignment!
see also mechanical
verb
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to make or shape something with a machine
ماشین‌کاری کردن, ساختن با ماشین, شکل دادن با ماشین‌آلات, ساختن با استفاده از دستگاه