mechanic

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

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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me·chan·ic /mɪˈkænɪk/ ●●○ noun  1  [countable]BOTTC someone who is skilled at repairing motor vehicles and machinery 技工，机械工，机修工 a garage mechanic 汽车修理厂的技工 →4  See picture of 见图 OCCUPATION2  the mechanics of (doing) something the way in which something works or is done （做）某事的方法[技巧] The mechanics of the process are quite complex. 具体的过程十分复杂。3  mechanics [uncountable] a) HPthe science that deals with the effects of forces on objects 力学 fluid mechanics 流体力学 → quantum mechanics b) the study of machines 机械学 He is studying mechanics at college. 他在大学里修读机械学。

Examples from the Corpus

mechanic• She and her husband, Joe, an auto mechanic, have taken their first airplane trips.• But the manual merely provides its owner with the game mechanics.• Instead of the clarity and precision of Newtonian mechanics, we have to be content with a more fuzzy account of affairs.• This paucity of information arises from the role that uncertainty has in quantum mechanics.• I learnt my quantum mechanics, so to speak, straight from the horse's mouth.• This was the first indication that quantum mechanics might remove the singularities that were predicted by general relativity.• And the re-enlistment rate for first-term mechanics had nearly doubled.• Infants quickly catch on to the mechanics, and the whole process begins to work more smoothly.

me·chan·ic nounChineseSyllable  

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mechanic
me‧chan‧ic /mɪˈkænɪk/ noun
1. [countable] someone who is skilled at repairing motor vehicles and machinery:
    a garage mechanic
2. the mechanics of (doing) something the way in which something works or is done:
    The mechanics of the process are quite complex.
3. mechanics [uncountable] the science that deals with the effects of forces on objects:
    fluid mechanics ⇨ quantum mechanics
4. mechanics [uncountable] the study of machines:
    He is studying mechanics at college.

mech·an·icBrE /məˈkænɪk/ 🔊NAmE /məˈkænɪk/ 🔊 noun [countable] a person whose job is repairing machines, especially the engines of vehicles 机械师；机械修理工；技工◆a car mechanic汽车修理工mechanics [uncountable] the science of movement and force 力学  ➡  see also quantum mechanics mechanics [uncountable] the practical study of machinery 机械学◆the school's car maintenance department where students learn basic mechanics该校学生可以学习基础机械学的汽车保养系the mechanics [plural] the way sth works or is done 方法；手段◆The exact mechanics of how payment will be made will be decided later. 确切的付款方法以后再作决定。🔊🔊