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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- mechanism
['mεkənɪzəm]
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1.
noun
[c]
(device) 机械装置
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2.
noun
(procedure) 途径
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3.
noun
(reflex) 本能反应
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- mechanism
[ˈmekənɪzəm]
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n.[c]
[Chemistry]
化学反应过程,化学反应进程
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He determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions.
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他测定了光化反应的独特机制。
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2.
n.[c]
机制,技术结构
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3.
n.[c]
机理,生理机制
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4.
n.[c]
[Philosophy]
机械论
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5.
n.[c]
机械设备,机件装置
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6.
n.[c]
手法,方式,程序
Collins English-English Dictionary
- mechanism
['mεkə"nɪzəm]
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n
a system or structure of moving parts that performs some function, esp in a machine
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2.
n
something resembling a machine in the arrangement and working of its parts
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the mechanism of the ear
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3.
n
any form of mechanical device or any part of such a device
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4.
n
a process or technique, esp of execution
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the mechanism of novel writing
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5.
n
[Philosophy]
the doctrine that human action can be explained in purely physical terms, whether mechanical or biological
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6.
n
the explanation of phenomena in causal rather than teleological or essentialist terms
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7.
n
the view that the task of science is to seek such explanations
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8.
n
strict determinism
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9.
n
Compare dynamism vitalism
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10.
n
[psychoanal]
the ways in which psychological forces interact and operate
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11.
n
a structure having an influence on the behaviour of a person, such as a defence mechanism
Examples
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the mechanism of the universe
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宇宙的结构
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The mechanism of the local health care system is far from perfect.
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当地医疗系统的结构很不完善。
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Astronomers don't need to devise this mechanism right now.
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天文学家目前无需探寻这种机理。
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China once adopted the mechanism that combined economic planning with market regulation.
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中国曾采用计划经济与市场调节相结合的政策。
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This virus would unbalance a body's self-regulation mechanism.
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这种病毒会使机体自我调节机制失去平衡。
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