'mechanism' 的定义

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mechanism

(mekənɪzəm )

词形plural mechanisms

1. 可数名词 [usually singular]

In a machine or piece of equipment, a mechanism is a part, often consisting of a set of smaller parts, which performs a particular function.

...the locking mechanism.

A bomb has been detonated by a special mechanism.

同义词：workings, motor, gears, works mechanism 的更多同义词

2. 可数名词

A mechanism is a special way of getting something done within a particular system.

There's no mechanism for punishing arms exporters who break the rules. [+ for]

...the clumsy and ineffective mechanism of price controls.

同义词：process, workings, way, means mechanism 的更多同义词

3. 可数名词

A mechanism is a part of your behaviour that is automatic and that helps you to survive or to cope with a difficult situation.

...a survival mechanism, a means of coping with intolerable stress.

4. See also defence mechanism

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mechanism in American

(ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ; mekˈənizˌəm)

名词

the working parts or arrangement of parts of a machine; works

the mechanism of a clock

a system whose parts work together like those of a machine

the mechanism of the universe

any system or means for doing something; esp., a physical or mental process or processes, whether conscious or unconscious, by which some result is produced; machinery

mechanism in British

(ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm )

名词

a system or structure of moving parts that performs some function, esp in a machine

something resembling a machine in the arrangement and working of its parts

the mechanism of the ear

any form of mechanical device or any part of such a device

a process or technique, esp of execution

the mechanism of novel writing

5. philosophy

the doctrine that human action can be explained in purely physical terms, whether mechanical or biological

the explanation of phenomena in causal rather than teleological or essentialist terms

the view that the task of science is to seek such explanations

strict determinism

Compare dynamism, vitalism

6. psychoanalysis

the ways in which psychological forces interact and operate

a structure having an influence on the behaviour of a person, such as a defence mechanism

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mechanism in Mechanical Engineering

(mɛkənɪzəm)

词形(regular plural) mechanisms

名词

(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)

A mechanism is a system or structure of moving parts that performs a particular function, especially in a machine.

A chain drive is a mechanism consisting of a chain or chains for transmitting power.

The steering mechanism that is widely used on cars worldwide is rack-and-pinion.

A mechanism is a system or structure of moving parts that performs a particular function, especially in a machine.

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An evolutionary survival mechanism makes the brain interpret diets as periods of famine. The Sun (2016)The defence mechanism came in the form of bunny ears and a smartphone. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Was it a defence mechanism? Times, Sunday Times (2016)Your anger is a defence mechanism against being hurt. The Sun (2011)Welfare reform is all about changing payment mechanisms rather than the social and cultural benefits of work. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Everyone else will cheer a more normal price discovery mechanism for this vital mineral. Times, Sunday Times (2013)Place and practice were paramount in his method for making sense of causal mechanisms in nature. The Times Literary Supplement (2014)In fact our defence mechanisms spring into action to defend us against being overwhelmed. Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind (1991)The worms are often used in tests as they have many biological mechanisms seen in higher animals. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Physical stress reactions are very old survival mechanisms. Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but were afraid to put into practice (2001)They also stress the permanence of the mechanisms or structures for incorporation. Low, Nicholas Politics, Planning and the State (1990)We shall now consider six defence mechanisms in a little detail. Siann, Gerda & Ugwuegbu, Denis C. E. Educational Psychology in a Changing World (1988)Play is a biological mechanism for acquiring and honing mental and physical skills. Paul Martin MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005)As a pricing mechanism, fixed prices introduce inefficiencies of their own. Larry Downes THE STRATEGY MACHINE (2002)In particular, the various triggers that set the mechanism into action remain mysterious. Dylan Evans PLACEBO: The Belief Effect (2003)An independent Scotland would have to set up its own tax system with mechanisms to collect the money. Times, Sunday Times (2012)He attached the cage to an automatic mechanism that delivered food at random intervals, then sat back and watched. Times, Sunday Times (2014)Actually, her withdrawal was simply a coping mechanism that helped her cope with so many temporary things in her life. Christianity Today (2000)When the engine begins to stall, there are automatic mechanisms that are produced from within to attempt to repair it. Times, Sunday Times (2009)Complex pay mechanisms, often brought into appease shareholders by linking pay to various performance measures, can have unexpected results. Times, Sunday Times (2012)But it is a methodology that is informed by a view that social structures are, in various ways, oppressive mechanisms. Lee Harvey Critical Social Research (1990)