n.[U]

1. 機器；機械
   Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.

   許多產品是機器造的而不是手工做的。

2. 機械裝置
3. （政府等的）機構
   We are studying the administrative machinery of our government.

   我們在研究我們政府的行政組織。

4. 方法
5. 製造舞臺效果的裝置
6. 文學手段；（文學作品的）情節

n.

1. machines collectively.
   ▸the components of a machine.
2. an organized structure or system:
   the machinery of the state.