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单词 mechanic
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Definition of mechanic in English:

mechanic

noun mɪˈkanɪkməˈkænɪk
  • 1A skilled worker who repairs and maintains vehicle engines and other machinery.

    a car mechanic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He had extreme difficulty sleeping, and missed the final exams in his apprenticeship as a vehicle mechanic.
    • The men - without exception - were either farmers, mechanics or labourers.
    • Ask the surveyor to refer you to a marine mechanic capable of evaluating the engine.
    • But while her skills in the kitchen could be improved, she recently revealed she is a skilled car mechanic.
    • Small businesses and traders are expected to be hit hardest by the ban, with skilled mechanics losing work.
    • He's a car mechanic by trade but he practically lives at the allotments.
    • A door or two down a mechanic works under a car in his professional garage.
    • Patients select a mechanic for their cars with more care than their practitioners.
    • Mr Semple spent three years as an engine mechanic at the base in the 1950s.
    • But a friend who worked as a car mechanic insisted the brakes had another 15,000 miles of wear on them.
    • It is also worth having the car inspected by a mechanic if you have serious concerns about it.
    • All work shall be carried out in accordance with the best standard practice, by mechanics skilled in the type of work concerned.
    • So ask your mechanic to inspect the car as if you were going to be buying it now, as a used car.
    • Bryan, a retired mechanic and former car service manager, has not looked back since this introduction.
    • Martyn, who serves as a mechanic with the Royal Engineers, is set to return this week.
    • Why wait for your brake pads on your car to fail when your car mechanic has highlighted they need changing.
    • John was an able mechanic who had a fine knowledge of engines and machinery and was gifted with his hands.
    • Sam's Dad was a car mechanic and the conservatory was full of containers of oil and petrol.
    • For a specific job, such as a car mechanic, a list of skills or tasks in which a trainee needs to be competent in order to do the job can easily be created.
    • Since his father was a car mechanic, he kept plenty of tools in the garage.
    Synonyms
    technician, engineer, artificer, repairman, serviceman, greaser
    informal mech, grease monkey
  • 2archaic A manual labourer or artisan.

    the Mechanics' Institute

Origin

Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'relating to manual labour'): via Old French or Latin from Greek mēkhanikos, from mēkhanē (see machine).

Rhymes

aldermanic, botanic, Brahmanic, Britannic, epiphanic, galvanic, Germanic, Hispanic, interoceanic, Koranic, manganic, manic, messianic, oceanic, organic, panic, Puranic, Romanic, satanic, shamanic, talismanic, titanic, transoceanic, tympanic, volcanic
 
 

Definition of mechanic in US English:

mechanic

nounməˈkænɪkməˈkanik
  • 1A person who repairs and maintains machinery.

    a car mechanic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The men - without exception - were either farmers, mechanics or labourers.
    • Ask the surveyor to refer you to a marine mechanic capable of evaluating the engine.
    • John was an able mechanic who had a fine knowledge of engines and machinery and was gifted with his hands.
    • All work shall be carried out in accordance with the best standard practice, by mechanics skilled in the type of work concerned.
    • Mr Semple spent three years as an engine mechanic at the base in the 1950s.
    • He had extreme difficulty sleeping, and missed the final exams in his apprenticeship as a vehicle mechanic.
    • Sam's Dad was a car mechanic and the conservatory was full of containers of oil and petrol.
    • A door or two down a mechanic works under a car in his professional garage.
    • Since his father was a car mechanic, he kept plenty of tools in the garage.
    • It is also worth having the car inspected by a mechanic if you have serious concerns about it.
    • But while her skills in the kitchen could be improved, she recently revealed she is a skilled car mechanic.
    • Small businesses and traders are expected to be hit hardest by the ban, with skilled mechanics losing work.
    • Martyn, who serves as a mechanic with the Royal Engineers, is set to return this week.
    • But a friend who worked as a car mechanic insisted the brakes had another 15,000 miles of wear on them.
    • Patients select a mechanic for their cars with more care than their practitioners.
    • Bryan, a retired mechanic and former car service manager, has not looked back since this introduction.
    • For a specific job, such as a car mechanic, a list of skills or tasks in which a trainee needs to be competent in order to do the job can easily be created.
    • He's a car mechanic by trade but he practically lives at the allotments.
    • Why wait for your brake pads on your car to fail when your car mechanic has highlighted they need changing.
    • So ask your mechanic to inspect the car as if you were going to be buying it now, as a used car.
    Synonyms
    technician, engineer, artificer, repairman, serviceman, greaser
  • 2archaic A manual laborer or artisan.

    the Mechanics' Institute

Origin

Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to manual labor’): via Old French or Latin from Greek mēkhanikos, from mēkhanē (see machine).

 
 
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