n.[U]

1. 机器；机械
   Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.

   许多产品是机器造的而不是手工做的。

2. 机械装置
3. （政府等的）机构
   We are studying the administrative machinery of our government.

   我们在研究我们政府的行政机制。

4. 方法
5. 制造舞台效果的装置
6. 文学手段；（文学作品的）情节

n.

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