日入一词_111：mechanic
This chapter discusses the mechanics of creating a C++ program, outlining the approach for several current C++ compilers.
noun /mə'kænɪk/
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someone who is skilled at repairing motor vehicles and machinery( /mə'ʃinəri/ machines, especially large ones).
a person who repairs machines (such as car engines) and keeps them running properly.
a person whose job is repairing machines, especially the engines of vehicles.
someone whose job is repairing the engines of vehicles and other machines.
someone whose job is to repair vehicles and machines.
A mechanic is someone whose job is to repair and maintain machines and engines, especially car engines.
a garage mechanic.
an automotive mechanic. [automotive = /ˌɔtə'motɪv/ adjective, relating to cars]
a car mechanic.
a car/garage/motor /'motɚ/ mechanic.
Buying that second-hand car without having it checked by a mechanic first cost us dear.
At that time she was just a humble mechanic. [humble = /ˈhʌmbəl/ adjective, 2). having a low social class or position]
"Don't worry, your car will be ready tomorrow, " the mechanic assured him. [assure = /ə'ʃʊr/ verb, 1). to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true so that they are less worried.]
I applied for a job as a mechanic in a local garage, but I was rejected.
The mechanic pointed out the repair on the front of my car.
If you smell something unusual (gas fumes or burning, for instance), take the car to your mechanic. [fume = /fjum/ verb, to give off smoke or gases. to produce or give off (smoke, fumes, etc.)]
An elevator mechanic can work the machinery directly by turning this lever.
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the mechanics of (doing) something
the way in which something works or is done.
the way sth works or is done.
the way something works or happens.
The mechanics of a process, system, or activity are the way in which it works or the way in which it is done.
The mechanics of the process are quite complex.
The exact mechanics of how payment will be made will be decided later.
He knows a lot about the mechanics of running a school.
the mechanics of investigative reporting.
What are the mechanics of this new process?
The mechanics of the job, however, have changed little since then.
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mechanics
the science that deals with the effects of forces on objects.
the study of machines.
the science of movement and force.
the practical study of machinery/mə'ʃinəri/.
the study of the effect of physical forces on objects and their movement.
the area of physics that deals with the forces such as gravity that affect all objects. [gravity = /'ɡrævəti/ noun, the force that causes something to fall to the ground or to be attracted to another planet]
Mechanics is the part of physics that deals with the natural forces that act on moving or stationary /'steʃənɛri/ objects.
fluid mechanics.
He is studying mechanics at college.
the school's car maintenance department where students learn basic mechanics.
the other great theory of 20th-century physics, quantum mechanics.
He has not studied mechanics or engineering.
