mechanize

/ˈmekənaɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmekənaɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈme-kə-ˌnīz/ (ame, mw)

mechanize — 動詞

  • mechanizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • mechanizeshe / she / it
  • mechanizedpast simple
  • mechanizing-ing form

1. to introduce machines into a job or production process so that work which people

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

機械化

以機器取代人工執行工作

to introduce machines into a job or production process so that work which people once did by hand is now done with powered equipment

例句

Beatriz's grandfather decided to mechanize the family rice farm after labour costs doubled.

在人力成本翻倍後，Beatriz 的祖父決定將家族稻田機械化。

mechanize + [industry/business]

Most cotton mills in the region were mechanized during the 1840s.

該地區大多數的棉紡廠在 1840 年代被機械化。

passive: be mechanized + [time period]

同義詞
  • automate

    broader and more modern; covers computer-controlled systems, not only powered machines

  • industrialize

    larger in scope — applies to a whole country or sector shifting to factory production

  • motorize

    narrow — adds engines specifically, often to vehicles or small tools

反義詞
  • manualize

    rare; reverse process of going back to hand work

文法句型

mechanize + [process/industry]

be mechanized

用法筆記

Object is typically an industry, process, or specific manual task (farming, bottling, weaving). Frequently passive when describing historical industrial change.

常見錯誤

❌The company mechanized 200 workers last year.
✅The company mechanized its packing line last year.
💡you mechanize a process or workplace, not the people who work there.

2. to supply an army unit with tanks, armoured trucks, and other fighting vehicles

2.動詞及物C2
釋義

裝甲化

為部隊配備裝甲車輛取代步行

to supply an army unit with tanks, armoured trucks, and other fighting vehicles so that soldiers can move and attack with motor transport instead of on foot or horseback

例句

Between the world wars, several European armies rushed to mechanize their cavalry units.

兩次世界大戰之間，幾個歐洲國家的軍隊急著將騎兵單位裝甲化。

mechanize + [military unit]

By 1942, two more divisions had been mechanized and sent to the desert front.

到了 1942 年，又有兩個師完成裝甲化並被派往沙漠戰線。

passive: be mechanized

同義詞
  • motorize

    in military contexts, motorize = add trucks for transport; mechanize = add armoured combat vehicles

  • armor

    verb sense; emphasises the protective plating rather than the vehicle fleet

反義詞
  • demobilize

    different action — disband a unit rather than re-equip it on foot

文法句型

mechanize + [military unit]

mechanized infantry/division

用法筆記

Almost always in military or military-history writing. The participle 'mechanized' commonly modifies unit nouns (mechanized infantry, mechanized division). Distinguish from sense 1: the object is a fighting force, not a factory or production process.

常見錯誤

❌The police mechanized their patrol cars.
✅The police equipped their patrol cars with new radios.
💡sense 2 is about adding armoured fighting vehicles to a military unit, not adding equipment to existing cars.