workpiece
/ˈwɜːkpiːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈwɜːrkpiːs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwərk-ˌpēs/ (ame, mw)
workpiece — 名詞
1. a single piece of material — such as metal, wood, or plastic — that a machine or
工件
正在被機器加工的零件
a single piece of material — such as metal, wood, or plastic — that a machine or a tool is actively cutting, drilling, shaping, or changing during a manufacturing process.
Kim clamped the steel workpiece firmly onto the milling machine table.
Kim 將鋼製工件牢牢夾在銑床檯面上。
clamp + workpiece firmly onto [machine]
Each workpiece is carefully measured with a digital caliper before drilling begins.
在開始鑽孔之前，每個工件都會用數位游標卡尺仔細測量。
measure workpiece with [instrument]
The robot arm grabbed a hot aluminum workpiece and moved it to a cooling rack.
機械手臂抓住一個炙熱的鋁製工件，將其移至冷卻架上。
Workers checked every wooden workpiece for cracks before sending it to the sanding station.
工人檢查每一件木製工件是否有裂縫，再將其送至打磨站。
Before the lathe can start, the workpiece must be centered and locked in the chuck.
在車床啟動前，工件必須定位並鎖緊在夾頭中。
- work piece
the same meaning written as two words; less common in technical writing
- stock
refers to the raw material before any work has been done on it
- blank
a piece roughly cut to size but not yet fully machined into its final shape
用法筆記
Frequently modified by a material noun (steel workpiece, wooden workpiece) or a process adjective (machined workpiece, welded workpiece). The material can be metal, wood, plastic, ceramic, or composite.