mechanical
adj
1 of, connectedwith, produced by or operated by a machine or machines 机械的; 用机械的; 机械制造的
I have little mechanical knowledge, ie I know little about machines. 我对机械一窍不通.
mechanical power, transport, engineering 机械力、 运输、 工程学
a mechanical device, toy, etc 机械装置、 玩具等. Cf 参看 manual.
2
(a) (of people) acting (as if) without thinking, in a machine-like way (指人)机械似的, 呆板的, 无思想的
She was quite mechanical and unthinking in the way she ironed the shirts. 她熨衬衣时样子呆板, 不动脑筋.
(b) (of actions) done (as if) without thought; automatic(指行为)无意识的, 机械的, 自动的
a mechanical movement, gesture, response, etc 机械的动作、 姿势、 回答等.
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read