mechanize, mechanise

v [I, Tn] change (a process, factory, etc) so that it is run by machines rather than people, etc 使(过程、 工厂等)机械化: We are mechanizing rapidly. 我们正在迅速机械化. * mechanize a factory, procedure 使工厂、 程序机械化 * highly mechanized industrial processes 高度机械化的工业生产过程 * mechanized forces 机械化部队 * a mechanized army unit, ie equipped with tanks, armoured cars, etc, rather than eg horses 机械化部队.


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