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machine
Over eighty per cent of these cars are old, and so are their machines.
Over eighty per cent of these cars are old, and so are their engines.
machine = a piece of equipment which performs useful work, such as a sewing machine, washing
machine or computer: ‘To operate this machine, simply select the type of coffee you require and
press the green button.’ ‘The latest machines can run both types of software.’
engine = a device which provides the power for a motor vehicle, train, aircraft etc: ‘It was difficult
to make yourself heard above the roar of the engines.’ ‘Check the tyre pressures and top up the
engine oil.’
mad
1
She began to think she was becoming mad.
She began to think she was going mad.
go mad (NOT become): ‘Eventually, rejected by Hamlet, Ophelia goes mad and drowns herself.’
2
I’ve always been mad for tennis.
I’ve always been mad about tennis.
be mad/crazy about sth (NOT for) (informal) = like something very much: ‘Why are so many
people crazy about computer games?’
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