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perpetual motion machine

/pərˈpetʃuəl ˈmoʊʃən məˈʃiːn/

翻译: 一种假想的机器,能够不依靠外部能源而永久运转,违反热力学定律。该词也常比喻看似无需努力就能无限运作的事物。

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/pərˈpetʃuəl ˈmoʊʃən məˈʃiːn/C1formalscientific
  • zh一种假想的机器,能够不依靠外部能源而永久运转,违反热力学定律。该词也常比喻看似无需努力就能无限运作的事物。

A hypothetical machine that can operate indefinitely without an external energy source, violating the laws of thermodynamics. The term is often used metaphorically to describe something that seems to run endlessly without effort.

  1. Impossible deviceC1formal

    A hypothetical machine that can operate indefinitely without an external energy source, violating the laws of thermodynamics.

    zh不可能装置

    • Many inventors have tried to create a perpetual motion machine, but all have failed.
    • The concept of a perpetual motion machine contradicts the first law of thermodynamics.
    • Perpetual motion machines are considered impossible in classical physics.