adding machine

基本解釋

With a set of buttons and a loud bell, the device, sold by National Cash Register (NCR), was little more than a simple adding machine.
全國現金出納機公司賣給他的這套裝置有一組按鈕和一個很響的鈴鐺，也就一個加法機那么簡單。
TILT UP to Andy at the desk, munching thoughtfully as he totals up figures on an adding machine.
鏡頭移向桌子旁的安迪，嘴里一邊嚼著一邊在計算機器上加數字。
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Many people imagine that a computer is a very large adding machine.
不少人想像計算機是一個很大的加法機器。

After hearing of an adding machine built by Blaise Pascal, Leibniz set out to best him.
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Mr. Poxley leaned over and pressed the Clear button on his adding machine.
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a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting, multiplying, and dividing