a cog in the machine (a kog in de ma xīn)

Idiom Engineering

含义

a small but essential part of a large system

大型系统中的一个小而重要的部分 (dàxíng xìtǒng zhōng de yīgè xiǎo ér zhòngyào de bùfen)

例句

"Every engineer is a cog in the machine that keeps the factory running."

"每个工程师都是机器中的一颗齿轮,帮助工厂运转。" (Měi gè gōngchéngshī dōu shì **jīqì zhōng de yī kē chǐlún**, bāngzhù gōngchǎng yùnzhuǎn.)