a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot
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This vending machine is not working. 自动售货机出故障了。
The gang has decided to move in on the slot machine business. 那伙人决定控制自动售货机的生意。
When two viral strains infect the same cell, their gene segments can reassort just like figures on a slot machine, forming new combinations and thus novel versions of the virus. 当两种品系的病毒感染同一个细胞时，其中所带各段基因，就会像吃角子老虎上头的数字一样，重新配对而形成新的组合，也就是新品系的病毒。
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