engine
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT The engine of a car or other vehicle is the part that produces the power which makes the vehicle move. 引擎
He got into the driving seat and started the engine. 他坐上駕駛座椅，發(fā)動了引擎。
2. N-COUNT An engine is also the large vehicle that pulls a train. 機車
In 1941, the train would have been pulled by a steam engine. 1941年，火車可能已由蒸汽機車來牽引了。
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engine /??nd??n/ (engines)
劍橋詞典
- a machine that uses the energy from liquid fuel or steam to produce movement
- Tell the mechanic that the engine was making a strange grinding noise .
- It's fairly simple to modify the engine to run on lead-free fuel .
- The plane's engine failed and the pilot was forced to bail out.
- My car engine overheated because the water had leaked out of the radiator .
- The boat was about a mile from the shore when the engine suddenly died . 返回 engine
發(fā)動機；引擎
a jet engine 噴氣式發(fā)動機
a car engine 汽車發(fā)動機
My car's been having engine trouble recently . 我的汽車發(fā)動機最近老出問題。
(also locomotive)
the part of a railway train that pulls it along
機車，火車頭
something that provides power , often economic power , for other things
動力，推動力（常指經(jīng)濟動力）
For much of the 19th century Britain was the workshop of the world and the engine of economic growth . 英國在十九世紀的大部分時期都堪稱世界工廠和經(jīng)濟發(fā)展引擎。
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