engine
柯林斯词典
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. 他坐上驾驶座椅，发动了引擎。
2. N-COUNT An engine is also the large vehicle that pulls a train. 机车
In 1941, the train would have been pulled by a steam engine. 1941年，火车可能已由蒸汽机车来牵引了。
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engine /ˈɛndʒɪn/ (engines)
剑桥词典
- 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
发动机；引擎
a jet engine 喷气式发动机
a car engine 汽车发动机
My car's been having engine trouble recently . 我的汽车发动机最近老出问题。
(also locomotive)
the part of a railway train that pulls it along
机车，火车头
something that provides power , often economic power , for other things
动力，推动力（常指经济动力）
For much of the 19th century Britain was the workshop of the world and the engine of economic growth . 英国在十九世纪的大部分时期都堪称世界工厂和经济发展引擎。
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