engine

英 [ˈendʒɪn]

美 [ˈendʒɪn]

n.  发动机; 引擎; 火车头; 机车; 有…型发动机的; 有…个引擎的
vt.  给…安装发动机

复数：engines　过去式：engined　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1374 / COCA.1569

牛津词典

noun

• 发动机；引擎
  the part of a vehicle that produces power to make the vehicle move
  1. a diesel/petrol engine
     柴油 / 汽油发动机
  2. My car had to have a new engine.
     我的汽车得换一个新发动机。
  3. engine trouble
     发动机故障
  4. I switched/turned the engine off.
     我关掉了发动机。
• 火车头；机车
  a vehicle that pulls a train
• 有…型发动机的；有…个引擎的
  having the type or number of engines mentioned
  1. a twin-engined speedboat
     双引擎快艇

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 引擎;发动机
  Theengineof a car or other vehicle is the part that produces the power which makes the vehicle move.
  1. He got into the driving seat and started the engine.
     他坐进驾驶座，发动引擎。
  2. ...an engine failure that forced a jetliner to crash-land in a field.
     迫使喷气式客机在田地里紧急降落的引擎故障
• N-COUNT 机车；火车头
  Anengineis also the large vehicle that pulls a railway train.
  1. In 1941, the train would have been pulled by a steam engine.
     1941年，火车本可以由蒸汽机车拉动。

英英释义

noun

• motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
• an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
  1. medieval engines of war
• a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
  Synonym:locomotivelocomotive enginerailway locomotive
• something used to achieve a purpose
  1. an engine of change

双语例句

• The engine turned a propeller.
  发动机使螺旋桨旋转起来。
• The engine had a broken crankshaft.
  发动机的曲轴断了。
• He got into the driving seat and started the engine.
  他坐上了驾驶员的位置发动了引擎。
• We opened up the car bonnet and he started poking around in my engine.
  我们打开了车子的引擎盖，他开始仔细查看发动机。
• The plane developed engine trouble soon after taking off
  飞机在起飞后不久发动机就出了问题。
• Arnold stopped the engine and got out of the car
  阿诺德关掉发动机，下了车。
• This engine needs an overhaul.
  这台发动机需要检修。
• The engine fired and we moved off.
  点着引擎后我们就开走了。
• We used sail power and turned the engine off to save our fuel
  我们借助风帆的动力航行，且关掉了发动机以节省燃油。
• The engine note changed as the aircraft landed, taxied and halted
  发动机的声音随着飞机着陆、滑行和停下一直在变化。