n. 1.机械,机器。 2.引擎,蒸汽机,发动机。 3.机车,车头。 4.工具;〔古语〕方法,手段。 短语和例子 a Diesel [steam] engine 柴油[蒸汽](发动)机。 an internal combustion engine 内燃机。 an auxiliary engine 辅助发动机。 a dental engine 钻牙机。 an engine of torture 刑具。 an engine of warfare 兵器,武器。 a fire engine 救火车,灭火机。 a gasoline engine 汽油机。 a pile engine 打桩机。 a race engine 比赛用汽车,赛车。 an empty engine (未挂列车的)空车头。 vt. 给…安装发动机。
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.; "medieval engines of war"
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks 同义词:locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive,
something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"
例句与用法
1.
The engine puffed out of the station . 火车头噗噗地喷着气驶出车站。
2.
Do not make the engine run fast when not in gear . 不要让发动机空转。
3.
Waves of heat danced above the engine hood . 热浪在引擎盖的上方翻腾。
4.
Engines will not run without lubricants . 没有润滑剂发动机就不能运转。
5.
One of the aircraft 's engines cut out . 飞机的一个发动机失灵了。
6.
The engine puffed out of the station . 机车噗噗地喷着气开出车站。
7.
He killed the engine to conserve fuel . 为了节油,他关掉了马达。
8.
An engine lathe consists of a number of parts . 普通车床由若干部件组成。
9.
Could you run the engine for a moment ? 你让发动机转一会儿好吗?
10.
The engine of the train left the rails at a curve . 火车头在拐弯处脱轨。