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 has more than 4,000 horsepower.
  这台发动机马力超过4,000。
• The engine had a broken crankshaft.
  发动机的曲轴断了。
• I'll be sitting in the third carriage from the engine.
  我将坐在机车后面的第三节车厢内。
• The engine imploded
  发动机内爆了。
• Its engine is coupled to a semiautomatic gearbox
  它的发动机与一个半自动变速箱相连接。
• 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。
• 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。
• Japan's space ambitions have had a set-back after the failure of an engine in a test run
  一次试运行中的引擎失灵使得日本的太空梦想遭受了挫折。
• Engine cut-out devices and steering wheel locks do not protect the car's contents.
  发动机断电装置和方向盘锁无法保护汽车的内部。
• The engine has frozen up.
  发动机冻住了。