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　

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

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。

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

The engine has more than 4,000 horsepower.
这台发动机马力超过4,000。
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。
The GM diesel engine shunted the coaches to Platform 4.
通用柴油动力火车头将车厢转轨到了4号月台。
The engine imploded
发动机内爆了。
The engine stalled. He pressed the accelerator hard
发动机熄火了。他用力踩油门。
The engine had a broken crankshaft.
发动机的曲轴断了。
The engine stalled
发动机突然熄火了。
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。
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。
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。