n. 火车头;发动机, 引擎(engine的复数形式)
n motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
n something used to achieve a purpose
n a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
n an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.

engine的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. What's the cubic capacity of this engine?这台发动机的立体容积是多少?
  2. There must be something wrong with the engine of my car.我汽车的引擎一定是出故障了。
  3. Industrialization is the most important engine of economic growth.工业化是经济增长最重要的拉动因素。
  4. There was a puff of steam from the engine before it stopped.机车喷出一股蒸气后就停了下来。
  5. Smoke rises from the engine as the train climbs a hill.火车向山上爬着,浓浓的烟雾从火车头升起。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. This plane has a new engine.这架飞机的发动机是新的。
  2. A long train sometimes needs two engines.长的列车有时需要两个机车。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • cool〔start〕 an engine冷却〔启动〕引擎
  • design〔operate, repair〕 an engine设计〔操作,修理〕发动机
  • pull out an engine将机车开出去
  • reserve an engine倒车
形容词+~
  • electric engine电力发动机
  • powerful engine功率大的发动机
  • empty〔light〕 engines(未挂列车的)空车头
名词+~
  • fire engine灭火机,消防车
  • gasoline〔oil〕 engine汽油机
  • jet engine喷气式发动机
  • race engine赛车
  • steam engine蒸汽机
~+名词
  • engine failure发动机故障
~+介词
  • the engine of the airplane飞机的发动机

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-teenth
angular motion
appointment-only
ash-greys
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automatic data processing systems
Ban Nong Yang
Bandwidth-on-demand
bare the metal
basilar membranae
bonnett
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Igo
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think no small bear of
Tolbukhinski Okrǔg
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Tristars
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zero-zero gel
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