柯林斯詞典engine /??nd??n/ (engines) 1. N-COUNT The engine of a car or other vehicle is the part that produces the power which makes the vehicle move. 引擎 He got into the driving seat and started the engine. 他坐上駕駛座椅，發(fā)動(dòng)了引擎。2. N-COUNT An engine is also the large vehicle that pulls a train. 機(jī)車(chē) In 1941, the train would have been pulled by a steam engine. 1941年，火車(chē)可能已由蒸汽機(jī)車(chē)來(lái)牽引了。 返回 engine劍橋詞典a machine that uses the energy from liquid fuel or steam to produce movement 發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)；引擎 a jet engine 噴氣式發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī) a car engine 汽車(chē)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī) My car's been having engine trouble recently . 我的汽車(chē)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)最近老出問(wèn)題。 (also locomotive) the part of a railway train that pulls it along 機(jī)車(chē)，火車(chē)頭 something that provides power , often economic power , for other things 動(dòng)力，推動(dòng)力（常指經(jīng)濟(jì)動(dòng)力） For much of the 19th century Britain was the workshop of the world and the engine of economic growth . 英國(guó)在十九世紀(jì)的大部分時(shí)期都堪稱(chēng)世界工廠(chǎng)和經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展引擎。 例句 Tell the mechanic that the engine was making a strange grinding noise .It's fairly simple to modify the engine to run on lead-free fuel .The plane's engine failed and the pilot was forced to bail out.My car engine overheated because the water had leaked out of the radiator .The boat was about a mile from the shore when the engine suddenly died . 返回 engine