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单词 engine
释义
engine
noun[C]
uk
/ˈen.dʒɪn/us
/ˈen.dʒɪn/
A2
amachinethat uses theenergyfromliquidfuelorsteamtoproducemovement:
发动机；引擎
ajetengine喷气式发动机
acarengine汽车发动机
My car's been having enginetroublerecently.我的汽车发动机最近老出问题。
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motornoun(DEVICE)
picture of engine
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(alsolocomotive)
thepartof arailwaytrainthatpullsit along
机车，火车头
picture of engine
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something thatprovidespower, ofteneconomicpower, for other things:
动力，推动力（常指经济动力）
For much of the 19thcenturyBritainwas theworkshopof theworldand the engineofeconomicgrowth.英国在十九世纪的大部分时期都堪称世界工厂和经济发展引擎。
More examples
  • Tell themechanicthat the engine was making astrangegrindingnoise.
  • It'sfairlysimpletomodifythe engine torunon lead-freefuel.
  • The plane's enginefailedand thepilotwasforcedtobailout.
  • Mycarengineoverheatedbecause thewaterhadleakedout of theradiator.
  • Theboatwas about amilefrom theshorewhen the enginesuddenlydied.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The engine & engine parts
  • air filter
  • alternator
  • anti-roll
  • antifreeze
  • biting point
  • brake
  • cam
  • carburation
  • catalytic converter
  • choke
  • combustion chamber
  • disc brake
  • distributor
  • drive shaft
  • gasket
  • internal combustion engine
  • neutral
  • plug
  • suspension
  • turbocharger
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Machines - Engines & motors
Railways: trains & parts of trains
Power to control
(Definition ofenginefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

engine| American Dictionary

engine
noun[C]
us
/ˈen·dʒən/
amachinethat uses theenergyfromfuelorsteamtoproducemovement:
Thecarhas a four-cylinder engine.
fig.The health-careindustryhas been an engine ofgrowth.
Theplanewasforcedtolandbecause of engineproblems.
An engine (also(alsolocomotive)) is aseparatepartof atrainthatpullsthe otherpartsof thetrain.
(Definition ofenginefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

engine| Business English

engine
noun[C]
uk
/ˈendʒɪn/us
amachinethat usesenergytoproducemovement:
ajetengine
acar/aircraftengine
something that makes somethinghappen, or thatinfluencesitstrongly:
For much of the 19thcenturyBritainwas theworkshopof theworldand theengine ofeconomicgrowth.
IT
acomputerprogramthatperformsaparticulartask:
This is a newpaymentengine that canhandleonlinepaymentssecurely.
See also
search engine
(Definition ofenginefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofengine

engine
The translation to logic programs with aggregates gives us the possibility of exploiting existing engines to compute logic programs.
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The report says that at maximum power the engines turn at 25,000 rpm.
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Most of the vessels were built from welded steel, not riveted, and were equipped with powerful diesel engines.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Preferences centred on academic support, search engines and personal interest sites; with a plus for wealth of functions/content, ease of use and appearance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The search engine's query results deliver identifiers used to retrieve entities and their metadata from the store.
From theCambridge English Corpus
From the mid 19th century onward the advent of auxiliary steam engines made it possible to visit both grounds in thesame season.
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Once the page was picked up by search engines, the number of new and one-time visitors increased significantly.
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In addition, one of the engines drove a high-pressure fan that forced foul air from the refuse on the tipping platform across the fire.
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The coupling with available ontology and common-sense engines via suitable interfaces is suggestive for this purpose.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, here, we have excited energy exchange in various forms: running motors and engines, flowing and cascading water, networks of sluices and funnels, electricity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Another well-known area of text mining is web search engines.
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Nineteen ships were planned with 80 to 250 horsepower engines.
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Transferability of licences, especially in the case of fixed engines, has been another obstacle in monitoring and enforcement by the state authorities.
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When looking for answers to specific questions, people may refer to corporate and individual documents or use search engines with indexing approaches.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Current search engines can return ranked lists of documents, but they do not deliver answers to the user.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithengine

engine

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automobile engine
The situation is analogous toautomobileenginedesign : one of the desiderata for an engine is that it should be fuelefficient.
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cam engine
This was partly because of its efficient 49 cc four-stroke over headcamenginewith semi-automatic transmission.
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Wikipedia
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conventional engine
Hybrid electric vehicles use two power sources: aconventionalengineand an electric motor.
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