| 单词 | engine bell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasengine bell engine bell n. (a) a warning bell on a locomotive or (occasionally) a fire engine; (b) (on a steamer) a bell enabling the pilot to communicate with the engineer. ΚΠ 1835 F. W. Thomas Clinton Bradshaw I. xiv. 238 The noise of the engine bells and wheels was heard in the lane, as the hose-men ran to and fro, unreeling the hose. 1840 R. C. Rawlins Jrnl. 8 Mar. in J. L. Tearle Amer. Jrnl. (2002) vii. 94 I had heard the engine bell for the starboard side violently pulled by the pilot. 1844 Sandusky (Ohio) Clarion 9 Nov. Not the slightest blame can be attached to the engine driver, who had only a minute or two before the accident happened, rung the engine bell at a previous crossing. 1913 E. Peixotto Pacific Shores from Panama 118 Early next morning the clang of the engine bell and the clank of the mooring-chains told us we had anchored. 2001 Denver Post (Nexis) 7 Dec. a29 Children climbed in and out of locomotives, passenger cars and cabooses. The clang of engine bells filled the air. < as lemmas |
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