单词 | engine |
释义 | Word Frequency engine(ˈɛndʒɪn) noun 1. any machine designed to convert energy, esp heat energy, into mechanical work a steam engine a petrol engine 2. a. a railway locomotive b. (as modifier) the engine cab 3. military any of various pieces of equipment formerly used in warfare, such as a battering ram or gun 4. obsolete any instrument or device engines of torture Word origin C13: from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium nature, talent, ingenious contrivance, from in-2 + -genium, related to gignere to beget, produce |
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