| 单词 | engine |
| 释义 | engineengine /ˈɛndʒɪn/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] 1a piece of machinery with moving parts that changes power from steam, electricity, oil, etc. into movement: a jet engine The engine won’t start. Alex turned off the engine. The car’s engine was running (=it was operating). → see also motor12a vehicle that pulls a train: a diesel engine → see also locomotive13an engine of change/destruction etc. formal something that causes change, etc.: Investments will be the engine of growth for the future. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French engin cleverness, machine, from Latin ingenium abilities you are born with] → see also fire engine, search engine |
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