| 单词 | locomotive |
| 释义 | locomotive (once / 1013 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY locomotive: locomotively, locomotives+/locomote: locomoted, locomotion, locomotive/locomotion: locomotions USAGE EXAMPLESThe front of the locomotive and the crew ladder system sustained some damage. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) Most acting today on television is like a locomotive on a track. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) Pan Am Railways Executive Vice President Cynthia Scarano says no one was hurt Tuesday morning and there was no damage to the locomotive. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj of or relating to locomotion Syn locomotor 2n a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks Syn|Hypo|Hyper engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive choo-choo a child's word for locomotive diesel locomotivea locomotive driven by a diesel engine dinkey, dinkya small locomotive electric locomotivea locomotive that is powered by an electric motor iron horse(c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive pilot enginea locomotive that precedes a train to check the track shuntera small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips steam locomotivea locomotive powered by a steam engine donkey engine, switch enginea locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard tank engine, tank locomotivea locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed traction enginesteam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks diesel-electric, diesel-electric locomotivea locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine diesel-hydraulic, diesel-hydraulic locomotivea locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine self-propelled vehicle a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion |
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