engine

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en·gine /ˈendʒɪn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable]  1  TEthe part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move 发动机，引擎 → motorstart/switch on an engine The engine won’t start. 引擎发动不起来。stop/turn off/switch off an engine He switched off the car’s engine and waited. 他关掉汽车的发动机等着。 Is the engine running smoothly? 发动机运转平稳吗？diesel/petrol etc engine an old steam engine 老式蒸汽发动机 We were stranded with engine trouble on a deserted highway. 我们因发动机故障而被困在空无一人的公路上。 →4  See picture of 见图 MOTORBIKE →5 see picture at 见图 motorbike2. TTTa vehicle that pulls a railway train 火车头，机车3  [usually singular] formalCAUSE something powerful that causes great changes in society 〔社会变革的〕原动力engine of change/growth etc The Marshall Plan was the engine of post-war economic growth. 马歇尔计划是战后经济发展的原动力。 Rome’s deadly war engine 罗马的致命战争机器 → fire enginen COLLOCATIONSverbsswitch on/turn on/start an engineI fastened my seat belt and turned on the engine.switch off/turn off/stop an engineMaggie pulled over and switched off the engine.rev (up) an engine British English, gun an engine American English (=make an engine go very fast)As the lights turned green, Chris gunned the engine and we surged forward.an engine runsHe parked outside the bank and kept the engine running.an engine idles/ticks over (=runs slowly while the vehicle, machine etc is not moving)The taxi waited at the kerb, its engine idling noisily.an engine cuts out (=stops suddenly)The engine keeps cutting out.adjectivesbig/powerfulThe newer model has a more powerful engine.smallThe engine is small, so it's quite economical to run.a petrol/diesel engineThe van has a 2.5 litre diesel engine.a jet enginethe plane's powerful jet enginesa car/motorbike etc engineI heard the sound of a car engine in the distance.engine + NOUNengine trouble (=problems with an engine)When the boat developed engine trouble, the crew had to abandon ship.engine failure (=when an engine stops working suddenly)Their aircraft suffered engine failure and crashed into the sea.engine capacity (=an engine's size or power)The engine capacity of motorcycles ranges from 50cc to 1800cc.

Examples from the Corpus

engine• The construction equipment giant has been a customer since the early Seventies, and has taken delivery of 150,000 engines to date.• Some of their multi-cylinder motor cycle engines have pistons little bigger than thimbles.• The SVT is available only with a six-cylinder engine.• a diesel engine• I would love to test the same rig with a turbocharged diesel engine.• For next year, the company will offer three cars with turbocharged diesel engines in the United States.• The inference engine is generic, and it handles the logistics of a consultation.• a jet engine• Some residents fear the crops would attract birds that might be sucked into jet engines.• A piston engine reacts immediately to power, just like a car.• The car's engine tends to be noisy as it builds to highway speeds.• I pressed the starter and the engine caught first time.• Initially the engine refused to start for my grim, preoccupied father.• He turned on the engine with a swift, disgusted motion.• Every time I try to start the engine, there's a strange knocking sound.• She left the car in the drive with the engine still running.engine running• He said it was accidentally gassed when he left his car engine running.• A big saloon car was parked outside the other door with its engine running.• The man who got out of it left the headlights full on and the engine running.• Keeping the engine running, I waited.• Leaving the engine running, he went and leaned on the railings.• Once I was outside, I left the engine running and ran back to close the gate.• Quite often though, through various hit-and-miss applications, he would get one of the engines running.• Rescuers have tried unsuccessfully to drive them out into the open sea using a line of boats with their engines running.engine of change/growth etc• An independent company, that is, with its two main engines of growth showing definite signs of maturity.• This time, it sits on a siding as other, more suitable engines of growth and prosperity speed by.• Towards the end, the engine of growth was overheating badly and the ride was increasingly bumpy.Origin engine (1300-1400) Old French engin “cleverness, machine”, from Latin ingenium “abilities you are born with”

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engine
en‧gine S2 W2 /ˈendʒən, ˈendʒɪn/ noun [countable]1. the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move ⇨ motor
    start/switch on an engine
    The engine won’t start.
    stop/turn off/switch off an engine
    He switched off the car’s engine and waited.
    Is the engine running smoothly?
    diesel/petrol etc engine
    an old steam engine
    We were stranded with engine trouble on a deserted highway.
2. a vehicle that pulls a railway train
3. [usually singular] formal something powerful that causes great changes in society
    engine of change/growth etc
    The Marshall Plan was the engine of post-war economic growth.
    Rome’s deadly war engine
⇨ fire engine
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ switch on/turn on/start an engine I fastened my seat belt and turned on the engine.
   ▪ switch off/turn off/stop an engine Maggie pulled over and switched off the engine.
   ▪ rev (up) an engine British English, gun an engine American English (=make an engine go very fast) As the lights turned green, Chris gunned the engine and we surged forward.
   ▪ an engine runs He parked outside the bank and kept the engine running.
   ▪ an engine idles/ticks over (=runs slowly while the vehicle, machine etc is not moving) The taxi waited at the kerb, its engine idling noisily.
   ▪ an engine cuts out (=stops suddenly) The engine keeps cutting out.
■ adjectives
   ▪ big/powerful The newer model has a more powerful engine.
   ▪ small The engine is small, so it's quite economical to run.
   ▪ a petrol/diesel engine The van has a 2.5 litre diesel engine.
   ▪ a jet engine the plane's powerful jet engines
   ▪ a car/motorbike etc engine I heard the sound of a car engine in the distance.
■ engine + NOUN
   ▪ engine trouble (=problems with an engine) When the boat developed engine trouble, the crew had to abandon ship.
   ▪ engine failure (=when an engine stops working suddenly) Their aircraft suffered engine failure and crashed into the sea.
   ▪ engine capacity (=an engine's size or power) The engine capacity of motorcycles ranges from 50cc to 1800cc.

🔑 en·gineBrE /ˈendʒɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈendʒɪn/ 🔊 noun🔑

the part of a vehicle that produces power to make the vehicle move 发动机；引擎◆a diesel/petrol engine 柴油／汽油发动机◆My car had to have a new engine. 我的汽车得换一个新发动机。🔊🔊◆engine trouble发动机故障◆I switched/turned the engine off.我关掉了发动机。  ➡  see also internal-combustion engine, jet engine, traction engine

(also loco·mo·tive) a vehicle that pulls a train 火车头；机车-engined (in adjectives 构成形容词) having the type or number of engines mentioned 有…型发动机的；有…个引擎的◆a twin-engined speedboat双引擎快艇  ➡  see also fire engine, search engine