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gas turbine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌgas ˈturbine noun [countable]  Tan engine in which a wheel of special blades is driven round at high speed by hot gases, producing a lot of power 燃气轮机 the ship’s four gas turbine engines 船上的四个燃气涡轮发动机
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gas turbineSubcontractor, Woodward Governor, also provided an interesting display with the Netcon 500 gas turbine monitoring and control system.One of its most significant features is the choice of a gas turbine rather than internal combustion engine.The batteries are charged on-board by a small gas turbine auxiliary propulsion unit.The gas turbine also keeps the batteries topped up.
ˌgas ˈturbine nounChineseSyllable
in wheel Corpus an engine of a which


gas turbine
ˌgas ˈturbine noun [countable]
an engine in which a wheel of special blades is driven round at high speed by hot gases, producing a lot of power:
    the ship’s four gas turbine engines