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IELTS BNC: 1374 COCA: 1569

engine

Word family 
Related topics: Engineering, Trains & railways, Power, Transport
en·gine /ˈendʒɪn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC]  
1  TEthe part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move 发动机，引擎 → motor
start/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 motorbike
2. 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 engine
n 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 EnglishBrE, gun an engine American EnglishAmE (=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.
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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IELTS BNC: 1374 COCA: 1569
engine

noun¹

 1part of a vehicle that produces power發動機ADJECTIVE | VERB + ENGINE | ENGINE + VERB | ENGINE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, powerful大發動機；大功率發動機▸➤small小發動機▸➤twin engines雙發動機◇a large plane with twin engines帶有雙引擎的大飛機➤2-litre/2-liter, 1200 cc, 20-valve, four-cylinder, two-stroke, etc.排氣量為 2 升的、1200 毫升排量的、20 閥、四缸、二衝程等發動機➤300-hp (especially NAmE) , 200-bhp (= brake horsepower) (BrE) , etc. * 300 馬力、200 制動馬力等的發動機◇a 580-horsepower engine一台 580 馬力的發動機➤diesel, gas, gasoline, petrol (BrE) 柴油發動機；燃氣發動機；汽油發動機➤internal-combustion, jet, outboard, piston, turbine, turbo, turbocharged內燃發動機；噴氣發動機；舷外發動機；活塞發動機；渦輪發動機；渦輪增壓發動機▸➤aircraft, airplane, rocket飛機發動機；火箭發動機➤car汽車引擎VERB + ENGINE➤crank, crank up, fire, ignite, start, switch on, turn on用曲柄啟動發動機；點燃引擎；啟動引擎◇The rocket engine is ignited.火箭發動機點火了。➤cut (informal) , kill (informal) , shut down, shut off, switch off, turn off關上發動機；熄滅發動機；關閉發動機◇He pulled up under some trees and cut the engine.他把車停在幾棵樹下，關閉了引擎。➤gun, rev, rev up, run給引擎加力；加速發動機；開動引擎◇She sat at the traffic lights revving the engine.她停在紅綠燈下，使發動機加速。➤power驅動引擎◇Its engine is powered by both gasoline and electricity.其引擎用汽油和電力驅動。➤repair, service, tune修理／保養／調試發動機▸➤lubricate給發動機加潤滑劑➤build組裝引擎▸➤fit (sth with), install( 給⋯ ) 安裝發動機◇The new model is fitted with a more powerful engine.新型號安裝了更強大的發動機。ENGINE + VERB➤run發動機運轉◇She waited with the engine running while he bought a paper.她沒讓發動機熄火，等他買報紙回來。◇The engine runs on diesel.這款發動機使用柴油。➤idle, tick over (BrE) 發動機空轉◇I kept the engine ticking over.我讓發動機一直保持空轉。➤catch發動機啟動◇I pressed the starter and the engine caught first time.我按下啟動按鈕，發動機一下就啟動了。➤fire, fire up, start發動機點火；發動機啟動◇The engine's firing on all four cylinders now.現在發動機的 4 個氣缸都在工作。➤shut down, shut off, stop發動機停轉▸➤break down, die, fail, quit, seize, seize up, stall發動機壞了；引擎熄火➤misfire發動機不啟動➤overheat發動機過熱▸➤cough, splutter發動機咔咔作響／畢剝作響◇The engine coughed and died.發動機咔咔響了一會兒便熄了火。➤roar, scream發動機發出隆隆聲／呼嘯◇The plane's engine roared as it prepared for take-off.飛機準備起飛時發動機轟鳴。➤hum, purr發動機轟鳴／發出隆隆聲▸➤race, rev, rev up發動機高速運轉；發動機加速◇He heard a car engine racing behind him.他聽到身後汽車引擎高速運轉的聲音。ENGINE + NOUN➤capacity, power, speed發動機容量／功率／轉速▸➤compartment, room發動機艙；發動機房◇the ship's engine room船的發動機房➤component, part發動機部件➤oil機油▸➤failure, problems, trouble發動機故障◇It looks as if we've got some engine trouble.看來我們的發動機好像出了什麼故障。➤builder, maker, manufacturer發動機製造商；引擎生產者➤plant發動機工廠◇The engine plant was the first one to be built.這是建造的第一座發動機廠。➤noise發動機噪聲PREPOSITION➤in an/the engine在發動機裏◇You need more oil in the engine.你需要往發動機裏多加點兒油。PHRASES➤be powered by a... engine由⋯引擎驅動◇This model is powered by a diesel engine.這一型號由柴油機驅動。➤the noise, roar, sound, etc. of the engine發動機的噪聲、轟鳴、聲音等
engine

noun²

 2vehicle that pulls a train機車ADJECTIVE | VERB + ENGINE | ENGINE + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤large, powerful大型機車；功率強大的機車▸➤diesel, electric, steam柴油／電力／蒸汽機車▸➤railroad, railway (BrE) 鐵路機車VERB + ENGINE➤build製造機車ENGINE + NOUN➤driver (especially BrE) 機車司機▸➤shed (BrE) 機車庫
IELTS BNC: 1374 COCA: 1569
engine noun
⇨ machine
IELTS BNC: 1374 COCA: 1569
engine
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