engine
noun
ˈendʒɪən
noun
1
the
part
of
a
vehicle
that
produces
power
to
make
it
move
发动机，引擎;
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了起来。
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。
2
a
vehicle
that
pulls
a
railway
train
火车头，机车
3
something
powerful
that
causes
great
changes
in
society
[正式] 〔社会变革的〕原动力
usually singular一般用单数 | formal
engine
of
change/growth
etc
The
Marshall
Plan
was
the
engine
of
postwar
economic
growth.
马歇尔计划是战后经济发展的原动力。