| 词组 | engine |
| 释义 | engine /ˈendʒən, ˈendʒɪn/ noun the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it moveverbsstart an engine also switch on/turn on an engine I fastened my seat belt and turned on the engine.switch off/turn off an engine Maggie pulled over and switched off the engine.rev (up) an engine BrE gun an engine AmE (=make an engine run very fast, usually when the vehicle is not moving) He waits at the red light, impatiently revving the engine.leave/keep the engine running (=not turn it off) He parked outside the bank and kept the engine running.an engine cuts out (=stops suddenly) The engine keeps cutting out for no reason.an engine idles also an engine ticks over (=runs slowly while the vehicle, machine etc is not moving) The taxi waited at the kerb, its engine idling noisily.an engine runs on sth (=it uses a kind of fuel) The engine runs on ordinary petrol.adjectives/nouns + enginea big/powerful engine The newer model has a more powerful engine.a small engine The engine is small, so it’s quite cheap to run.a petrol/diesel engine The van has a 2.5 litre diesel engine.a jet engine We could hear the plane’s powerful jet engines.a car/motorbike etc engine Modern car engines are highly efficient and use much less gas.a four-cylinder/six-cylinder engine The older model had a six-cylinder engine.engine + nounsengine 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.the engine capacity (=the size of the engine) The car has a small engine capacity but it produces a lot of power.the engine speed The rev counter measures the engine speed, not the speed the car is travelling at.an engine immobiliser (=a device that makes the engine impossible to start if someone tries to steal it) Most modern cars are fitted with an engine immobiliser. |
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