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单词 engine
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engine
(endʒɪn )
Word forms: engines
1. countable noun A2
The engine of a car or other vehicle is the part that produces the power which makes the vehicle move.
He got into the driving seat and started the engine.
...an engine failure that forced a jetliner to crash-land in a field.
Synonyms: machine, motor, mechanism, generator  
2. countable noun B2
An engine is also the large vehicle that pulls a railway train.
In 1941, the train would have been pulled by a steam engine.
Collocations:
damage the engine
As such, using standard unleaded won't damage the engine.
Times, Sunday Times
After all, what politician would be silly enough to damage the engine of the southeast economy and a giant source of tax revenues?
Times, Sunday Times
It also risks causing a spike in the car's electric current that can damage the engine control units.
Times, Sunday Times
Running low will wear the engine more quickly; running out could damage the engine irreparably.
Times, Sunday Times
Paraffin has an octane rating of zero and would damage an engine built for petrol.
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engine exhaust
When the engine exhaust passes over and through the catalyst coating, a chemical reaction renders the nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and unburnt hydrocarbons harmless.
Times, Sunday Times
A standard test for a diesel's particulate-matter emissions passes the engine exhaust through a micropore filter.
Globe and Mail
Tests show that air forced into a jet engine exhaust stream can deflect thrust up to 15 degrees.
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In addition, the canopy was reinforced with two external frames and a small fairing was installed above the engine exhaust.
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Flares are commonly composed of a pyrotechnic composition based on magnesium or another hot-burning metal, with burning temperature equal to or hotter than engine exhaust.
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engine explodes
The turbocharged engine explodes when you accelerate, and because it has four-wheel drive, it can go round any corner at any speed.
Times, Sunday Times
The engine explodes into life, immediately filling the cabin with fumes from the exhausts down by the doors.
Times, Sunday Times
Near the end of the race, the port engine explodes causing the racer to crash in a flaming wreck across the finish line.
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engine generates
The engine generates modest power and achieves a top speed of around 136 km/h or 84 mph.
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The engine generates and, achieving a top speed of around.
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The engine generates 556 horsepower and 551 lbs. -ft. of torque.
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In this scenario the rating engine generates a currency neutral billing record.
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engine hum
A taxi engine hummed outside, but it sounded more like a death rattle than the chariot to a new life.
Times, Sunday Times
When the plane passed out of the dust cloud, the silent engines hummed backed into life.
Times, Sunday Times
The wanderlust of a big ship's engines humming in the night, the smell of new places, the anticipation of warm air, crickets, exotic road signs.
Times, Sunday Times
The engine hums louder as the captain accelerates.
The Sun
engine idles
Back at the car, I let the engine idle while I ate my butty and waited for Lomax.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
The problem can also happen when the engine is idling.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He got up and saw that it was a two-seater Lotus, parked with its headlamps full on, the engine idling - too fast and too noisy.
Hilton, John Buxton PASSION IN THE PEAK (2002)
engine kicks in
Once your 19 miles of battery power are up, the petrol engine kicks in with a buzz, which becomes coarse under acceleration.
Times, Sunday Times
If you want to go faster (or further) a conventional engine kicks in.
Times, Sunday Times
It glides off the line on pure electric - saving on fuel - before the engine kicks in.
The Sun
That's because it uses electric hybrid power up to 15mph before the diesel engine kicks in - the same way that current petrol hybrids do.
The Sun
The power peaks and the engine kicks in.
The Sun
engine maintenance
What could be better than a dilapidated traction engine maintenance shed at the other end of their village?
Times, Sunday Times
The facility provides engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services to customers worldwide.
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The refurbishment could also include an engine maintenance and a new livery.
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Engine maintenance depends on engine age and the engine's type (some locomotives cost more to maintain than others).
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This may be needed during engine maintenance, for example, to set the cutoff and admission valve timing, and it may be needed during engine starting.
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engine maker
But directors at the aero engine maker are understood to have ruled out the sale or outsourcing of plants to cut costs.
Times, Sunday Times
The jet engine maker, more than 11p higher at best, closed off 1½p at 654p.
Times, Sunday Times
The engine maker makes most of its money from servicing and repairing its engines, rather than the initial sale.
Times, Sunday Times
The engine maker knows, however, that these orders may not only be delayed for a year.
Times, Sunday Times
Yes, coronavirus put the engine maker in a tailspin.
Times,Sunday Times
engine manufacturer
As chief executive officer, he has done an extraordinary job in refocusing and re-energising the world's second-largest engine manufacturer.
Times, Sunday Times
It was to be something for which many a petrol and diesel engine manufacturer has long been thankful.
Times, Sunday Times
Every remaining engine manufacturer would then likely be powering a third of the grid.
Times, Sunday Times
Each engine manufacturer will pick between those two abbreviation.
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The succeeding three digit number represents the aircraft series, the engine manufacturer and engine version number respectively.
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engine noise
The fun begins with the engine noise: a taut but sociable burble.
Times, Sunday Times
Major soundproofing work means the engine noise only rises to a deep velvety note under hard acceleration.
The Sun
Like a drill sergeant, he'll yell until your ears are ringing with engine noise and a series of barked instructions.
Times, Sunday Times
The stiff suspension will put your spine out, the gearlever leaves you with arm ache and overexposure to that engine noise will result in tinnitus.
Times, Sunday Times
Quiet it isn't, however: wind and engine noise both intrude.
Times, Sunday Times
engine of growth
Manufacturing may only be one eighth of the overall economy but it was until recently the one engine of growth.
Times, Sunday Times
Services, rather than manufacturing, have become the engine of growth for the economy.
Times, Sunday Times
Consumers remain the west's main engine of growth and, as long as life continues as normal for most people, the economy will soldier ahead.
Times,Sunday Times
They are much less likely to undertake creative destruction, the real engine of growth, and achieve technological breakthroughs.
Times, Sunday Times
For the past decade the tariff has been the main engine of growth.
Times, Sunday Times
engine oil
The car's cam belt runs in engine oil, which means it will last the lifetime of the car.
The Sun (2012)
Police said that the protesters have used weapons ranging from teargas to canisters of engine oil to disrupt the production.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You can almost smell the steam and engine oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Also get them to check the engine oil pressure.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
However, it's worth checking the engine oil level as this can drop between services and lead to engine damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
engine performance
True enough, bioethanol improves engine performance because ethanol helps to cool the combustion chambers while providing a higher octane rating.
Times, Sunday Times
Data on targeting, deployment, and engine performance would have been enough to advance the technology.
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This year there will be restrictions on engine performance, while the number of engines that can be used in a season will be limited to eight per car.
Times, Sunday Times
If they decide not to operate under the cap, they will continue under the present rules that restrict engine performance and ban moveable wings.
Times, Sunday Times
Most fuel additives are soluble cleaning chemicals that manufacturers claim enhance engine performance when mixed with petrol or diesel.
Times, Sunday Times
engine power
The Canadian paraglider had a propeller strapped to her back but was gliding without engine power at the time of the near miss last July.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
You have a very simple four-cylinder engine powering electric motors.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This can boost engine power and torque by up to 30%.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
engine pump
There's nothing between your ears and the vibrations the engine pumps out of the back of the car.
Times, Sunday Times
Initially, steam engines pumped water into a nearby reservoir that powered the water wheel, but were later used as the mill's primary power source.
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The wind engine pumped water from a well 410ft m deep.
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Two steam engines pumped water from the underlying sandstone for more than six decades.
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The engines pumped water up from the reservoir, creating a gravitational feed to nearby homes and businesses.
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engine repair
Cars fitted with a 1.6 litre engine will need an engine repair while those with 2.0 litre engines would only need a software fix.
Times, Sunday Times
The internal combustion engine repair ship immediately found herself with more than enough work.
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The community consists of a general store, a police station, a community school, an engine repair shop, a post office and about 670 residents.
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This was achieved by repeatedly restarting the engine in an engine repair mode, arcing across trapped material.
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The high school also offers a number of technology classes such as welding and small engine repair.
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engine revs
At higher speeds the cabin gets a bit buzzy as the engine revs build, although the diesel's more relaxed engine makes for quieter cruising.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Our journey took us across farmland; driving without lights, the engine revs kept to a minimum.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's the same if water enters the exhaust system, though keeping engine revs high can help avoid this.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
engine roars
When the engine roars again, the skies erupt with whooping curlews, pop-eyed gannets and soldier-smart puffins.
Times,Sunday Times
I press the accelerator a little harder and the engine roars in response.
Times,Sunday Times
Thumb the starter button from inside the plush, leather-laden cabin and its mighty engine roars into life.
The Sun
Solenoids click, the engine roars into life, and from the polished chrome smokestack comes ... nothing.
Globe and Mail
You press and the engine roars for a couple of seconds and then settles to a thrum.
Times, Sunday Times
engine runs
But keeping that free-revving engine running on fresh oil is essential, and for higher-mileage users, the 3,000- mile oil-change interval becomes a necessary bore.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The underbridge inspection vehicle had somehow rolled away with its engine running at about 3am yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I calmed her nerves by putting her in my car with the engine running and the radio blaring until the display had finished.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
The pair were seen chatting in the car with the engine running hours before.
The Sun (2016)
They had the engine running to keep warm and their radios were crackling.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
engine sound
Each has authentic cockpits, performance and true-to-life handling and engine sound, backed up by fully customisable riding equipment, including helmets and biker gear.
The Sun
On the motorway the lack of power makes the engine sound strained and long journeys are a pain.
The Sun
It's just not that quick and there's a lack of emotion in the engine sound.
The Sun
It had been fitted with an illegal exhaust to make its engine sound louder, the court heard.
The Sun
I was a bit disappointed by the lack of engine sound at motorway speeds but it sounds great on country roads.
The Sun
engine speed
An engineer found that the clutch showed evidence of 'excessive overheating', caused by raising the engine speed and only partially releasing the clutch.
Times, Sunday Times
Anxious hours now followed with winds less favourable than expected, and the engine speed appearing to send the aircraft into a series of dives and climbs between 870ft and 990ft.
Times, Sunday Times
Selecting one or two gears below top will increase the engine speed enough to make the process work (though, yes, you will use a bit more fuel).
Times, Sunday Times
In addition, some cars have electronics that increase engine speed when in neutral to avoid the possibility of stalling, so you could be losing money with increased fuel consumption.
Times, Sunday Times
Ergonomically designed with variable engine speed, it has an adjustable handle position and comfortable straps.
The Sun
engine thrust
Suspicion then focused on the malfunction of an engine thrust reverser.
Times, Sunday Times
A gradual descent can reduce noise by five decibels compared with a stepped landing, because a constant angle of descent needs less engine thrust and keeps aircraft higher for longer.
Times, Sunday Times
The plane began to shake, a burning smell filled the cockpit and the engine thrust dropped sharply.
Times, Sunday Times
Our first excursion had been a simple dash through the swamp, but this time our guide intersperses bursts of engine thrust with a wonderfully ghoulish commentary.
Times, Sunday Times
The problem became clear; the ring blocked so much of the overall engine thrust that the overall power was greatly reduced.
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engine torque
On the road, with fully automatic gearchanging selected, engine revs tend to stay within a narrow range, maximising available engine torque.
Times, Sunday Times
A differential transfers engine torque to the wheels.
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Engine torque likewise re-distributes the load between front and rear tyres.
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Interestingly, engine names referred to engine torque output rather than displacement.
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This was partially remedied by a slight offset positioning of the vertical stabilizer to counteract engine torque.
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engine vibration
The new engine block helped reduce engine vibration and unwanted noise while providing refined performance.
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Flight tests resumed, in, with much improved handling other than excessive speed loss when turning and engine vibration.
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This was reinforced by engine vibration, but acceleration was good to a top speed of.
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Criticism was aimed at engine vibration and under-damped suspension.
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As a result, the 1300 required dual two-axis primary counterbalancers to control engine vibration.
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four-cylinder engine
The 2- litre 158bhp four-cylinder engine and rear-wheel-drive chassis are unchanged.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Disappointed that it only has the four-cylinder engine from a motorised pencil sharpener?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
With such driver-focused equipment, a light kerb weight and that impressive four-cylinder engine, it's a worthy contender in the class.
The Sun (2016)
You have a very simple four-cylinder engine powering electric motors.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
four-stroke engine
The single cylinder, four-stroke engine pulls steadily and can easily tip you over the 70mph mark.
The Sun
Displacements of this four-stroke engine family ranged from 1.0-liter to 1.5-liter and have been produced from 1967 to the present.
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It has a single-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke engine, displacing 124cc cuin.
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The tandem twin layout has virtually no benefit for a four-stroke engine.
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In terms of power per cm, a two-stroke engine produces comparable power to an equivalent four-stroke engine.
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gasoline engine
Increase the load on a sparked gasoline engine, and it quickly stalls.
Globe and Mail
A gasoline engine was also available for a short period, but due to lack of demand, was discontinued.
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As of 1911, the vessel was powered with a gasoline engine that generated 80 indicated horsepower.
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The 5.7 l, water-cooled, 60 hp, 4-cylinder koda gasoline engine was mounted in the front of the vehicle.
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These small commuter cars had a single seat and were powered by a 12 or 16 horsepower gasoline engine or a 4 hp electric motor.
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helicopter engine
As a result of the crash, the jet fuel that powered the helicopter engine spilled out onto the track and was ignited.
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It also makes military jet engines and turbo-prop and helicopter engines as well as propulsion systems for commercial and military ships.
Times, Sunday Times
The air that circulates through helicopter engines becomes less dense in warmer regions, affecting the power of the machine.
Times, Sunday Times
Helicopter engines were damaged by being incorrectly packed for transport, costing 2.8million.
The Sun
Do we want to be servicing helicopter engines?
Times, Sunday Times
hybrid engine
The 2-litre diesel/electric hybrid engine, together with lightweight materials, will result in 50mpg and low emissions.
The Sun
Its petrol/ electric hybrid engine makes it green and clean.
The Sun
The introduction of the complex and expensive hybrid engine has blown the sport apart.
Times, Sunday Times
Its obsession has already produced the hybrid engine and undreamt-of fuel efficiency, and now visualises cars that run on hydrogen and have robot chauffeurs.
Times, Sunday Times
The new car could be produced with a hybrid engine.
Times, Sunday Times
install an engine
As this left no time to install the engine, it was displayed separately in front of the car.
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In order to install the engine, it had to disassembled and then reassembled inside the framework.
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On previous subs installing the engine would have taken two or three days.
The Sun
He shortened the chassis and reattached the axles and two of the wheels, installing the engine and gearbox in the middle.
Times, Sunday Times
Coal screens and a washery were built, and steel headgear and a new winding engine installed by 1904.
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loud engine
The other official explanation was that a (genuine) loud engine noise was caused by vibration, which implies friction and thus inefficiency and fuel wastage.
Times, Sunday Times
As they were exposed to the loud engine noise, they went deaf.
Globe and Mail
It also describes the act of purposefully operating a motor vehicle at high speeds so as to create loud engine noises.
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This has led to concerns among local residents regarding the loud engine noise, which can become obtrusive for residents living very near the base.
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main engine
Analysts decided that structural bands on the main engine nozzles and drain lines needed extra protection.
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Consumers remain the west's main engine of growth and, as long as life continues as normal for most people, the economy will soldier ahead.
Times,Sunday Times
For the past decade the tariff has been the main engine of growth.
Times, Sunday Times
Mine was a marine engineer (repairing everything from the main engine to the toaster in the galley).
Times, Sunday Times
Third, the transatlantic partnership remains the main engine of global security.
Times, Sunday Times
marine engine
The oil price slump has also hammered its marine engine division.
Times, Sunday Times
It has, however, long harboured ambitions of making a renewed splash in the marine engine market.
Times, Sunday Times
The corporation had been formed in 1977 as a nationalised industry consisting of 86,000 employees with 32 shipyards, six marine engine works and six general engineering plants.
Times, Sunday Times
It also has a marine engine division and power turbine service line.
Times, Sunday Times
Their business was manufacturing marine engines, after they built their first marine engine in 1851.
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motor engine
Based on a sound effect that attempted to emulate the sound of a motor engine, which gives you an idea of its musical value.
Times, Sunday Times
He vouches that there was no difference in the performance of the motor engine while using the oil in place of diesel.
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Yet swapping your car for a bike needn't mean giving up motor engines altogether.
Times, Sunday Times
He said rules forbidding the use of motor engines to collect the oysters mean they are some of the most sustainable foods.
Times, Sunday Times
Tenders are usually motor powered by outboard motor engines or inboard engines burning either petrol/gasoline or diesel.
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outboard engine
The accident happened after the 8ft rubber dinghy's outboard engine failed in the path of the chain ferry.
Times, Sunday Times
Like the seven that had come before, the inflatable boat was 13ft long and powered by an outboard engine.
Times, Sunday Times
It was a bit like driving a fast boat with an outboard engine: all the power behind you, the front end light and sketchy, and the sense of control ditto.
Times, Sunday Times
An over-pressurized fuel tank caused the port wing to separate at the outboard engine.
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Weights and measurements were carefully preserved to insure level competition with wooden boats, and only an outboard engine was provided.
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plane engine
He set out to bridge the 'enormous gap' on profits - such as losing 1.5m on every plane engine it sold.
Times, Sunday Times
He also explained that coolant tanks could be hit, giving the pilot a limited amount of time before the plane engine overheated.
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Volcanic ash could have stalled plane engines and sandblasted aircraft windows, leaving pilots unable to see, it said.
The Sun
They produced plane engines there but never fully went into production.
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port engine
There was heavy enemy flak, and suddenly the port engine burst into flames.
Times, Sunday Times
He set course, but shortly the port engine began to misfire.
Times,Sunday Times
He was coming in low when he realised that his plane had been hit and that his port engine was on fire.
Times, Sunday Times
A short burst produced strikes and flashes in his port engine, but no fire.
Times, Sunday Times
Both sets of undercarriage and the port engine were ripped off.
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powerful engine
As a result, such a megacity is a powerful engine of inequality.
The Times Literary Supplement (2017)
It has a powerful engine, impressive bodywork and glides past others, leaving them trailing in their wake.
The Sun (2015)
The new model also gets a more fuel efficient and powerful engine.
The Sun (2012)
The stub nose drops viciously over the front wheels, while the front air vents have been enlarged to feed the more powerful engine.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
propeller engine
One of the models uses a propeller engine while the other uses a small micro jet engine.
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The engine selection was an attempt to couple the high-speed capability of the jet engine with the endurance offered by the propeller engine.
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Turboprop propeller engines may be more efficient, but they are not practical for long journeys.
Times, Sunday Times
Like reciprocating propeller engines, turboprops can be used with controllable pitch propellers which allow thrust to be adjusted independently of the engine rotation speed.
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It was a seaplane, an aircraft that landed in the sea, not on an airstrip, powered by 4 propeller engines.
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rebuild an engine
He can strip and rebuild an engine with the best.
Times, Sunday Times
Furthermore, concerns about flight safety from the authorities forced him to rebuild the engine, get approval for the additional fuel load, and undergo blind tests.
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He has fully restored it and has even rebuilt the engine so it runs beautifully.
The Sun
Major maintenance facilities are available for bus repairs and reconstruction, including a work shop, motor repair unit, engine rebuild unit, transmission shop, upholstery shop, bus wash, and body component area.
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There, a full-time staff rebuilt the engine.
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restart an engine
However, he was able to restart his engine, and returned safely to the aerodrome.
Times, Sunday Times
To restart the engine of credit, confidence will matter most.
Times, Sunday Times
If it detects that the battery may have insufficient charge to restart the engine, it will keep the engine running.
Times, Sunday Times
So why not simply restart the engine?
Times, Sunday Times
In order to restart the engine, hundreds of mile-high pistons must be test fired.
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run an engine
Turn the heater to its highest temperature and run the engine until the radiator cooling fan has cut in twice.
Times, Sunday Times
The world champion was within a few pints of petrol of stealing third, but had to run his engine lean to get to the end.
Times, Sunday Times
This will require careful monitoring of when to run the engine in full performance mode.
Times, Sunday Times
It's crucial you stay with your car and run the engine for 10 minutes every hour to keep temperatures up.
Times, Sunday Times
Instead, run the engine for 10 minutes, put the heater on full to warm the car and then switch off for 50 minutes.
Times, Sunday Times
ship engine
One night, he thought a ship engine had failed.
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Revenues from making ship engines and propellers sunk 23 per cent last year as the shipping industry and marine defence market dropped anchor to see out the economic storm.
Times, Sunday Times
The new limits will apply only to new ship engines.
Houston Chronicle
In the late afternoon the six tugs and the ships engines made a united attempt to break the ship free but without success.
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Like four-stroke ship engines (some of which are also reversible) they use mechanically-operated valves, so require additional camshaft mechanisms.
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six-cylinder engine
With a 345bhp turbocharged six-cylinder engine and four-wheel drive, it can dart from standstill to 62mph in 4.9 seconds.
Times, Sunday Times
The 3.2- litre six-cylinder engine produces 233bhp, which sounds impressive but there's a price to pay: little more than mid-twenties mpg.
Times, Sunday Times
This one has a six-cylinder engine.
Times, Sunday Times
It was just as practical as a normal four-door saloon but, thanks to a six-cylinder engine, it went with a smoothness and urgency that beggared belief.
Times, Sunday Times
This reduced size six-cylinder engine had a four-bearing crankshaft an air-cleaner-heater and a fume-consumer head.
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smooth engine
And it's a very smooth engine, allied to a fantastic manual gearbox that's one of the best in the business.
The Sun
It's a fabulously smooth engine, too, right up to its 7000rpm limit, and with the roof down its waspish snarl delights.
Times, Sunday Times
A smooth engine cowling with a chin radiator was tried out in various configurations.
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Combined with the overlapping torque generation at every 120 of crankshaft rotation, it often results in a very smooth engine at idle.
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Either way, it injects a measured amount of extra fuel into the air stream to allow smooth engine acceleration.
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standard engine
His new-spec motor showed signs of imminent failure and had to be replaced with the older-spec standard engine before qualifying began.
Times, Sunday Times
Under the new proposals there will be one standard engine specification, which each team will be able to build, but it will be identical to those of their rivals.
Times, Sunday Times
However, the company's board are not impressed with the standard engine idea.
canada.com
He took a standard engine, turned it sideways, stuck the gearbox underneath, and made it drive the front wheels.
Times, Sunday Times
As before, the standard engine was a carbureted 300 cubic-inch inline-6.
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start the engine
The pair cycled into the freight terminal, climbed aboard and started the engine.
The Sun (2006)
The engine is started with an ignition switch on the modified dashboard.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Sometime after seven, Stone had switched to the alternate bank of batteries and started the engine.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
The moisture it contains combines with the oil when the engine is started to create the gunge.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
train engine
I suppose, if you were being literal, he could carry a toy train engine.
Times, Sunday Times
They will blast empty homes with eight huge industrial fans powered by four marine diesel engines that together produce 2,800 horsepower, the power of a train engine.
Times, Sunday Times
This told both the signalman and the driver of the train engine that he was ready.
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The siding adjacent to the arrival platform was equipped with ground frame points to release an arriving train engine.
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Having assembled a train, it could also be used to assist the train engine in starting a train by pushing from behind.
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truck engine
This high voltage was carried or distributed by a distributor to each of the multiple spark plugs in a gasoline car or truck engine.
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The elegant long-tail boats are powered by pick-up truck engines and quickly get you to a different side of the city.
The Sun
He built emissions-reduction parts for truck engines — and sales rocketed.
Times, Sunday Times
Ultra-cheap trains powered by truck engines, built using lightweight materials and running at low speeds, may be introduced within the next two years as part of a 4 million trial.
Times, Sunday Times
The smallest are most often referred to as intercoolers and are attached to automobile engines or truck engines.
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turbocharged engine
It was the first mass-produced road car to have four-wheel drive and a turbocharged engine.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Its turbocharged engine is punchy, and the chassis is alert and responsive.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The turbocharged engine makes a glorious roar and a wonderfully sweet and slick six-speed gearbox adds to the driver appeal.
The Sun (2011)
turn off an engine
Instead, they'd have asked someone to turn off the engine.
Times,Sunday Times
At present refusing to turn off an engine when asked by police or a council official can lead to a £20 fixedpenalty notice.
Times,Sunday Times
He describes him as the 'motor' of the team, suggesting that if you turn off the engine, the team will go nowhere.
Times, Sunday Times
If you see a dolphin, you must turn off your engine and look the other way.
The Sun
He'll get misty-eyed remembering how, on big hills, his grandpa always used to turn off the engine and coast.
Times, Sunday Times
two-stroke engine
Cadet karts use a 60cc two-stroke engine and can reach 50mph.
Times, Sunday Times
In case you haven't had the pleasure, tuk-tuks are three-wheeled motorised rickshaws and named after the sound the two-stroke engine makes when idling.
The Sun
He established his own machinery company in 1871 and, in 1879, built the first two-stroke engine.
Times, Sunday Times
It consists of a 6½ft-long kayak with a one-gallon tank of petrol (pre-mixed with some oil) and a flattened two-stroke engine crammed into the base.
Times, Sunday Times
Anyone who's tried to hand-start a two-stroke engine from cold knows it's quite difficult to make petrol go bang.
Times, Sunday Times
vehicle engine
His body position was consistent with his having apparently used his vehicle engine block for cover, a standard tactic for troopers.
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The system contains also a twin pump unit attached to the free end of the towing vehicle engine.
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Wiring should be similar in size to the wiring to the vehicle engine starter motor.
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What the researchers found was that the toxic gases and particles released by vehicle engines - especially diesel units - and the noise from busy roads interacted to disrupt people's sleeping habits.
Times, Sunday Times
Modern electronically controlled passenger vehicle engines require use of a scan tool to display ignition timing.
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Translations:
Chinese: 发动机, 火车头
Japanese: エンジン, 機関車
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