engine roomn.

Brit.

/ˈɛn(d)ʒ(ᵻ)n ruːm/, U.S.

/ˈɛndʒən ˌrum/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: engine n., room n.¹

Etymology: < engine n. + room n.¹

1. A room containing an engine or engines, esp. on a ship.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > room, locker, or quarters > [noun] > other specific rooms on naval vessel

powder room1582

powder magazine1712

engine room1749

pressroom1813

light box1860

wet room1970

1749 J. Wood Ess. Descr. Bath (ed. 2) II. iv. xi. 424 The Inside of our little Structure was to have been divided into a Kitchen, Parlour, Engine Room, Musæum, Work Shop, [etc.].

1790 Times 27 July 4/4 (advt.) The valuable lease of the said premises, consisting of a mill house, madder, and copper house, stove, drying, and engine rooms.

1817 Morning Chron. 7 Apr. 2/4 The vessel was rent to atoms, so that little remains entire, from the stern to the engine-room.

1835 Southern Literary Messenger Apr. 446/2 The banging of the wood upon the planks, as it was transferred from the pile to the engine-room.

1899 F. T. Bullen Way Navy 34 My life-long admiration for the blue-jacket proper will be shared by his brothers in arms, the stoker and engine-room artificer.

1924 Times Trade & Engin. Suppl. 29 Nov. 250/3 As is usual with large Sulzer engines the scavenging air is supplied from electrically driven turbo blowers installed in the engine-room.

1951 H. Wouk Caine Mutiny (1952) ii. vii. 67 Chief Budge had 'em scraping bilges in number-two engine room.

1999 National Trust Mag. Autumn 53/2 The white-walled engine room is immaculate, with burnished brass and copper fittings around the green boiler cladding.

2. figurative. The principal source of energy, activity, or strength in a particular context, esp. a sports team. Cf. driving adj., powerhouse n. 2a.

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society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > team or group > member of > with specific function

pivotman1782

engine room1897

swing man1903

match-winner1908

starter1911

screener1923

playmaker1931

point man1951

1897 ‘F. H. Williams’ Matin Bells v. 224 I tore the veil and showed the naked springs And devilries at work, the engine-room, The reeking hell that was the human breast.

1959 Times 2 Nov. 17/1 There may be a suspicion about their packing in the front row, but to-day they had power in the engine room and plenty of life..in the back row.

1997 J. M. Hoberman Darwin's Athletes viii. 127 The midfield of a soccer pitch is called ‘the engine room’, because it is where strength, tenacity, and tactical intelligence decide the course of a game.

2003 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Nov. c5/1 The need to reward top staff... ‘There is a genuine desire to reward the engine room as much as possible this year because they have been knocked around so much.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	engine room
释义	engine roomn. Brit. /ˈɛn(d)ʒ(ᵻ)n ruːm/, U.S. /ˈɛndʒən ˌrum/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: engine n., room n.¹ Etymology: < engine n. + room n.¹ 1. A room containing an engine or engines, esp. on a ship. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > room, locker, or quarters > [noun] > other specific rooms on naval vessel powder room1582 powder magazine1712 engine room1749 pressroom1813 light box1860 wet room1970 1749 J. Wood Ess. Descr. Bath (ed. 2) II. iv. xi. 424 The Inside of our little Structure was to have been divided into a Kitchen, Parlour, Engine Room, Musæum, Work Shop, [etc.]. 1790 Times 27 July 4/4 (advt.) The valuable lease of the said premises, consisting of a mill house, madder, and copper house, stove, drying, and engine rooms. 1817 Morning Chron. 7 Apr. 2/4 The vessel was rent to atoms, so that little remains entire, from the stern to the engine-room. 1835 Southern Literary Messenger Apr. 446/2 The banging of the wood upon the planks, as it was transferred from the pile to the engine-room. 1899 F. T. Bullen Way Navy 34 My life-long admiration for the blue-jacket proper will be shared by his brothers in arms, the stoker and engine-room artificer. 1924 Times Trade & Engin. Suppl. 29 Nov. 250/3 As is usual with large Sulzer engines the scavenging air is supplied from electrically driven turbo blowers installed in the engine-room. 1951 H. Wouk Caine Mutiny (1952) ii. vii. 67 Chief Budge had 'em scraping bilges in number-two engine room. 1999 National Trust Mag. Autumn 53/2 The white-walled engine room is immaculate, with burnished brass and copper fittings around the green boiler cladding. 2. figurative. The principal source of energy, activity, or strength in a particular context, esp. a sports team. Cf. driving adj., powerhouse n. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > team or group > member of > with specific function pivotman1782 engine room1897 swing man1903 match-winner1908 starter1911 screener1923 playmaker1931 point man1951 1897 ‘F. H. Williams’ Matin Bells v. 224 I tore the veil and showed the naked springs And devilries at work, the engine-room, The reeking hell that was the human breast. 1959 Times 2 Nov. 17/1 There may be a suspicion about their packing in the front row, but to-day they had power in the engine room and plenty of life..in the back row. 1997 J. M. Hoberman Darwin's Athletes viii. 127 The midfield of a soccer pitch is called ‘the engine room’, because it is where strength, tenacity, and tactical intelligence decide the course of a game. 2003 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Nov. c5/1 The need to reward top staff... ‘There is a genuine desire to reward the engine room as much as possible this year because they have been knocked around so much.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1749
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