engine

noun

/ˈendʒɪn/

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the part of a vehicle that produces power to make the vehicle move
- a diesel/petrol engine
- I got in the car and started the engine.
- My car had to have a new engine.
- The engine runs on diesel.
- Its engine is powered by both gasoline and electricity.
- The plane suffered catastrophic engine failure.
- Their helicopter had developed engine trouble.
see also internal-combustion engine, jet engine, traction engine
Extra Examples
- He pulled up under some trees and cut the engine.
- I kept the engine ticking over.
- I pressed the starter and the engine caught first time.
- She sat at the traffic lights revving the engine.
- She waited with the engine running while he bought a paper.
- The engine broke down just outside the station.
- The engine coughed and died.
- The engine runs on unleaded petrol.
- The engine was just ticking over.
- The engine's firing on all four cylinders now.
- The new model is fitted with a more powerful engine.
- The plane's engine roared as it prepared for take-off.
- The rocket engine is ignited.
- This model is powered by a 1.8-litre petrol engine.
- Does your car have a diesel or a petrol engine?
- You need more oil in the engine.
- a 580-horsepower engine
- a large plane with twin engines
- It looks as if we've got a spot of engine trouble.
- a gasoline engine
- the ship's engine room
- The planes have the ability to land safely in the event of an engine failure.
Topics Transport by bus and traina2, Transport by car or lorrya2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- powerful
- small
- …
verb + engine
- crank
- crank up
- fire
- …
engine + verb
- run
- idle
- tick over
- …
engine + noun
- capacity
- power
- speed
- …
preposition
- in an/the engine
phrases
- be powered by a… engine
- the noise, roar, sound, etc. of the engine
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a thing that has an important role in making a particular process happen
- engine of something Agriculture is a key engine of growth in most developing countries.
- engine for something Great newspapers serve as an engine for positive change.
- engine for doing something Business is the principal engine for generating wealth for society as a whole.
- He was the engine behind the victory.
Extra Examples
- Small businesses are the engine of economic growth.
- The region's housing market is a major engine of the economy.
- The internet really is the growth engine of today's economy.
- These industries will be the engine of our future prosperity.
- Exports have been an engine for growth.
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(also locomotive)
a vehicle that pulls a train see also tank engine, traction engine
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- powerful
- diesel
- …
verb + engine
- build
engine + noun
- driver
- shed
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-engined
(in adjectives) having the type or number of engines mentioned
- a twin-engined speedboat

单词	engine
释义	engine noun /ˈendʒɪn/ /ˈendʒɪn/ jump to other results enlarge image the part of a vehicle that produces power to make the vehicle move a diesel/petrol engine I got in the car and started the engine. My car had to have a new engine. The engine runs on diesel. Its engine is powered by both gasoline and electricity. The plane suffered catastrophic engine failure. Their helicopter had developed engine trouble. see also internal-combustion engine, jet engine, traction engine Extra Examples He pulled up under some trees and cut the engine. I kept the engine ticking over. I pressed the starter and the engine caught first time. She sat at the traffic lights revving the engine. She waited with the engine running while he bought a paper. The engine broke down just outside the station. The engine coughed and died. The engine runs on unleaded petrol. The engine was just ticking over. The engine's firing on all four cylinders now. The new model is fitted with a more powerful engine. The plane's engine roared as it prepared for take-off. The rocket engine is ignited. This model is powered by a 1.8-litre petrol engine. Does your car have a diesel or a petrol engine? You need more oil in the engine. a 580-horsepower engine a large plane with twin engines It looks as if we've got a spot of engine trouble. a gasoline engine the ship's engine room The planes have the ability to land safely in the event of an engine failure. Topics Transport by bus and traina2, Transport by car or lorrya2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big powerful small … verb + engine crank crank up fire … engine + verb run idle tick over … engine + noun capacity power speed … preposition in an/the engine phrases be powered by a… engine the noise, roar, sound, etc. of the engine See full entry a thing that has an important role in making a particular process happen engine of something Agriculture is a key engine of growth in most developing countries. engine for something Great newspapers serve as an engine for positive change. engine for doing something Business is the principal engine for generating wealth for society as a whole. He was the engine behind the victory. Extra Examples Small businesses are the engine of economic growth. The region's housing market is a major engine of the economy. The internet really is the growth engine of today's economy. These industries will be the engine of our future prosperity. Exports have been an engine for growth. enlarge image (also locomotive) a vehicle that pulls a train see also tank engine, traction engine Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective large powerful diesel … verb + engine build engine + noun driver shed See full entry -engined (in adjectives) having the type or number of engines mentioned a twin-engined speedboat see also fire engine, search engine Word OriginMiddle English (formerly also as ingine): from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device’, from in- ‘in’ + gignere ‘beget’; compare with ingenious. The original sense was ‘ingenuity, cunning’ (surviving in Scots as ingine), hence ‘the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare’, also ‘tool, weapon’, later specifically denoting a large mechanical weapon; which led to the sense ‘a machine’ (mid 17th cent.), used commonly later in combinations such as steam engine, internal-combustion engine.
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