engine
US: /ˈɛndʒən/, /ˈɪndʒən/
UK: /ˈɛndʒɪn/
UK: /ˈɛndʒɪn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
engine /'endʤin/
- danh từ
- máy động cơ
- đầu máy (xe lửa)
- dụng cụ chiến tranh
- engines of war: dụng cụ chiến tranh
- dụng cụ, phương tiện
- to use every available engine to gain one's end: sử dụng mọi phương tiện sẵn có để đạt mục đích của mình
- ngoại động từ
- lắp máy vào (thu...); gắn động cơ vào
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 the part of a vehicle that produces power to make the vehicle move: a diesel / petrol engine + My car had to have a new engine. + engine trouble / problems + Switch the engine on / off. + the engine room (= the part of a ship where the engine is situated)
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2 (also locomotive) a vehicle that pulls a train
3 (-engined) (in adjectives) having the type or number of engines mentioned: a twin-engined speedboat
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Thesaurus dictionary
n.
motor, machine, mechanism, appliance, apparatus; locomotive:
The invention of the internal combustion engine revolutionized modern transport.
Collocation dictionary
1 part of a vehicle that produces power
ADJ.
big, powerful | small | twin ~s
a large plane with twin engines
| 1.4-litre, 1200cc, 20-valve, four-cylinder, two-stroke, etc. | diesel, internal-combustion, jet, outboard, petrol, piston, turbine, turbo/turbocharged | aircraft, car, rocket
VERB + ENGINE
crank (up), start, switch on | cut
(informal),
kill
(informal),
switch off
He pulled up under some trees and cut the engine.
| rev (up), run
She sat at the traffic lights revving the engine.
| repair, service, tune | lubricate | fit (sth with)
The new model is fitted with a more powerful engine.
ENGINE + VERB
run
She waited with the engine running while he bought a paper. The engine runs on unleaded petrol.
| idle, tick over, turn over
The engine was just ticking over.
| catch, start
I pressed the starter and the engine caught first time.
| stop | fire
The engine's firing on all four cylinders now.
| break down, die, fail, misfire, overheat, seize up, stall | cough, splutter
The engine coughed and died.
| roar, scream
The plane's engine roared as it prepared for take-off.
| race, rev (up)
He heard a car engine racing behind him.
| power sth
This model is powered by a 1.8-litre petrol engine.
ENGINE + NOUN
capacity, power, speed | compartment, room
the ship's engine room
| component | failure, problems, trouble
It looks as if we've got a spot of engine trouble.
| noise
PREP.
in an/the ~
You need more oil in the engine.
PHRASES
the noise/roar/sound of the engine
2 vehicle that pulls a train
ADJ.
large, powerful | diesel, electric, steam | railway, tank
VERB + ENGINE
build
ENGINE + VERB
break down, fail
The engine broke down just outside the station.
ENGINE + NOUN
driver | failure | speed | shed
Concise English dictionary
engines'endʒɪn
noun
+motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
+something used to achieve a purpose
+a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
