engine

noun

1. motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

2. an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.

e.g. medieval engines of war

3. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

Synonym: locomotivelocomotive enginerailway locomotive

4. something used to achieve a purpose

e.g. an engine of change

1. 引擎;发动机
The engine of a car or other vehicle is the part that produces the power which makes the vehicle move.

e.g. He got into the driving seat and started the engine.
他坐进驾驶座，发动引擎。
e.g. ...an engine failure that forced a jetliner to crash-land in a field.
迫使喷气式客机在田地里紧急降落的引擎故障

2. 机车；火车头
An engine is also the large vehicle that pulls a railway train.

e.g. In 1941, the train would have been pulled by a steam engine.
1941年，火车本可以由蒸汽机车拉动。

1. 引擎;发动机：如:卡通/动画片(cartoon)、引擎/发动机(engine)、安琪尔/天使(angel)、吐司/烤面包(toast)、麦克风/话筒(microphone)、商籁体/十四行诗(sonnet)等. 穿梭外交(shuttle diplomacy)、贸易战(trade war)等. 意译是翻译外来词的一种常用方法.

2. 引擎"、发动机：X7的光亚型(quantum-mechanical subtype)就是超级光速瞬间转移的来源. X7控制下的X6转化、转换为X5亚型的机器或机制,称为引擎、发动机(engine)X7控制下的X5转化、转换为X6亚型的机器或机制,称为发生器(generator)