engine
n
1 machine with moving parts that converts energy such as heat, electricity, etc into motion 发动机; 引擎
This car has a new engine. 这辆汽车的发动机是新的.
a steam/diesel/petrol engine 蒸汽[柴油/汽油]发动机.
2 (also locomotive) machine that pulls or pushes a railway train 机车; 火车头
I prefer to sit (ie in a railway carriage) facing the engine. 我喜欢面朝机车坐(在火车车厢里).
3 (arch 古) machine or instrument 机器; 工具
engines of war, eg cannons 战争工具(如大炮) * siege engines 攻城器械.
It'll make the cabbage plants grow big and strong.
它能使白菜秧长得又大又壮。
Take care. The pan's very hot.
当心,锅很烫。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.