engines
n. 發動機( engine的名詞複數 ); 引擎; 火車頭; 火車機車
The engine of a car or other vehicle is the part that produces the power which makes the vehicle move.
He got into the driving seat and started the engine.
他坐進駕駛座,發動引擎。
...an engine failure that forced a jetliner to crash-land in a field.
迫使噴氣式客機在田地裡緊急降落的引擎故障
An engine is also the large vehicle that pulls a railway train.
In 1941, the train would have been pulled by a steam engine.
1941年,火車本可以由蒸汽機車拉動。
I heard the engines revving as the lorries backed and turned.
卡車倒車和掉頭的時候,我聽見發動機的轟鳴聲。
The colonel ordered, "I want two good engines down here asap."
上校命令道:“儘快給我找兩臺效能好的發動機來。”
Police with riot gear and several fire engines are in attendance.
防暴警察和數輛消防車都到了。
The fire engines were just pulling up, sirens blaring.
消防車正要停下來,警報器發出刺耳的聲音。
The crew fought a losing battle to try to restart the engines.
全體船員努力嘗試重新啟動發動機,但結果徒勞無功。