词组 | machine |
释义 | machine A machine is a piece of equipment which uses electricity or some other form of power to perform a particular task. ...a washing machine. ...a machine which could perform calculations. ◊ 'motor' When a machine operates by electricity, you refer to the part of the machine that converts power into movement as the motor. ◊ 'engine' You do not use machine to refer to the part of a vehicle that provides the power that makes the vehicle move. This part of a car, bus, lorry, or plane is usually called the engine. He couldn't get his engine started. The starboard engines were already running. You talk about the engine of a ship, but the motor of a small boat. Black smoke belched from the engine into the cabin. We patched leaks, overhauled the motor, and refitted her. |
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