Definition of engine in English:

engine

noun ˈɛndʒɪnˈɛndʒən

1A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.
发动机，引擎
the roar of a car engine
as modifier engine failure
Example sentencesExamples
- And there are consumers who want to buy cars powered by those engines.
- After all the passengers were loaded on board the shuttle started up its engines and taxied out to the runway.
- Boats powered by propellers and engines were bringing people across the river in under three hours.
- He said investigators will be looking at the plane's engines, instrument panels and talking to survivors in order to get a handle on the final minutes of the flight.
- Those old-time engineers built and tested engines, producing power charts that we all use.
- This alternative fuel, compatible with current automobile engines, could reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- She revved the engine of her motorcycle twice, and sped off.
- The flight data recorder tracks the speed and actions of the engine and instruments.
- This is why drivers are asked to turn off their automobile engines, and not smoke, when filling fuel tanks with gasoline.
- So the Taxi driver got in his cab and started the engine.
- Oil powers their machinery and lubricates their engines.
- The sails were lifted, though they also used the mechanical engine to steer the ship more easily.
- The cars, powered by this engine, are capable of speeds up to 135 mph.
- The original tribunal of inquiry rejected Hanley's contention that the plane's failure was caused by water or other agents in the engines.
- The new technology switches engines off when they are not needed.
- At the time, the big advantage of petrol engines over steamed powered cars was that they required only one kind of fuel, instead of a combination of coal and water.
- It will have new wings, probably made of advanced composite materials, and use efficient engines originally designed for use on Boeing's 7E7.
- The engine roared and the instrument panel in front flickered into action.
- The device will disable the ignition of a car or stop its engine while in motion.
- Diesel-powered submarines use combustion engines to provide power and charge the sub's batteries.
Synonyms
motor, mechanism, machine, power source, drive
1. 1.1 A thing that is the agent or instrument of a particular process.
  工具，手段
  exports used to be the engine of growth
  出口曾经是促进经济增长的手段。
  Example sentencesExamples
  During 2003 the social sector was one of the main engines of employment growth.
  The information age generated many new commodities from phones to PCs which provided new engines of economic growth.
  This needs to be changed if they have to act as engines of growth, and if they are to provide a healthy environment for our citizens.
  Private initiative will provide the engine for growth and will be the major force in developing the economy.
  Cities are engines of growth and cultural expansion and finding answers to the question of how cities can remain viable in the future is one of the most urgent challenges world-wide.
  Trade and investment are the real engines of economic growth.
  During the downswing, the legs are the engine that powers the machine.
  China has become one of the world's important growth engines in recent years.
  We were told that ‘gateways’ and ‘hubs’ would act as engines for regional growth.
  We can be the growth engines for the revolution of a continent.
  One of the engines of this growth is the city's excellent institutions of higher education.
  By 1991, one of the most spectacular corporate growth engines the world had ever seen was in danger of imploding.
  The twin engines of economic growth - the technological revolution and globalisation - will only widen the existing gap.
  The chairman said it was heartening to the food and modern services sector as the main engines of growth in these areas.
  The report said urbanisation and the second stage of industrialisation are the two new growth engines.
  China and India are currently the engines of world economic growth.
  The world's poor are the engines of population growth and most of them have a religion.
  Institutes of Technology are seen as the main engines for growth in the regions.
  The policy judgment was one of timing and rate of increase, so as not to damage those key engines of growth: household confidence and business investment.
  Exports and consumer spending are the country's main economic growth engines, which last year helped the economy grow by 4.8 percent.
  Synonyms
  cause, agent, instrument, driver, originator, initiator, generator
2A locomotive.
Example sentencesExamples
- And a final word… In about three years it will be time to mark the bi-centenary of the first successful use of a steam railway engine anywhere in the world.
- County Commissioners have voted to buy a railroad engine and two rail cars for the line.
- The all-time roster of steam locomotives totalled just 60 engines, less than half of which were acquired new.
- It is true, that had development continued on steam locomotives, they would have been far more efficient engines.
- General Electric and General Motors build railroad locomotives, while some companies lease the engines to railroad companies.
- Three engines and 11 boxcars derailed near the 3800 block of Croton Avenue.
- The Trials were held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, to find the best locomotive engine for a railway line that was being built to serve these two English cities.
- Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company built the engine bearing number YG - 3358, in 1965.
- The futuristic sculpture, modelled on the first locomotive engine to be built at the loco works in 1888, will serve as a reminder of the town's history in industry.
- The service runs between the Pakistani border city of Lahore and Indian border city of Amrtisar, with engines and coaches provided alternately by the two countries.
- The walls and shelves are covered with photographs, train schedules, railroad spikes, whistles and replica engines.
- The country manufactures all of its own coaches and engines.
1. 2.1 A fire engine.
  FIRE ENGINE 的简写
  Example sentencesExamples
  The crew from the Engine arrived and stayed for about three and a half hours while crews worked to extinguish the fire and overhaul the building contents
  The engine came complete with leather hose held together by rivets.
  The fire brigade was out in force with an emergency tender, a high-rise platform engine and two regular fire engines.
  The introduction of the new engine was instrumental in keeping the Sligo fire service moving forward.
2. 2.2historical A mechanical device or instrument, especially one used in warfare.
  〈史〉（尤指战争中使用的）机械装置，器械
  a siege engine
  攻城车。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Crusaders invested the city, but without siege engines they were unable to do anything effective.
  Light siege engines and field artillery bulked behind the infantry, crews crouched at their weapons.
  We do know they have about five or six thousand well armed and trained warriors, along with archers and engineers with siege engines and equipment.
  Their work was covered by over a hundred siege engines that hurled not only stones but also pots filled with various flammable substances.
  After all, medieval warfare depended on siege engines which were nothing more than big levers to breach castle walls!
  Synonyms
  device, contraption, gadget, apparatus, machine, appliance, mechanism, implement, instrument, tool, utensil, aid, invention, contrivance
  machinery, means

Derivatives

engined

adjective

in combination a twin-engined helicopter
双引擎直升飞机。

engineless

adjective

At its peak altitude, the engineless plane will separate from its booster before gliding to earth under radio control to a parachute landing.
Example sentencesExamples
- In February 1941, after studying engineless flight, glider production was approved.
- Imagine an engineless boat with no sails on a full moon night in a rough sea.
- I will soon be able to buy an engineless accommodation barge to tow behind in traditional waterways fashion.
- The nonprofit organization supports the sport of soaring, where pilots fly engineless gliders that are towed into the sky.

Origin

Middle English (formerly also as ingine): from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium 'talent, device', from in- 'in' + gignere 'beget'; compare with ingenious. The original sense was 'ingenuity, cunning' (surviving in Scots as ingine), hence 'the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare', also 'tool, weapon', later specifically denoting a large mechanical weapon; whence a machine (mid 17th century), used commonly later in combinations such as steam engine, internal combustion engine.

Engine is from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device’, the source also of ingenious (Late Middle English). Like many English words that now start with en-, it could also be spelled in-. Its original senses were ‘ingenuity, cunning’, and ‘natural talent, wit, genius’, which survives in Scots as ingine. From there it became ‘the product of ingenuity, a plot, or snare’, and also ‘a tool or weapon’, specifically a large mechanical weapon, such as a battering ram or heavy catapult, constructed by engineers (Middle English). By the first half of the 17th century something like our idea of an engine had arisen, a fairly complex device with moving parts that worked together.

Definition of engine in US English:

engine

nounˈɛndʒənˈenjən

1A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.
发动机，引擎
Example sentencesExamples
- The cars, powered by this engine, are capable of speeds up to 135 mph.
- The new technology switches engines off when they are not needed.
- The device will disable the ignition of a car or stop its engine while in motion.
- So the Taxi driver got in his cab and started the engine.
- This is why drivers are asked to turn off their automobile engines, and not smoke, when filling fuel tanks with gasoline.
- He said investigators will be looking at the plane's engines, instrument panels and talking to survivors in order to get a handle on the final minutes of the flight.
- Diesel-powered submarines use combustion engines to provide power and charge the sub's batteries.
- After all the passengers were loaded on board the shuttle started up its engines and taxied out to the runway.
- This alternative fuel, compatible with current automobile engines, could reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- The sails were lifted, though they also used the mechanical engine to steer the ship more easily.
- The flight data recorder tracks the speed and actions of the engine and instruments.
- It will have new wings, probably made of advanced composite materials, and use efficient engines originally designed for use on Boeing's 7E7.
- Those old-time engineers built and tested engines, producing power charts that we all use.
- At the time, the big advantage of petrol engines over steamed powered cars was that they required only one kind of fuel, instead of a combination of coal and water.
- Oil powers their machinery and lubricates their engines.
- The original tribunal of inquiry rejected Hanley's contention that the plane's failure was caused by water or other agents in the engines.
- The engine roared and the instrument panel in front flickered into action.
- And there are consumers who want to buy cars powered by those engines.
- She revved the engine of her motorcycle twice, and sped off.
- Boats powered by propellers and engines were bringing people across the river in under three hours.
Synonyms
motor, mechanism, machine, power source, drive
1. 1.1 A thing that is the agent or instrument of a particular process.
  工具，手段
  exports used to be the engine of growth
  出口曾经是促进经济增长的手段。
  Example sentencesExamples
  By 1991, one of the most spectacular corporate growth engines the world had ever seen was in danger of imploding.
  China and India are currently the engines of world economic growth.
  Trade and investment are the real engines of economic growth.
  Institutes of Technology are seen as the main engines for growth in the regions.
  One of the engines of this growth is the city's excellent institutions of higher education.
  The chairman said it was heartening to the food and modern services sector as the main engines of growth in these areas.
  Cities are engines of growth and cultural expansion and finding answers to the question of how cities can remain viable in the future is one of the most urgent challenges world-wide.
  During 2003 the social sector was one of the main engines of employment growth.
  China has become one of the world's important growth engines in recent years.
  This needs to be changed if they have to act as engines of growth, and if they are to provide a healthy environment for our citizens.
  The report said urbanisation and the second stage of industrialisation are the two new growth engines.
  The twin engines of economic growth - the technological revolution and globalisation - will only widen the existing gap.
  Private initiative will provide the engine for growth and will be the major force in developing the economy.
  We were told that ‘gateways’ and ‘hubs’ would act as engines for regional growth.
  The world's poor are the engines of population growth and most of them have a religion.
  Exports and consumer spending are the country's main economic growth engines, which last year helped the economy grow by 4.8 percent.
  During the downswing, the legs are the engine that powers the machine.
  We can be the growth engines for the revolution of a continent.
  The policy judgment was one of timing and rate of increase, so as not to damage those key engines of growth: household confidence and business investment.
  The information age generated many new commodities from phones to PCs which provided new engines of economic growth.
  Synonyms
  cause, agent, instrument, driver, originator, initiator, generator
2A railroad locomotive.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is true, that had development continued on steam locomotives, they would have been far more efficient engines.
- And a final word… In about three years it will be time to mark the bi-centenary of the first successful use of a steam railway engine anywhere in the world.
- The country manufactures all of its own coaches and engines.
- County Commissioners have voted to buy a railroad engine and two rail cars for the line.
- Three engines and 11 boxcars derailed near the 3800 block of Croton Avenue.
- The walls and shelves are covered with photographs, train schedules, railroad spikes, whistles and replica engines.
- The service runs between the Pakistani border city of Lahore and Indian border city of Amrtisar, with engines and coaches provided alternately by the two countries.
- Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company built the engine bearing number YG - 3358, in 1965.
- General Electric and General Motors build railroad locomotives, while some companies lease the engines to railroad companies.
- The futuristic sculpture, modelled on the first locomotive engine to be built at the loco works in 1888, will serve as a reminder of the town's history in industry.
- The Trials were held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, to find the best locomotive engine for a railway line that was being built to serve these two English cities.
- The all-time roster of steam locomotives totalled just 60 engines, less than half of which were acquired new.
1. 2.1
  short for fire engine
  Example sentencesExamples
  The fire brigade was out in force with an emergency tender, a high-rise platform engine and two regular fire engines.
  The engine came complete with leather hose held together by rivets.
  The introduction of the new engine was instrumental in keeping the Sligo fire service moving forward.
  The crew from the Engine arrived and stayed for about three and a half hours while crews worked to extinguish the fire and overhaul the building contents
2. 2.2historical A mechanical device or instrument, especially one used in warfare.
  〈史〉（尤指战争中使用的）机械装置，器械
  a siege engine
  攻城车。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Light siege engines and field artillery bulked behind the infantry, crews crouched at their weapons.
  We do know they have about five or six thousand well armed and trained warriors, along with archers and engineers with siege engines and equipment.
  Their work was covered by over a hundred siege engines that hurled not only stones but also pots filled with various flammable substances.
  The Crusaders invested the city, but without siege engines they were unable to do anything effective.
  After all, medieval warfare depended on siege engines which were nothing more than big levers to breach castle walls!
  Synonyms
  device, contraption, gadget, apparatus, machine, appliance, mechanism, implement, instrument, tool, utensil, aid, invention, contrivance

Origin

Middle English (formerly also as ingine): from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device’, from in- ‘in’ + gignere ‘beget’; compare with ingenious. The original sense was ‘ingenuity, cunning’ (surviving in Scots as ingine), hence ‘the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare’, also ‘tool, weapon’, later specifically denoting a large mechanical weapon; whence a machine (mid 17th century), used commonly later in combinations such as steam engine, internal combustion engine.

词汇	engine
释义	Definition of engine in English: engine noun ˈɛndʒɪnˈɛndʒən 1A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion. 发动机，引擎 the roar of a car engine as modifier engine failure Example sentencesExamples And there are consumers who want to buy cars powered by those engines. After all the passengers were loaded on board the shuttle started up its engines and taxied out to the runway. Boats powered by propellers and engines were bringing people across the river in under three hours. He said investigators will be looking at the plane's engines, instrument panels and talking to survivors in order to get a handle on the final minutes of the flight. Those old-time engineers built and tested engines, producing power charts that we all use. This alternative fuel, compatible with current automobile engines, could reduce greenhouse gas emissions. She revved the engine of her motorcycle twice, and sped off. The flight data recorder tracks the speed and actions of the engine and instruments. This is why drivers are asked to turn off their automobile engines, and not smoke, when filling fuel tanks with gasoline. So the Taxi driver got in his cab and started the engine. Oil powers their machinery and lubricates their engines. The sails were lifted, though they also used the mechanical engine to steer the ship more easily. The cars, powered by this engine, are capable of speeds up to 135 mph. The original tribunal of inquiry rejected Hanley's contention that the plane's failure was caused by water or other agents in the engines. The new technology switches engines off when they are not needed. At the time, the big advantage of petrol engines over steamed powered cars was that they required only one kind of fuel, instead of a combination of coal and water. It will have new wings, probably made of advanced composite materials, and use efficient engines originally designed for use on Boeing's 7E7. The engine roared and the instrument panel in front flickered into action. The device will disable the ignition of a car or stop its engine while in motion. Diesel-powered submarines use combustion engines to provide power and charge the sub's batteries. Synonyms motor, mechanism, machine, power source, drive 1.1 A thing that is the agent or instrument of a particular process. 工具，手段 exports used to be the engine of growth 出口曾经是促进经济增长的手段。 Example sentencesExamples During 2003 the social sector was one of the main engines of employment growth. The information age generated many new commodities from phones to PCs which provided new engines of economic growth. This needs to be changed if they have to act as engines of growth, and if they are to provide a healthy environment for our citizens. Private initiative will provide the engine for growth and will be the major force in developing the economy. Cities are engines of growth and cultural expansion and finding answers to the question of how cities can remain viable in the future is one of the most urgent challenges world-wide. Trade and investment are the real engines of economic growth. During the downswing, the legs are the engine that powers the machine. China has become one of the world's important growth engines in recent years. We were told that ‘gateways’ and ‘hubs’ would act as engines for regional growth. We can be the growth engines for the revolution of a continent. One of the engines of this growth is the city's excellent institutions of higher education. By 1991, one of the most spectacular corporate growth engines the world had ever seen was in danger of imploding. The twin engines of economic growth - the technological revolution and globalisation - will only widen the existing gap. The chairman said it was heartening to the food and modern services sector as the main engines of growth in these areas. The report said urbanisation and the second stage of industrialisation are the two new growth engines. China and India are currently the engines of world economic growth. The world's poor are the engines of population growth and most of them have a religion. Institutes of Technology are seen as the main engines for growth in the regions. The policy judgment was one of timing and rate of increase, so as not to damage those key engines of growth: household confidence and business investment. Exports and consumer spending are the country's main economic growth engines, which last year helped the economy grow by 4.8 percent. Synonyms cause, agent, instrument, driver, originator, initiator, generator 2A locomotive. Example sentencesExamples And a final word… In about three years it will be time to mark the bi-centenary of the first successful use of a steam railway engine anywhere in the world. County Commissioners have voted to buy a railroad engine and two rail cars for the line. The all-time roster of steam locomotives totalled just 60 engines, less than half of which were acquired new. It is true, that had development continued on steam locomotives, they would have been far more efficient engines. General Electric and General Motors build railroad locomotives, while some companies lease the engines to railroad companies. Three engines and 11 boxcars derailed near the 3800 block of Croton Avenue. The Trials were held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, to find the best locomotive engine for a railway line that was being built to serve these two English cities. Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company built the engine bearing number YG - 3358, in 1965. The futuristic sculpture, modelled on the first locomotive engine to be built at the loco works in 1888, will serve as a reminder of the town's history in industry. The service runs between the Pakistani border city of Lahore and Indian border city of Amrtisar, with engines and coaches provided alternately by the two countries. The walls and shelves are covered with photographs, train schedules, railroad spikes, whistles and replica engines. The country manufactures all of its own coaches and engines. 2.1 A fire engine. FIRE ENGINE 的简写 Example sentencesExamples The crew from the Engine arrived and stayed for about three and a half hours while crews worked to extinguish the fire and overhaul the building contents The engine came complete with leather hose held together by rivets. The fire brigade was out in force with an emergency tender, a high-rise platform engine and two regular fire engines. The introduction of the new engine was instrumental in keeping the Sligo fire service moving forward. 2.2historical A mechanical device or instrument, especially one used in warfare. 〈史〉（尤指战争中使用的）机械装置，器械 a siege engine 攻城车。 Example sentencesExamples The Crusaders invested the city, but without siege engines they were unable to do anything effective. Light siege engines and field artillery bulked behind the infantry, crews crouched at their weapons. We do know they have about five or six thousand well armed and trained warriors, along with archers and engineers with siege engines and equipment. Their work was covered by over a hundred siege engines that hurled not only stones but also pots filled with various flammable substances. After all, medieval warfare depended on siege engines which were nothing more than big levers to breach castle walls! Synonyms device, contraption, gadget, apparatus, machine, appliance, mechanism, implement, instrument, tool, utensil, aid, invention, contrivance machinery, means Derivatives engined adjective in combination a twin-engined helicopter 双引擎直升飞机。 engineless adjective At its peak altitude, the engineless plane will separate from its booster before gliding to earth under radio control to a parachute landing. Example sentencesExamples In February 1941, after studying engineless flight, glider production was approved. Imagine an engineless boat with no sails on a full moon night in a rough sea. I will soon be able to buy an engineless accommodation barge to tow behind in traditional waterways fashion. The nonprofit organization supports the sport of soaring, where pilots fly engineless gliders that are towed into the sky. Origin Middle English (formerly also as ingine): from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium 'talent, device', from in- 'in' + gignere 'beget'; compare with ingenious. The original sense was 'ingenuity, cunning' (surviving in Scots as ingine), hence 'the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare', also 'tool, weapon', later specifically denoting a large mechanical weapon; whence a machine (mid 17th century), used commonly later in combinations such as steam engine, internal combustion engine. Engine is from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device’, the source also of ingenious (Late Middle English). Like many English words that now start with en-, it could also be spelled in-. Its original senses were ‘ingenuity, cunning’, and ‘natural talent, wit, genius’, which survives in Scots as ingine. From there it became ‘the product of ingenuity, a plot, or snare’, and also ‘a tool or weapon’, specifically a large mechanical weapon, such as a battering ram or heavy catapult, constructed by engineers (Middle English). By the first half of the 17th century something like our idea of an engine had arisen, a fairly complex device with moving parts that worked together. Definition of engine in US English: engine nounˈɛndʒənˈenjən 1A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion. 发动机，引擎 Example sentencesExamples The cars, powered by this engine, are capable of speeds up to 135 mph. The new technology switches engines off when they are not needed. The device will disable the ignition of a car or stop its engine while in motion. So the Taxi driver got in his cab and started the engine. This is why drivers are asked to turn off their automobile engines, and not smoke, when filling fuel tanks with gasoline. He said investigators will be looking at the plane's engines, instrument panels and talking to survivors in order to get a handle on the final minutes of the flight. Diesel-powered submarines use combustion engines to provide power and charge the sub's batteries. After all the passengers were loaded on board the shuttle started up its engines and taxied out to the runway. This alternative fuel, compatible with current automobile engines, could reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The sails were lifted, though they also used the mechanical engine to steer the ship more easily. The flight data recorder tracks the speed and actions of the engine and instruments. It will have new wings, probably made of advanced composite materials, and use efficient engines originally designed for use on Boeing's 7E7. Those old-time engineers built and tested engines, producing power charts that we all use. At the time, the big advantage of petrol engines over steamed powered cars was that they required only one kind of fuel, instead of a combination of coal and water. Oil powers their machinery and lubricates their engines. The original tribunal of inquiry rejected Hanley's contention that the plane's failure was caused by water or other agents in the engines. The engine roared and the instrument panel in front flickered into action. And there are consumers who want to buy cars powered by those engines. She revved the engine of her motorcycle twice, and sped off. Boats powered by propellers and engines were bringing people across the river in under three hours. Synonyms motor, mechanism, machine, power source, drive 1.1 A thing that is the agent or instrument of a particular process. 工具，手段 exports used to be the engine of growth 出口曾经是促进经济增长的手段。 Example sentencesExamples By 1991, one of the most spectacular corporate growth engines the world had ever seen was in danger of imploding. China and India are currently the engines of world economic growth. Trade and investment are the real engines of economic growth. Institutes of Technology are seen as the main engines for growth in the regions. One of the engines of this growth is the city's excellent institutions of higher education. The chairman said it was heartening to the food and modern services sector as the main engines of growth in these areas. Cities are engines of growth and cultural expansion and finding answers to the question of how cities can remain viable in the future is one of the most urgent challenges world-wide. During 2003 the social sector was one of the main engines of employment growth. China has become one of the world's important growth engines in recent years. This needs to be changed if they have to act as engines of growth, and if they are to provide a healthy environment for our citizens. The report said urbanisation and the second stage of industrialisation are the two new growth engines. The twin engines of economic growth - the technological revolution and globalisation - will only widen the existing gap. Private initiative will provide the engine for growth and will be the major force in developing the economy. We were told that ‘gateways’ and ‘hubs’ would act as engines for regional growth. The world's poor are the engines of population growth and most of them have a religion. Exports and consumer spending are the country's main economic growth engines, which last year helped the economy grow by 4.8 percent. During the downswing, the legs are the engine that powers the machine. We can be the growth engines for the revolution of a continent. The policy judgment was one of timing and rate of increase, so as not to damage those key engines of growth: household confidence and business investment. The information age generated many new commodities from phones to PCs which provided new engines of economic growth. Synonyms cause, agent, instrument, driver, originator, initiator, generator 2A railroad locomotive. Example sentencesExamples It is true, that had development continued on steam locomotives, they would have been far more efficient engines. And a final word… In about three years it will be time to mark the bi-centenary of the first successful use of a steam railway engine anywhere in the world. The country manufactures all of its own coaches and engines. County Commissioners have voted to buy a railroad engine and two rail cars for the line. Three engines and 11 boxcars derailed near the 3800 block of Croton Avenue. The walls and shelves are covered with photographs, train schedules, railroad spikes, whistles and replica engines. The service runs between the Pakistani border city of Lahore and Indian border city of Amrtisar, with engines and coaches provided alternately by the two countries. Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company built the engine bearing number YG - 3358, in 1965. General Electric and General Motors build railroad locomotives, while some companies lease the engines to railroad companies. The futuristic sculpture, modelled on the first locomotive engine to be built at the loco works in 1888, will serve as a reminder of the town's history in industry. The Trials were held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, to find the best locomotive engine for a railway line that was being built to serve these two English cities. The all-time roster of steam locomotives totalled just 60 engines, less than half of which were acquired new. 2.1 short for fire engine Example sentencesExamples The fire brigade was out in force with an emergency tender, a high-rise platform engine and two regular fire engines. The engine came complete with leather hose held together by rivets. The introduction of the new engine was instrumental in keeping the Sligo fire service moving forward. The crew from the Engine arrived and stayed for about three and a half hours while crews worked to extinguish the fire and overhaul the building contents 2.2historical A mechanical device or instrument, especially one used in warfare. 〈史〉（尤指战争中使用的）机械装置，器械 a siege engine 攻城车。 Example sentencesExamples Light siege engines and field artillery bulked behind the infantry, crews crouched at their weapons. We do know they have about five or six thousand well armed and trained warriors, along with archers and engineers with siege engines and equipment. Their work was covered by over a hundred siege engines that hurled not only stones but also pots filled with various flammable substances. The Crusaders invested the city, but without siege engines they were unable to do anything effective. After all, medieval warfare depended on siege engines which were nothing more than big levers to breach castle walls! Synonyms device, contraption, gadget, apparatus, machine, appliance, mechanism, implement, instrument, tool, utensil, aid, invention, contrivance Origin Middle English (formerly also as ingine): from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device’, from in- ‘in’ + gignere ‘beget’; compare with ingenious. The original sense was ‘ingenuity, cunning’ (surviving in Scots as ingine), hence ‘the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare’, also ‘tool, weapon’, later specifically denoting a large mechanical weapon; whence a machine (mid 17th century), used commonly later in combinations such as steam engine, internal combustion engine.
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