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Oxford 5000 vocabulary |A2|SPEAKING vocabularyWRITING vocabulary en‧gine /ˈendʒən, ˈendʒɪn/ noun [countable]
موتور
موتور احتراق داخلی، موتور ماشین، ماشین بخار، اسباب، آلت، ذکاوت، تدبیرکردن، نقشه کشیدن، علوم مهندسی: موتور غیر الکتریکی، کامپیوتر: ماشین، عمران: موتور، علوم هوایی: موتور، علوم نظامی: دستگاه مولد نیرو
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Advanced Persian Dictionary الکترونیک: موتور، ماشین،
کامپیوتر: موتور، موتور بنزینی، موتور احتراق داخلی، موتور غیر الکتریکی،
علوم مهندسی: موتور،
هواپیمایی: موتور، موتور ماشین، دستگاه مولد نیرو،
علوم نظامی: موتور،
عمران: ماشین، ماشین بخار، موتور، اسباب، الت، ذکاوت، تدبیرکردن، نقشه کشیدن
کامپیوتر: ماشین
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Synonyms & Related Words engine[noun]Synonyms: machine, mechanism, motor
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English Dictionary en‧gine S2 W2 /ˈendʒən, ˈendʒɪn/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: engin 'cleverness, machine', from Latin ingenium 'abilities you are born with']
1. the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move ⇒
motorstart/switch on an engine The engine won’t start.stop/turn off/switch off an engine He switched off the car’s engine and waited. Is the engine running smoothly?diesel/petrol etc engine an old steam engine We were stranded with engine trouble on a deserted highway.2. a vehicle that pulls a railway train
3. [usually singular] formal something powerful that causes great changes in society
engine of change/growth etc The Marshall Plan was the engine of post-war economic growth. Rome’s deadly war engine ⇒
fire engine [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocations engine nounI. part of a vehicle that produces power ADJ. big, powerful | small | twin ~s a large plane with twin engines
1.4-litre, 1200cc, 20-valve, four-cylinder, two-stroke, etc. | diesel, internal-combustion, jet, outboard, petrol, piston, turbine, turbo/turbocharged | aircraft, car, rocket VERB + ENGINE crank (up), start, switch on | cut (informal),
kill (informal),
switch off He pulled up under some trees and cut the engine.
rev (up), run She sat at the traffic lights revving the engine.
repair, service, tune | lubricate | fit (sth with) The new model is fitted with a more powerful engine. ENGINE + VERB run She waited with the engine running while he bought a paper. The engine runs on unleaded petrol.
idle, tick over, turn over The engine was just ticking over.
catch, start I pressed the starter and the engine caught first time.
stop | fire The engine's firing on all four cylinders now.
break down, die, fail, misfire, overheat, seize up, stall | cough, splutter The engine coughed and died.
roar, scream The plane's engine roared as it prepared for take-off.
race, rev (up) He heard a car engine racing behind him.
power sth This model is powered by a 1.8-litre petrol engine. ENGINE + NOUN capacity, power, speed | compartment, room the ship's engine room
component | failure, problems, trouble It looks as if we've got a spot of engine trouble.
noise PREP. in an/the ~ You need more oil in the engine. PHRASES the noise/roar/sound of the engine [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
engine II. vehicle that pulls a train ADJ. large, powerful | diesel, electric, steam | railway, tank VERB + ENGINE build ENGINE + VERB break down, fail The engine broke down just outside the station. ENGINE + NOUN driver | failure | speed | shed [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Common Errors enginenoun BAD: I was amazed that such a small engine could hold so much information.
GOOD: I was amazed that such a small machine could hold so much information.
Usage Note:See note at MACHINE (
machine)
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