| 词汇 | engine |
| 释义 | carb n. an engine carburetor.This car needs a new carb.I learned how to clean and adjust a carb by the time I was in high school. egg-beater n. an outboard boat motor.My egg-beater has been acting up, so I didn't go out on the lake today.By the time you get about twenty egg-beaters on the lake at once, it's really pretty noisy. give it the gun tr. to gun an engine; to rev an engine up.Give it the gun for a minute.I gave it the gun, and it backfired. goose 1. tr. to rev up an engine; to press down hard on the accelerator of a car. Why don't you goose the thing and see how fast it'll go?Don't goose it too much. 2. n. an act of suddenly pressing down the accelerator of a car. Give it a good goose and see what happens.One more goose, but don't hold it down so long. gun tr. to race an engine; to rev up an engine.See how loud it is when I gun it?Gun the thing again and let me hear it. pickup n. the power of a car's engine as reflected in the car's ability to reach a high speed quickly.This car has more pickup than I really need.Little cars hardly ever have enough pickup. purr (like a cat) in. [for an engine] to run well and smoothly.My car really purred after I got it tuned up.New spark plugs and this old heap will really purr like a cat. rev something up tr. to speed up an engine in short bursts.Rev it up a few times and see if it stalls.Tom sat at the traffic light revving up his engine. squirrels n. a car engine's horsepower.What kind of squirrels you got under the hood?I got 440 squirrels and a gaggle of carburetors. vroom and varoom interj. the noise of a loud engine. (Onomatopoetic.)Vroom, varoom went the engine as Vic gunned it over and over.Suddenly, vroom, a plane passed low overhead. engine noun► on the engine(used of a racehorse) well in front in a race US, 1994employ a steam engine to crack a nutTo use excessive, overcomplicated, or extravagant means or force to accomplish something relatively minor or simple. With this new system of issuing licenses, the government has employed a steam engine to crack a nut: four separate departments now handle each stage of an application, when a single department could easily process applications from start to finish. engine roomThe main source of talent, power, or ability in a team or group, likened to the room that houses a ship's engine. Sarah is our engine room, so with her injured, I'm not sure how we'll be able to win on Saturday. |
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