steam-engine

英 ['stiːmˌendʒɪn] 美 ['stiːmˌendʒɪn]

• n. 蒸汽机

英英释义

名词 steam engine:

1. external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. We couple the name of Watt with the steam engine.
   我们把瓦特的名字与蒸汽机联系在一起。
2. Steam engines have given way to electric engines.
   现在蒸汽机已由电气引擎取代了。