steam engine
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
steam engine; external combustion engine that uses steam pressure to produce mechanical work
Consists of a boiler to produce steam, cylinders to convert steam pressure into linear motion, and a transmission system. Historically powered locomotives and industrial machinery before the advent of internal combustion engines.
Zhè这
tái台
zhēng蒸
qì汽
jī机
shì是
shí十
jiǔ九
shì世
jì纪
zhì制
zào造
de的
。
This steam engine was manufactured in the 19th century.
Zhēng蒸
qì汽
jī机
de的
fā发
míng明
yǐn引
fā发
le了
gōng工
yè业
gé革
mìng命
。
The invention of the steam engine triggered the Industrial Revolution.
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Tiě铁
lù路
zuì最
chū初
shǐ使
yòng用
zhēng蒸
qì汽
jī机
zuò作
wéi为
dòng动
lì力
。
Railways initially used steam engines as their power source.
Zhè这
tái台
zhēng蒸
qì汽
jī机
yóu由
qì气
gāng缸
、
guō锅
lú炉
hé和
chuán传
dòng动
jī机
gòu构
zǔ组
chéng成
。
This steam engine consists of cylinders, a boiler, and transmission mechanisms.