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#英语思维#
What's the difference between an engine and a motor?【译】引擎和马达的区别是什么?【单词】engine ['en-juh n]['endʒɪn] n. 发动机;引擎【单词】motor ['moh-ter]['məʊtə] n. 马达;发动机
Engine originally meant "mechanical device".【译】引擎最初的意思是“机械装置”。【单词】originally [uh-'rij-uh-nl-ee][ə'rɪdʒənəli] adv. 原本;起初【单词】mechanical [muh-'kan-i-kuhl][mə'kænɪkl] adj. 机械的;力学的【单词】device [dih-'vahys][dɪ'vaɪs] n. 装置;设备
Later the most popular type of engine was the "steam engine".【译】后来最流行的引擎是“蒸汽机”。【单词】steam [steem][stiːm] n. 蒸汽;水汽;蒸汽动力 v. 蒸;冒热气
The meaning of engine became more narrow to mean "device that converts energy to mechanical power".【译】引擎的意思后来变得更狭义,意思是“把能量转换成机械能的装置”。【单词】narrow ['nar-oh]['nærəʊ] adj. 有限的;狭窄的;精密的【单词】converts 原型:convert [kuh n-'vur][kən'vɜːt] v. (使)转变;兑换;换算
But we still use it more like it's original meaning "graphics engine" for example.【译】但我们有时候仍然使用它的原始含义,例如“图形引擎”。【短语】for example 例如;例句:You can buy fruit here - oranges and bananas, for example. 你可以在这里买水果,例如买柑橘和香蕉。【单词】graphics 原型:graphic ['graf-ik]['ɡræfɪk] adj. 图形的;图表的
Motor comes from Latin and means "mover".【译】Motor来自拉丁语,意思是“mover”(移动的东西)。【单词】mover ['moo-ver]['muːvə] n. 移动的人或物;原动机(力)
【专有名词】Latin ['lat-n]['lætɪn] n. 拉丁语;拉丁人 adj. 拉丁语的;拉丁人的
Meaning latter narrowed to "machine that supplies motive power".【译】后来它的意思缩小为“提供动力的机器”。【单词】latter ['lat-er]['lætə] adj. 后者的;近来的;后面的;较后的【单词】machine [muh-'sheen][mə'ʃiːn] n. 机器;工具;车辆【单词】supplies 原型:supply [suh-'plahy][sə'plaɪ] vt. 供应;提供;补充【单词】motive ['moh-tiv]['məʊtɪv] adj. 发动的;运动的
If it creates movement, it's a motor: "Outboard motor, electric motor, etc."【译】如果它产生了运动,那就是一个马达:“外侧马达,电动马达等等。”【单词】creates 原型:create [kree-'eyt][kri'eɪt] v. 创造;造成【单词】Outboard 原型:outboard ['out-bawrd, -bohrd]['aʊtbɔːd] adj. 外侧的【单词】electric [ih-'lek-trik][ɪ'lektrɪk] adj. 电的;电动的;带电的【单词】etc ['etk] abbr. 及其他;等等(=Et cetera)
And it's usually assumed to be one contained unit.【译】通常它是一个嵌入(到别的东西中)的单元。【单词】assumed 原型:assume [uh-'soom][ə'sjuːm] vt. 假定;设想;承担
【单词】contained 原型:contain [kuhn-'teyn][kən'teɪn] vt. 容纳;包含
A "steam motor" is a small contained unit that burns coal and produces movement.【译】“蒸汽马达”是一个小型的包含单元,它燃烧煤炭并产生运动。【单词】burns 原型:burn [burn][bɜːn] v. 燃烧;烧着【单词】coal [kohl][kəʊl] n. 煤;木炭
A "steam engine" would be larger and integrated into whatever it is powering.【译】一个“蒸汽引擎”则表示更大的东西,并集成到它所提供动力的东西中。【单词】integrated 原型:integrate ['in-ti-greyt]['ɪntɪɡreɪt] v. 整合;结合;集成
The words are almost interchangeable, where all motors are engines, but not all engines are motors.【译】这两个词几乎是可互换的,所有的马达都是引擎,但并非所有的引擎都是马达。【单词】interchangeable [in-ter-'cheyn-juh-buhl][ˌɪntə'tʃeɪndʒəbl] adj. 可互换的
The main difference is the power source.【译】主要区别在于能量的来源。
Generally speaking:【译】一般来说:【单词】speaking 原型:speak [speek][spiːk] v. 讲;说话;演说;发言
A motor receives power from an external source.【译】马达由外部提供能源。【单词】receives 原型:receive [ri-'seev][rɪ'siːv] v. 接到;收到;接待【单词】external [ik-'stur-nl][ɪk'stɜːnl] adj. 外来的;外部的;外面的;表面的
an electric car has a motor because the source of power is from batteries.【译】电动汽车有马达,因为动力来自电池。【单词】batteries 原型:battery ['bat-uh-ree]['bætərɪ] n. 电池
The power is stored in the batteries.【译】能量(动力)储存在电池里。【单词】stored 原型:store [stawr, stohr][stɔː] vt. 储存;贮藏;保存
An engine produces its own power.【译】引擎则自己产生动力。
a car that uses fuel has an engine.【译】使用燃料的汽车有引擎。【单词】fuel ['fyoo-uhl]['fjuːəl] n. 燃料;刺激因素
The fuel itself is not power; the engine has to convert the fuel into power through the combustion cycle.【译】燃料本身不是动力,引擎必须通过燃烧循环将燃料转化为动力。【单词】combustion [kuhm-'buhs-chuhn][kəm'bʌstʃən] n. 燃烧【单词】cycle ['sahy-kuhl]['saɪkl] n. 循环;周期