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Locomotive 机车;火车头 Railway ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv Noun Pulls Loco·Mo·Tive ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv

The word "locomotive" can refer to a railway engine that pulls a train, or it can describe something related to movement.

The word "locomotive" can refer to a railway engine that pulls a train, or it can describe something related to movement.

word locomotive
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Collins
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/lo͟ʊkəmoʊtɪv/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]机车;火车头 A locomotive is a large vehicle that pulls a railway train.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Steam locomotives pumped out clouds of white smoke.

    蒸汽机车喷出一团团白烟。


Oxford loco·mo·tive / ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv ; NAmE ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv / ( also informal loco )
noun
,
adjective
locomotive locomotives
noun a railway engine that pulls a train 机车;火车头 steam/diesel/electric locomotives 蒸汽╱内燃╱电力机车 adjective ( formal) connected with movement 移动的;运动的 loco·mo·tive / ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv ; NAmE ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv /
LDC
locomotive1 noun
locomotive2 adjective
locomotivelo‧co‧mo‧tive1 /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv $ ˌloʊkəˈmoʊ-/ noun [countable] especially American English
Examples
word sets
Collocations
locomotivea railway engine
locomotive1 noun
locomotive2 adjective
locomotivelocomotive2 adjective [only before noun] technical
Examples
relating to movement:  an increase in locomotive power
WDF

locomotive

[ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv]

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Spoken:

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locomotives[224]
机车(76%),火车头(19%),运动的(2%),火车头的(2%),旅行的(1%)
adj.火车头的;运动的;移动的
n.机车;火车头

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