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Definition of locomotive in English: locomotivenoun ləʊkəˈməʊtɪvˌloʊkəˈmoʊdɪv A powered railway vehicle used for pulling trains. 机车 柴油机车。 Example sentencesExamples - There were at least nineteen designs from ten builders, and one from a consortium, but no locomotives were ever built!
- The world's most famous steam locomotive is symbolic of British industry, innovation and engineering.
- An exhibition of locomotives and rolling stock drew crowds to York's old station.
- They are railway locomotives, fireplaces, church towers, cannons and benches.
- Christmas is heading this way like a speeding locomotive.
- One switchman handles both locomotives, that is he takes one out while the other is loading and so on.
- The first electric locomotive was demonstrated in Berlin in 1879.
- It said a shortage of locomotives would damage Germany's ability to transport enough troops, supplies and weapons to battle.
- I noticed that the southbound train did have only two locomotives, but it didn't seem to be a problem.
- Guests and passengers were treated to a trip along the five-mile line pulled by the historic locomotive.
- There were also employees responsible for the locomotives themselves, the drivers, the firemen and the cleaners.
- The cars were pulled across by horses and picked up by locomotives at both ends.
- The use of light locomotives on the estate railways became more widespread after the First World War.
- The railway locomotive and the large steam-powered factory were the most spectacular products of the steam age.
- The heights and widths of all cement railcars and locomotives were determined.
- This enabled the order to be kept down to just four locomotives.
- The locomotives and the oil tank wagons were built in China and are powered by British-manufactured engines.
- Except this time, the bug was a large helicopter gunship and the car was a speeding diesel locomotive.
- His main interest is the steam locomotives and railways of many countries.
- He does some other weird stuff then like knock people over using chi, and pull a railway locomotive along by cables attached to huge piercings right through his biceps, insane but not as miraculous as the electrical stuff.
Synonyms rolling stock, trains, locomotives, carriages, wagons
adjective ləʊkəˈməʊtɪvˌloʊkəˈmoʊdɪv 1attributive Relating to or effecting locomotion. （与）动力（有关）的；产生动力的 原动力。 Example sentencesExamples - It seems that Bradford was at the cutting edge of locomotive technology in those experimental years before the First World War and would be a very interesting story.
- It would be more than five years later, after the ‘Tom Thumb’ experiments, that steam locomotive technology would secure the company's success.
- With the growth in the economy, the locomotive capacity has to be increased.
- They manned mighty tractors, equal to compound locomotive power and had the lands deeply plowed… Crop failures were no more.
- ‘As people get older their locomotive abilities give up before vision and if they become confined to one room vision and hearing become relatively more important,’ he said.
- You must avoid the attack by using the speed of locomotive power.
- We prefer to use our own locomotive prowess to enjoy the countryside in all its peace and quiet and natural beauty.
- That steam locomotive technology had climaxed at about the time the Depression started is is evidenced in the requirements for a college degree in mechanical engineering.
- Thus substantial space is devoted, for example, to railroads in the Civil War and to the development of locomotive power in the era from 1865 to 1900.
- Without knowing the total amount of power being expended to accelerate both the locomotive and train, a reasonable estimate of locomotive power cannot be obtained.
- As the rocket scientists watched it boing away easily across the uneven, rugged terrain, they realized that an inflatable ball was a superb locomotive design.
- Consequently, locomotive failure or broken bones can occur in older females, particularly those that were not developed properly as replacement gilts.
- Enunciating clearly made her lose her train of thought, and if you can't have a locomotive discussion, she thought guiltily, what's the point?
- 1.1archaic (of a machine, vehicle, or animal) having the power of progressive motion.
〈古〉（机器，车辆，动物）能活动的，能不停地运动的 locomotive bivalves have the strongest hinges 双壳类动物两个贝壳合拢时具有极强的接合力。 Synonyms travelling, transportable, transferable, portable, movable, manoeuvrable
OriginEarly 17th century (as an adjective): from modern Latin locomotivus, from Latin loco (ablative of locus 'place') + late Latin motivus 'motive', suggested by medieval Latin in loco moveri 'move by change of position'. local from Late Middle English: Local is from Latin locus ‘place’. At first used to mean ‘concerned with place or position’, it was applied more specifically to a small area with respect to its inhabitants from the late 17th century. Locals described the inhabitants themselves from the mid 19th century. The same root is found in allocation (Late Middle English) from allocare ‘allot’, dislocate (late 16th century) ‘displace’, locate (early 16th century), locomotive (early 17th century), something that could move its place, and locale (late 18th century). This is from French local, the same as the English word, but with an ‘e’ added to show the change in pronunciation (compare moral and morale).
Definition of locomotive in US English: locomotivenounˌloʊkəˈmoʊdɪvˌlōkəˈmōdiv A powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains. 机车 柴油机车。 Example sentencesExamples - His main interest is the steam locomotives and railways of many countries.
- The railway locomotive and the large steam-powered factory were the most spectacular products of the steam age.
- Christmas is heading this way like a speeding locomotive.
- The cars were pulled across by horses and picked up by locomotives at both ends.
- He does some other weird stuff then like knock people over using chi, and pull a railway locomotive along by cables attached to huge piercings right through his biceps, insane but not as miraculous as the electrical stuff.
- An exhibition of locomotives and rolling stock drew crowds to York's old station.
- One switchman handles both locomotives, that is he takes one out while the other is loading and so on.
- The world's most famous steam locomotive is symbolic of British industry, innovation and engineering.
- The use of light locomotives on the estate railways became more widespread after the First World War.
- Guests and passengers were treated to a trip along the five-mile line pulled by the historic locomotive.
- There were at least nineteen designs from ten builders, and one from a consortium, but no locomotives were ever built!
- Except this time, the bug was a large helicopter gunship and the car was a speeding diesel locomotive.
- I noticed that the southbound train did have only two locomotives, but it didn't seem to be a problem.
- This enabled the order to be kept down to just four locomotives.
- The first electric locomotive was demonstrated in Berlin in 1879.
- The locomotives and the oil tank wagons were built in China and are powered by British-manufactured engines.
- It said a shortage of locomotives would damage Germany's ability to transport enough troops, supplies and weapons to battle.
- They are railway locomotives, fireplaces, church towers, cannons and benches.
- The heights and widths of all cement railcars and locomotives were determined.
- There were also employees responsible for the locomotives themselves, the drivers, the firemen and the cleaners.
Synonyms rolling stock, trains, locomotives, carriages, wagons
adjectiveˌloʊkəˈmoʊdɪvˌlōkəˈmōdiv 1Relating to or effecting locomotion. （与）动力（有关）的；产生动力的 原动力。 Example sentencesExamples - You must avoid the attack by using the speed of locomotive power.
- Thus substantial space is devoted, for example, to railroads in the Civil War and to the development of locomotive power in the era from 1865 to 1900.
- ‘As people get older their locomotive abilities give up before vision and if they become confined to one room vision and hearing become relatively more important,’ he said.
- We prefer to use our own locomotive prowess to enjoy the countryside in all its peace and quiet and natural beauty.
- That steam locomotive technology had climaxed at about the time the Depression started is is evidenced in the requirements for a college degree in mechanical engineering.
- They manned mighty tractors, equal to compound locomotive power and had the lands deeply plowed… Crop failures were no more.
- It seems that Bradford was at the cutting edge of locomotive technology in those experimental years before the First World War and would be a very interesting story.
- As the rocket scientists watched it boing away easily across the uneven, rugged terrain, they realized that an inflatable ball was a superb locomotive design.
- With the growth in the economy, the locomotive capacity has to be increased.
- Enunciating clearly made her lose her train of thought, and if you can't have a locomotive discussion, she thought guiltily, what's the point?
- It would be more than five years later, after the ‘Tom Thumb’ experiments, that steam locomotive technology would secure the company's success.
- Without knowing the total amount of power being expended to accelerate both the locomotive and train, a reasonable estimate of locomotive power cannot be obtained.
- Consequently, locomotive failure or broken bones can occur in older females, particularly those that were not developed properly as replacement gilts.
- 1.1archaic (of a machine, vehicle, or animal) having the power of progressive motion.
〈古〉（机器，车辆，动物）能活动的，能不停地运动的 locomotive bivalves have the strongest hinges 双壳类动物两个贝壳合拢时具有极强的接合力。 Synonyms travelling, transportable, transferable, portable, movable, manoeuvrable
OriginEarly 17th century (as an adjective): from modern Latin locomotivus, from Latin loco (ablative of locus ‘place’) + late Latin motivus ‘motive’, suggested by medieval Latin in loco moveri ‘move by change of position’. |