Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #5203
Fully loadedlocomotives
火车头，机车
locomotives is the plural of locomotive.
核心释义
a self-propelled engine used to draw trains
- 1.
火车的动力单元
The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
- 2.
用于在铁路轨道上牵引火车的自推进引擎的轮式车辆
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
- 3.
通过高进口水平推动世界经济的国家
A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports, such as the United States.
火车的动力单元；用于在铁路轨道上牵引火车的自推进引擎的轮式车辆；通过高进口水平推动世界经济的国家；火车头；机车
用法In use
The old steam locomotive puffed slowly up the hill.
用法提示：本句中"locomotive"是名词，指火车头，作主语。
Engineers are developing a new electric locomotive that is more efficient.
用法提示：本句中"locomotive"是名词，指机车，作宾语。
We saw a long freight train pulled by three locomotives at the station.
用法提示：本句中"locomotives"是名词复数，指机车，作介词宾语。
a [adjective] locomotive
形容词常用于修饰火车头的类型或特点
a powerful locomotive
一台强劲的火车头
the locomotive [verb phrase]
描述火车头的动作
the locomotive pulls the train
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- diesel locomotive
- 内燃机车
- The diesel locomotive pulled the freight train across the plains.内燃机车拉着货运列车穿过了平原。
- steam locomotive
- 蒸汽机车
- Museum visitors can see a restored steam locomotive from the 19th century.博物馆参观者可以看到一台修复过的19世纪蒸汽机车。
- electric locomotive
- 电力机车
- Many modern railways use electric locomotives for passenger services.许多现代铁路使用电力机车提供客运服务。
- locomotive engine
- 机车引擎
- The locomotive engine was carefully inspected before the journey.出发前仔细检查了机车引擎。
- locomotive driver
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一辆火车头在铁轨上移动，'locomotive'中的'motive'表示'移动'，帮助记忆‘机车’。
语境与语域Context & Register
名词指火车头，常用于铁路运输和技术语境；形容词表示“与火车头相关的”或“运转的”，多见于正式或技术描述，如“机车动力”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'motive' and 'emotive' share the rhyming ending /oʊtɪv/ with 'locomotive'. 'Promote' and 'demote' look similar but end in /oʊt/, not /oʊtɪv/. 'Locomotion' and 'locality' share the 'loc-' prefix but have different vowel sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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