diesel: [19] The name of this type of internalcombustion engine (which runs on oil rather than petrol) commemorates its inventor, the Parisborn Bavarian engineer Rudolf Diesel (1858– 1913). He conceived his idea for the engine in the early 1890s. In its development stage he was almost killed when one exploded, but by 1897 he had succeeded in producing an operable engine. Within a year he was a millionaire. The term diesel is first recorded in English in 1894.
diesel (adj.)
1894, named for Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913), German mechanical engineer who designed this type of engine.
双语例句
1. The GM diesel engine shunted the coaches to Platform 4.
通用柴油动力火车头将车厢转轨到了4号月台。
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2. I drank a cup of tea that tasted of diesel.
我喝了杯有股柴油味的茶。
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3. A large diesel tank mysteriously leaked its contents into the river.