locomotive noun[ C ] uk /ˌləʊ.kəˈməʊ.tɪv/ us /ˌloʊ.kəˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/(UKinformalloco) the engine of a train火车头,机车 Synonym
engine robynleigh/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Railways: trains & parts of trains aerial tram aerial tramway bogie boiler bullet train carriage coach cowcatcher diesel emergency cord guard's van luggage van puffer train rolling stock shunter sleeper sleeping car smoker super-express third rail locomotive adjective uk /ˌləʊ.kəˈməʊ.tɪv/ us /ˌloʊ.kəˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/ relating to movement or the ability to move运动的;有运动力的 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Physics: particular theories & concepts aphelion azimuth conservation cryogenics dark matter emergence emergent kinetics momentum perigee perihelion Planck's constant quantum refraction relativistic relativity speed of sound spring constant time dilation wormhole
locomotive | American Dictionary locomotive noun[ C ] us/ˌloʊ·kəˈmoʊ·t̬ɪv/ the engine of a train that pulls it along |