steam locomotive
noun [ C ] uk/ˈstiːm ləʊ.kəˌməʊ.tɪv/ us/ˈstiːm loʊ.kəˌmoʊ.t̬ɪv/
(also steam engine)蒸汽机头
a vehicle with an engine powered by steam, used for pulling trains
The trains used to be pulled by steam locomotives. 火车过去是由蒸汽机头拉动的。
For twelve years carriages were pulled by horse, with steam locomotives only arriving in 1847. 12年来，车厢一直由马匹拉动，蒸汽机车直到1847年才出现。
(also steam engine, steam train)蒸汽机车，蒸汽火车
a train pulled by an engine powered by steam
Steam locomotives allowed people, many for the first time, to travel quickly over long distances. 蒸汽机车让人们能够很快穿越很长的距离，这对许多人来说是第一次。
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- In the mid-19th century steam locomotives pulled cars full of freight and people.
- He began taking photographs of steam locomotives on a commercial assignment in Virginia.
- It was like the noise made by a steam locomotive pulling out from a station.
- It's been roughly 50 years since a steam locomotive operated on the railroad tracks around Lexington.