steam engine

常见例句

But when the tweakers took over the efficiency of the steam engine swiftly quadrupled.
但是当巧匠们接手之后，蒸汽机的效率一下子变成了四倍。
The steam engine, evolution, the computer and the World Wide Web were all conceived of by British brains.
蒸汽机，技术革命，电脑和万维网都是由英国学者构想出来的。
The oldest and most primitive specimens of a steam engine underwent a long series of transformations and improvements that adjusted the device for various uses.
最老旧、最原始的蒸汽机是在经历了一长串的演变和改进之后，才成为可适用于各种用途的蒸汽机械的。

But when the tweakers took over the efficiency of the steam engine swiftly quadrupled.
NEWYORKER: The Tweaker
James Watt invented the modern steam engine, doubling the efficiency of the engines that had come before.
NEWYORKER: The Tweaker