The engine turned a propeller.

发动机使螺旋桨旋转起来。

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Abruptly he turned the ignition key and started the engine.

他突然转动了点火开关的钥匙，发动了引擎。

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A rotary engine attached to the steam engine enabled shafts to be turned and machines to be driven, resulting in mills using steam power to spin and weave cotton.

连接在蒸汽机上的旋转式发动机使轴承转动，机器得以驱动，从而使得利用蒸汽动力纺线和织布的工厂出现。

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"We are stationary with the engine turned off, " said Emma Digby.

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Voracious investor appetite for shares of Russian search engine Yandex turned its CEO into a billionaire today.

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Elliot started the engine, turned on the headlights and the windshield wipers.

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