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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He got into the driving seat and started the engine.

他坐上驾驶座椅，发动了引擎。

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The engine started, revved, and the car jerked away down the hill.

发动机启动了，车加大油门冲下了山坡。

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After a few seconds, when the X-15 was safely away, the pilot started its rocket engine.

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The Book of the Month Club was a mail-order book club that started in 1926 and it became an incredibly powerful engine for selling books, just as Oprah's Book Club is today.

月读书友会是一个创立于1926年的邮购书友会6,是图书销售的强大引擎，正如今天的奥普拉书友会一样。

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He tossed my bag onto the ground, slammed the door, and started the engine.

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Once he was alone in the plane, a Cessna 172, he started the engine and took off without permission around 5 p.m.

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

NEWYORKER: Another Manhattan