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我可以听到外面汽车发动的声音。

I could hear the car revving outside.

《牛津词典》

警方称他们认为这些袭击行为是民族主义分子发动的。

Police say they believe the attacks were carried out by nationalists.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

We have theories--mathematical theories-- that lead us to devise financial structures, which are complicated devices just like engines or nuclear reactors.

金融学中的理论,数学理论,能帮助我们构造金融工具,金融工具就像发动机,或者核反应堆一样,都是复杂的工具

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

to earn his favor and perhaps his protection, But even that god will have limited powers and abilities and may in fact be defeated or may turn on his devotees.

来赢利他的青睐或者是保护，但纵然是上帝，权力和能力也是有限的,事实上，他也许会被打败，或者发动他的崇拜者。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

We need to believe that the soul, unlike an engine, can't itself be destroyed, can't itself decompose, can't fall apart.

我们需要相信的是，灵魂和发动机不同，自己不会毁灭，自己不会腐烂，自己不会变成碎片。

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