a machine or part of a machine that produces continuous turning power from a fast-moving flow of a liquid or gas, using a set of vanes attached to a wheel or rotor 渦輪機;汽輪機 The flow of water drives the turbine, which is connected to an electrical generator to produce electricity. 水流驅動渦輪機,渦輪機連接到發電機上發電。 Gas turbines can be used to generate electricity. 燃氣輪機可以用來發電。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTurbine is used before these nouns:- blade
- engine
- steam
- wind
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from Latin turbo, turbin- ‘spinning top, whirl’.