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涡轮机；汽轮机- The flow of water drives the turbine, which is connected to an electrical generator to produce electricity.水流驱动涡轮，涡轮与发电机相连以发电。
- Gas turbines can be used to generate electricity.燃气轮机可以用来发电。
see also wind turbineTopics The environmentb1, Engineeringb1Oxford Collocations DictionaryTurbine is used before these nouns: Turbine is used after these nouns: See full entry Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from Latin turbo, turbin- ‘spinning top, whirl’.