motion
- n. 动作;移动;手势;请求;意向
- vi. 运动;打手势
- vt. 运动;向…打手势
词态变化
中文词源
来自拉丁语movere,运动,移动,词源同move.-t,过去分词后缀。
英英释意
- 1. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
- 2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
- 3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location;
- "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
- "movement is a sign of life"
- "an impatient move of his hand"
- "gastrointestinal motility"
- 4. a state of change;
- "they were in a state of steady motion"
- 5. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote;
- "he made a motion to adjourn"
- "she called for the question"
- 6. the act of changing location from one place to another;
- "police controlled the motion of the crowd"
- "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"
- "his move put him directly in my path"
- 7. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object;
- "the cinema relies on apparent motion"
- "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
英文词源
- motion (n.)
- late 14c., "suggestion; process of moving," from Old French mocion "movement, motion; change, alteration" (13c.), from Latin motionem (nominative motio) "a moving, a motion; an emotion," from past participle stem of movere "to move" (see move (v.)). Motion picture attested from 1896.
- motion (v.)
- late 15c., "to request, petition" (obsolete), from motion (n.). The sense in parliamentary procedure first recorded 1747; with meaning "to guide or direct by a sign, gesture, movement" it is attested from 1787. Related: Motioned; motioning.
同义词辨析
motion, move, movement
这些名词都有"运动"之意。
motion: 指不处于静止状态而在移动的过程中,强调运动本身,而不涉及其动因。
move: 着重开始的行动或变化。
movement: 通常抽象地指有规则的动作或定向运动,特指政治性的运动。
考试真题
- With a wireless setup, you stick batterypowered sensors up around your home that keep an eye on windows, doors, motion, and more.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- So, too, would the motion detectors in your home, so the thief will need to continue jamming once he's inside and searching for things to steal.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- Although no form of matter yet discovered moves as fast as or faster than light, scientific experiments have already confirmed that accelerated motion causes a traveler's time to be stretched.
出自-2011年6月听力原文
- with a wireless setup, you stick battery-powered sensors up around your home that keep an eye on windows, doors, motion, and more.
2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
- Unfortunately for them ( ' , and often the taxpayers), our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier: they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia ( ' , meaning it takes a lot of energy to set them moving), and they have a lot of momentum once they are set in motion.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- So a heavy object, like a football player moving at a high speed, has a lot of momentum — that is, once be is moving, it is hard to change his state of motion.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Inertia is the resistance of objects to efforts to change their state of motion.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Energy.systems, like an aircraft carrier set in motion, have huge momentum.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- So a heavy object, like a football player moving at a high speed, has a lot of momentum — that is, once he is moving, it is hard to change his state of motion.
2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
- Unfortunately for them and often the taxpayers, our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier : they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia meaning it takes a lot of energy to se
2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
- Newton’s laws of motion and Darwinian evolution each bind a host of different phenomena into a single explicatory frame work.
出自-2012年考研翻译原文
- Accommodating this new world of people in motion will require new attitudes on both sides of the immigration battle.
2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
词组搭配
in motion
moving
移动;运转
flowing blonde hair that was constantly in motion.
不停飘拂的飘逸金发。
set in motion
start something moving or working
使开始运转(或工作)
go through the motions
To do something in a mechanical manner indicative of a lack of interest or involvement.
做…姿态:机械地做某事,显示出缺乏兴趣或投入
实用场景例句
- Newton's laws of motion
- 牛顿的运动定律
牛津词典
- The swaying motion of the ship was making me feel seasick.
- 船身摇摆不定,让我觉得恶心。
牛津词典
- (formal)Do not alight while the train is still in motion (= moving) .
- 列车未停稳时不要下车。
牛津词典
- Rub the cream in with a circular motion.
- 转着圈将乳霜揉进去。
牛津词典
- At a single motion of his hand, the room fell silent.
- 他手一挥,屋子里便安静了下来。
牛津词典
- to table/put forward a motion
- 提出一项动议
牛津词典
- to propose a motion (= to be the main speaker in favour of a motion)
- 提出动议
牛津词典
- The motion was adopted/carried by six votes to one.
- 这项提议以六比一的票数通过。
牛津词典
- They set the machinery in motion.
- 他们将机器开动起来。
牛津词典
- (figurative)The wheels of change have been set in motion.
- 变革的车轮已经开始运转。
牛津词典
- I motioned to the waiter.
- 我向侍者打了个手势。
牛津词典
- He motioned for us to follow him.
- 他示意我们跟他走。
牛津词典
- She motioned him into her office.
- 她示意他到她办公室来。
牛津词典
- ...the laws governing light, sound, and motion...
- 有关声、光和运动的定律
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- One group of muscles sets the next group in motion...
- 一组肌肉带动下一组肌肉运动。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Cover each part of the body with long sweeping strokes or circular motions...
- 对全身每个部位画长弧线轻抚或做圆圈状按摩。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He made a neat chopping motion with his hand.
- 他挥手做了一个干净利落的劈砍的动作。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The conference is now debating the motion and will vote on it shortly...
- 大会正在就提议进行辩论,稍后将就此表决。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Opposition parties are likely to bring a no-confidence motion against the government...
- 反对党很可能提出对政府的不信任案。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She motioned for the locked front doors to be opened...
- 她示意把锁着的前门打开。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He stood aside and motioned Don to the door...
- 他站到一边并示意唐到门口去。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Try to make sure your bowel motions are regular and that you avoid any constipation.
- 尽量保证大便规律,避免便秘。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'You really don't care, do you?' she said quietly. 'You're just going through the motions.'
- “你其实不在意,对不对?”她悄声说,“你就是装装样子而已。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The sailor went through all the motions smartly...
- 这个水手机灵地走了走过场。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Actors go through the motions of different types of labor.
- 演员们假装从事不同的劳动。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His job as England manager begins in earnest now his World Cup campaign is in motion...
- 现在世界杯足球赛的征战工作已经展开,而他作为英格兰队主教练的工作也真正开始了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
- 她那咄咄逼人的尖锐语调拉开了导致她垮台的事件的序幕。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I have set the wheels in motion to sell Endsleigh Court.
- 我已着手出售恩德斯勒公馆。
柯林斯高阶英语词典