motion
- n.运动;动议;移动;(为传递信息用手或头做的)动作;动;提议;通便
- v.(以头或手)做动作，示意
复数： motions 过去式： motioned 现在分词： motioning 过去分词： motioned 第三人称单数： motions
mot 运动,移动 + -ion 行为,状态
motionnoun
运动；移动；动
the act or process of moving or the way sth moves
Newton's laws of motion
牛顿的运动定律
The swaying motion of the ship was making me feel seasick.
船身摇摆不定，让我觉得恶心。
Do not alight while the train is still in motion (= moving) .
列车未停稳时不要下车。
Rub the cream in with a circular motion.
转着圈将乳霜揉进去。
（为传递信息用手或头做的）动作
a particular movement made usually with your hand or your head, especially to communicate sth
At a single motion of his hand, the room fell silent.
他手一挥，屋子里便安静了下来。
动议；提议
a formal proposal that is discussed and voted on at a meeting
to table/put forward a motion
提出一项动议
to propose a motion (= to be the main speaker in favour of a motion)
提出动议
The motion was adopted/carried by six votes to one.
这项提议以六比一的票数通过。
通便；大便
an act of emptying the bowels ; the waste matter that is emptied from the bowels
to do or say sth because you have to, not because you really want to
to start sth moving
他们将机器开动起来。
They set the machinery in motion.
The wheels of change have been set in motion.
变革的车轮已经开始运转。
motion
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N-UNCOUNT 运动;移动
Motion is the activity or process of continually changing position or moving from one place to another....the laws governing light, sound, and motion...
有关声、光和运动的定律
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N-COUNT 行动;手势;动作
A motion is an action, gesture, or movement.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。
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N-COUNT (会议、辩论或审判时提出的)动议，提议，议案
A motion is a formal proposal or statement in a meeting, debate, or trial, which is discussed and then voted on or decided on.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。
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VERB 打手势;示意
If you motion to someone, you move your hand or head as a way of telling them to do something or telling them where to go.She motioned for the locked front doors to be opened...
她示意把锁着的前门打开。
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N-COUNT (尤为医生、护士用语)排便，大便
Some people, especially doctors or nurses, use motion as a polite way of referring to a person's act of defecation or the faeces produced.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。
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See also:slow motion;time and motion -
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PHRASE 走过场;应付差事
If you say that someone is going through the motions, you think they are only saying or doing something because it is expected of them without being interested, enthusiastic, or sympathetic.'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。”
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PHRASE 假装做;装装样子
If you go through the motions, you pretend to do something by making the movements associated with a particular action.The sailor went through all the motions smartly...
这个水手机灵地走了走过场。
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PHRASE 正在发生;在进行中;即将发生
If a process or event is in motion, it is happening. If it is set in motion, it is happening or beginning to happen.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。
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PHRASE 开动;激活;启动
If someone sets the wheels in motion, they take the necessary action to make something start happening.I have set the wheels in motion to sell Endsleigh Court.
我已着手出售恩德斯勒公馆。
noun
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- 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
- Synonym: movement move
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- 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
- Synonym: movement move motility
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- the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
- Synonym: gesture
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- 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
- Synonym: question
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- a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
- Synonym: movement
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- 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
- Synonym: apparent motion apparent movement movement
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- a state of change
- they were in a state of steady motion
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- show, express or direct through movement
- He gestured his desire to leave
- Synonym: gesticulate gesture
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One group of muscles sets the next group in motion
一组肌肉带动下一组肌肉运动。
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He panned the camera , giving a sense of motion .
他用摄像机移动拍摄，营造一种运动的效果。
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The wheels of change have been set in motion .
变革的车轮已经开始运转。
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At a single motion of his hand , the room fell silent .
他手一挥，屋子里便安静了下来。
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They set the machinery in motion .
他们将机器开动起来。
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We 're all in a state of perpetual motion in this office .
我们这个办公室里大家总是忙得团团转。
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The Richter Scale is a measure of ground motion .
里氏震级是测量地动的单位。
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I urge the house to vote against the motion .
我呼吁参加辩论的诸位投票反对这项动议。
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A clear majority of voters were in favour of the motion .
绝大多数选民赞成这一动议。
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The motion was passed by 6 votes to 3 .
这项动议以6票对3票获得通过。
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Over 60 % of members voted in favour of the motion .
60%以上的成员对这一动议投了赞成票。
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They have tabled a motion for debate at the next Party Conference .
他们已经提出一项动议，在下次党的会议上进行辩论。
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His death set in motion a train of events that led to the outbreak of war .
他的死引发了一系列的事件，从而导致了战争的爆发。
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The swaying motion of the ship was making me feel seasick .
船身摇摆不定，让我觉得恶心。
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Rub the cream in with a circular motion .
转着圈将乳霜揉进去。
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He motioned for us to follow him .
他示意我们跟他走。
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The judge refused his motion for a continuance .
法官拒绝他要求延期审理的动议。
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Some scenes were filmed in slow motion .
几组镜头被拍成了慢动作。
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The motion was passed unanimously .
这一动议获一致通过。
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She motioned him into her office .
她示意他到她办公室来。
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There were 21 votes for and 17 against the motion , with 2 abstentions .
这项动议有21票赞成，17票反对，2票弃权。
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I motioned to the waiter .
我向侍者打了个手势。
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It was there that I saw my first motion picture .
我就是在那儿第一次看到电影的。
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This exercise is done in one smooth motion .
这个练习一气呵成。
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Actors go through the motions of different types of labor .
演员们假装从事不同的劳动。
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The Congress voted down a motion to change the union 's structure
国会投票否决了改变工会结构的动议。
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He is eligible now to file a motion for a new trial .
他现在有资格提议重新进行审判。
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It seemed almost as if he were falling in slow motion
他看上去几乎是以慢动作倒下的。
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Whenever recession strikes , a chain reaction is set into motion
只要经济不景气，连锁反应就开始了。
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Labour quickly moved a closure motion to end the debate
工党很快提出终止辩论的动议。
指某人或某物运动的过程或方式。
the rocking motion of the boat
小船的摇晃
These data are calculated based on the motion of the planets.
这些数据是根据行星的运行而计算得出的。
What is your opinion on the perpetual motion machine?
你对永动机有什么看法？
指朝某一方向的移动，通常用单数。
Seeing the signal, she made no move towards the door.
看到信号之后，她没有再朝门口移动。
The camera on the table will record your every move.
桌子上的那台摄影机将会记录你的一举一动。
多指某人或某物位置的变化。
The audience applauded the dancer's graceful movements.
观众为舞蹈演员优美的动作喝彩。
A slight movement of the curtains showed where he was hiding.
窗帘稍微动了一下，暴露了他藏身的位置。
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