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Motion  The Process Moving Made   [V Set Motioned

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/mo͟ʊʃ(ə)n/
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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

  • One group of muscles sets the next group in motion...

    一组肌肉带动下一组肌肉运动。

  • The wind from the car's motion whipped her hair around her head.

    汽车驶过带起的风吹乱了她的头发。

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    [N-COUNT 可数名词]行动;手势;动作 A motion is an action, gesture, or movement.
      [usu with supp]
  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 3
    [N-COUNT 可数名词](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。

  • 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。

  • 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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    [VERB 动词]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.
      [V for n to-inf]
      [V n prep/adv]
      [V n to-inf]
      [V to n to-inf]
  • She motioned for the locked front doors to be opened...

    她示意把锁着的前门打开。

  • He stood aside and motioned Don to the door...

    他站到一边并示意唐到门口去。

  • I motioned him to join us...

    我示意他加入到我们的队伍中来。

  • He motioned to her to go behind the screen.

    他示意她走到屏风后面。

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    [N-COUNT 可数名词](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.
      [politeness]
      [BRIT 英]
  • 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。

  • in AM, use 美国英语用 movement
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    See also:
    slow motion
    time and motion
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    [PHRASE 短语]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.
      [V inflects]
  • '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 短语]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.
      [V inflects]
  • The sailor went through all the motions smartly...

    这个水手机灵地走了走过场。

  • 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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    [PHRASE 短语]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.
      [usu v-link PHR]
  • 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。

  • 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。

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    [PHRASE 短语]开动;激活;启动 If someone sets the wheels in motion, they take the necessary action to make something start happening.
      [V inflects]
  • I have set the wheels in motion to sell Endsleigh Court.

    我已着手出售恩德斯勒公馆。


  • Oxford
    mo·tion / ˈməʊʃn ; NAmE ˈmoʊʃn /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    motion motions motioned motioning
    noun 1 [uncountable ,  singular ] the act or process of moving or the way sth moves 运动;移动;动 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。 ( formal) 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. 一圈一圈地揉擦乳霜。 see also
    slow motion
    2 [countable ] a particular movement made usually with your hand or your head, especially to communicate sth (为传递信息用手或头做的)动作 SYN
    gesture
    At a single motion of his hand, the room fell silent. 他手一挥,屋子里便安静了下来。
    3 [countable ] a formal proposal that is discussed and voted on at a meeting 动议;提议 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 motionwas adopted/carriedby six votes to one. 这项提议以六比一的票数通过。 4 [countable ] ( BrE) ( formal) an act of emptying the bowels;the waste matter that is emptied from the bowels 通便;大便 IDIOMS go through the ˈmotions (of doing sth) to do or say sth because you have to, not because you really want to 做姿态;走过场 set/put sth in ˈmotion to start sth moving 让…动起来 They set the machinery in motion. 他们将机器开动起来。 ( figurative) The wheels of change have been set in motion. 变革的车轮已经开始运转。
    verb [intransitive ,  transitive ] to make a movement, usually with your hand or head to show sb what you want them to do (以头或手)做动作,示意 motionto sb (to do sth) I motioned to the waiter. 我向侍者打了个手势。 motion(for) sb to do sth He motioned for us to follow him. 他示意我们跟他走。 motionsb + adv./prep. She motioned him into her office. 她示意他到她办公室来。 mo·tion / ˈməʊʃn ; NAmE ˈmoʊʃn /
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    motion1 noun
    motion2 verb
    motionmo‧tion1 /ˈməʊʃən $ ˈmoʊ-/ ●●○ W3 noun
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    1movement [uncountable] the process of moving or the way that someone or something movesmotion of the motion of the planets The rocking motion of the boat made Sylvia feel sick. Newton’s first law of motion2moving your head or hand [countable] a single movement of your head or hand, especially one made in order to communicate something SYN  gesturemotion of He summoned the waiter with a motion of his hand. Doyle glanced back at Bodie, and made a slight motion with his head.3suggestion at a meeting [countable] a proposal that is made formally at a meeting, and then is usually decided on by voting:  The motion was defeated by 201 votes to 159.motion to do something/motion that We will now vote on the motion that membership charges should rise by 15%.pass/carry/approve a motion (=accept it by voting) The motion was carried unanimously. I urge you to support this motion.propose/put forward/table a motion (=make a proposal) I’d like to propose a motion to move the weekly meetings to Thursdays. The motion was seconded (=formally supported) by Mr Levin. The attorneys filed a motion (=made a proposal in a court) for a temporary restraining order.4in motion formal moving from one place or position to another:  The end doors are not to be used when the train is in motion.5set/put something in motion to start a process or series of events that will continue for some time:  The Church voted to set in motion the process allowing women to be priests. Once the house had been sold, Jane set the wheels in motion (=started the process) to find somewhere smaller to live.6go through the motions (of doing something) to do something because you have to do it, without being very interested in it:  I feel so bored at work, like I’m just going through the motions.7body waste [countable] solid waste material that comes out when you empty your bowels – used especially by doctors and nurses
    slow motion
    , time and motion study
    motion1 noun
    motion2 verb
    motionmotion2 verb [intransitive, transitive]
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    to give someone directions or instructions by moving your hand or head SYN  signalmotion (for) somebody to do something The police officer motioned for me to pull over.motion to somebody to do something He motioned to the barman to refill their glasses.motion somebody forward/away etc His father motioned him forward.motion somebody into/to something I saw her motioning me into the room.
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