英语单词 | momentum |
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英美音标 | 英 [mə'mentəm] 美 [moʊ'mentəm] |
中文释义 | n.势头;动力;(物理)动量 |
英语例句 | (1) They began to lose momentum in the second half of the game. (2) We should continue to maintain good growth momentum. (3) I am picking up momentum every single day. (4) The peace movement gained momentum. (5) The sledge gained momentum as it ran down the hill. (6) A falling object gains momentum as it falls. (7) As the rock rolled down the mountainside, it gathered momentum. |
中文例句 | (1) 在比赛的下半场,他们的势头就逐渐减弱。 (2) 我们应继续保持良好的增长势头。 (3) 我现在每天都会获得动力。 (4) 和平运动获得了动力。 (5) 雪橇从山上下冲时动量越来越大。 (6) 下落的物体落下时动量增加。 (7) 石头滚下山时,它的动量增加。 |
vocabulary简明 | Momentum is generally used to mean increasing forward motion. A boulder rolling down a hill gains momentum. So does a great idea, a team on a winning streak, or the economy. |
vocabulary扩展 | To find an object's physical momentum you multiply its mass by its velocity. Determining the momentum of the economy or the latest fad is much more difficult. Used figuratively, momentum implies that, like a boulder rolling down a hill, something with momentum will continue moving forward on its own. If you're running for class president, you might want to build momentum by holding a few rallies, passing out flyers and starting a website. Once you have momentum, your opponents won't be able to stop you. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]势头;冲劲;动力 If a process or movement gains momentum, it keeps developing or happening more quickly and keeps becoming less likely to stop.
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](物理学中的)动量,冲量 In physics, momentum is the mass of a moving object multiplied by its speed in a particular direction. [TECHNICAL 术语] |
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