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motion n.移动；动作；打手势；示意；提议；大便v.示意；运动；向 ... 打手势 (1) 该物体已不处於运动状态.(2) 影片的一些部分以慢动作重放。(3) 他招手示意要我坐下。(4) 会议以多数通过了这项提议。(5) 他打开了门，招手让我进去。(6) 他向侍者示意。(7) 他用手指指堆在旧上的那堆钞票。(8) 他向侍者示意。 When motion is used as a noun, it describes movement, like the motion that propels a car from one end of the highway to another. When used as a verb, motion means to signal or direct. "A restaurant patron will motion to the server when he's ready for the check." Someone who is just "going through the motions" doesn't have to move at all, because they're just pretending.

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英 ['məʊʃn] 美 ['moʊʃn] (1) The object is no longer in motion.(2) Parts of the film were shown again in slow motion.(3) He made a motion with his hand to make me sit down.(4) The meeting carried the motion by a large majority.(5) He opened the door and motioned me to come in.(6) He motioned to the waiter.(7) He motioned to the notes stacked on the table.(8) He motioned to the waiter. Motion is the way things get from place to place. The ball rolling down a hill is in motion, and as Isaac Newton once proved, it will remain in motion until it hits a wall or something else that makes it stop. 1[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。2[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。4[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。5[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 movement6See also:slow motion；time and motion；  7[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。”8[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。9[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。10[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。

英语单词	motion
英美音标	英 ['məʊʃn] 美 ['moʊʃn]
中文释义	n.移动；动作；打手势；示意；提议；大便 v.示意；运动；向 ... 打手势
英语例句	(1) The object is no longer in motion. (2) Parts of the film were shown again in slow motion. (3) He made a motion with his hand to make me sit down. (4) The meeting carried the motion by a large majority. (5) He opened the door and motioned me to come in. (6) He motioned to the waiter. (7) He motioned to the notes stacked on the table. (8) He motioned to the waiter.
中文例句	(1) 该物体已不处於运动状态. (2) 影片的一些部分以慢动作重放。 (3) 他招手示意要我坐下。 (4) 会议以多数通过了这项提议。 (5) 他打开了门，招手让我进去。 (6) 他向侍者示意。 (7) 他用手指指堆在旧上的那堆钞票。 (8) 他向侍者示意。
vocabulary简明	Motion is the way things get from place to place. The ball rolling down a hill is in motion, and as Isaac Newton once proved, it will remain in motion until it hits a wall or something else that makes it stop.
vocabulary扩展	When motion is used as a noun, it describes movement, like the motion that propels a car from one end of the highway to another. When used as a verb, motion means to signal or direct. "A restaurant patron will motion to the server when he's ready for the check." Someone who is just "going through the motions" doesn't have to move at all, because they're just pretending.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 4 [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。 5 [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 6 See also:slow motion ；time and motion ； 7 [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。” 8 [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。 9 [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。 10 [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。

Motion [V Motioned N Ed Phrase 短语 Make