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運(yùn)動(dòng);移動(dòng)
Motion is the activity or process of continually changing position or moving from one place to another.
例句
...the laws governing light, sound, and motion...
有關(guān)聲、光和運(yùn)動(dòng)的定律
One group of muscles sets the next group in motion...
一組肌肉帶動(dòng)下一組肌肉運(yùn)動(dòng)。
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行動(dòng);手勢(shì);動(dòng)作
A motion is an action, gesture, or movement.
例句
Cover each part of the body with long sweeping strokes or circular motions...
對(duì)全身每個(gè)部位畫(huà)長(zhǎng)弧線輕撫或做圓圈狀按摩。
He made a neat chopping motion with his hand.
他揮手做了一個(gè)干凈利落的劈砍的動(dòng)作。
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(會(huì)議、辯論或?qū)徟袝r(shí)提出的)動(dòng)議，提議，議案
A motion is a formal proposal or statement in a meeting, debate, or trial, which is discussed and then voted on or decided on.
例句
The conference is now debating the motion and will vote on it shortly...
大會(huì)正在就提議進(jìn)行辯論，稍后將就此表決。
Opposition parties are likely to bring a no-confidence motion against the government...
反對(duì)黨很可能提出對(duì)政府的不信任案。
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VERB
打手勢(shì);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.
例句
She motioned for the locked front doors to be opened...
她示意把鎖著的前門(mén)打開(kāi)。
He stood aside and motioned Don to the door...
他站到一邊并示意唐到門(mén)口去。
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(尤為醫(yī)生、護(hù)士用語(yǔ))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.
例句
Try to make sure your bowel motions are regular and that you avoid any constipation.
盡量保證大便規(guī)律，避免便秘。
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PHRASE
走過(guò)場(chǎng);應(yīng)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.
例句
'You really don't care, do you?' she said quietly. 'You're just going through the motions.'
“你其實(shí)不在意，對(duì)不對(duì)？”她悄聲說(shuō)，“你就是裝裝樣子而已。”
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PHRASE
假裝做;裝裝樣子
If you go through the motions, you pretend to do something by making the movements associated with a particular action.
例句
The sailor went through all the motions smartly...
這個(gè)水手機(jī)靈地走了走過(guò)場(chǎng)。
Actors go through the motions of different types of labor.
演員們假裝從事不同的勞動(dòng)。
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PHRASE
正在發(fā)生;在進(jìn)行中;即將發(fā)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.
例句
His job as England manager begins in earnest now his World Cup campaign is in motion...
現(xiàn)在世界杯足球賽的征戰(zhàn)工作已經(jīng)展開(kāi)，而他作為英格蘭隊(duì)主教練的工作也真正開(kāi)始了。
Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
她那咄咄逼人的尖銳語(yǔ)調(diào)拉開(kāi)了導(dǎo)致她垮臺(tái)的事件的序幕。
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PHRASE
開(kāi)動(dòng);激活;啟動(dòng)
If someone sets the wheels in motion, they take the necessary action to make something start happening.
例句
I have set the wheels in motion to sell Endsleigh Court.
我已著手出售恩德斯勒公館。