剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - motion
motion
[UK]/'məʊ.ʃən/ [US]/'moʊ-/
noun
MOVEMENT 移动
I [C or U]
* the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement
动；运动；移动
1. The violent motion of the ship upset his stomach.
船的剧烈摇晃使他的胃很不舒服。
2. He rocked the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion.
他轻轻地前后晃动摇篮。
3. They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen).
他们用慢动作又播了一次进球画面。
[C] UK
* a polite way of referring to the process of excretion of solid waste, or the waste itself
排便，大便，粪便（委婉语）
1. The nurse asked if her motions were regular.
护士问她排便是否正常。
[UK]/'məʊ.ʃən/ [US]/'moʊ-/
noun
SUGGESTION 建议
[C]
* a formal suggestion made, discussed and voted on at a meeting
（会议中正式提出准备表决的）提议，动议
1. [+ to infinitive] Someone proposed a motion to increase the membership fee to £500 a year.
有人提议将会费增加至每年500英镑。
2. The motion was accepted/passed/defeated/rejected.
提议获得接受／获得通过／被驳倒／遭到否决。
[UK]/'məʊ.ʃən/ [US]/'moʊ-/
noun
go through the motions informal disapproving
* to do something without thinking it is very important or having much interest in it
装装样子；敷衍了事
1. He says he's been investigating my complaint, but I feel he's just going through the motions.
他说他一直在调查我的投诉，可我觉得他只是在敷衍了事。
[UK]/'məʊ.ʃən/ [US]/'moʊ-/
noun
put/set sth in motion
* to start a machine or process
使…开始运转，启动
1. Once the printing processes have been put in motion, they're not so easy to stop.
印刷程式一旦开始，就不容易停下来。
2. We wrote to the passport office to set the whole process in motion.
我们写信到护照办公室启动一整套程式。
[UK]/'məʊ.ʃən/ [US]/'moʊ-/
verb [I or T] [usually + adv/prep]
* to make a signal to someone, usually with your hand or head
做手势；点（或摇）头示意
1. I saw him motion to the man at the door, who quietly left.
我看到他向门口的人示意，那人便悄然离开了。
2. Her attendants all gathered round her, but she motioned them away.
随从都围到她身边，但她示意他们离开。
3. [+ obj + to infinitive] He motioned me to sit down.
他示意叫我坐下。
[UK]/'məʊ.ʃən/ [US]/'moʊ-/
noun
MOVEMENT 移动
I [C or U]
* the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement
动；运动；移动
1. The violent motion of the ship upset his stomach.
船的剧烈摇晃使他的胃很不舒服。
2. He rocked the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion.
他轻轻地前后晃动摇篮。
3. They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen).
他们用慢动作又播了一次进球画面。
[C] UK
* a polite way of referring to the process of excretion of solid waste, or the waste itself
排便，大便，粪便（委婉语）
1. The nurse asked if her motions were regular.
护士问她排便是否正常。
[UK]/'məʊ.ʃən/ [US]/'moʊ-/
noun
SUGGESTION 建议
[C]
* a formal suggestion made, discussed and voted on at a meeting
（会议中正式提出准备表决的）提议，动议
1. [+ to infinitive] Someone proposed a motion to increase the membership fee to £500 a year.
有人提议将会费增加至每年500英镑。
2. The motion was accepted/passed/defeated/rejected.
提议获得接受／获得通过／被驳倒／遭到否决。
[UK]/'məʊ.ʃən/ [US]/'moʊ-/
noun
go through the motions informal disapproving
* to do something without thinking it is very important or having much interest in it
装装样子；敷衍了事
1. He says he's been investigating my complaint, but I feel he's just going through the motions.
他说他一直在调查我的投诉，可我觉得他只是在敷衍了事。
[UK]/'məʊ.ʃən/ [US]/'moʊ-/
noun
put/set sth in motion
* to start a machine or process
使…开始运转，启动
1. Once the printing processes have been put in motion, they're not so easy to stop.
印刷程式一旦开始，就不容易停下来。
2. We wrote to the passport office to set the whole process in motion.
我们写信到护照办公室启动一整套程式。
[UK]/'məʊ.ʃən/ [US]/'moʊ-/
verb [I or T] [usually + adv/prep]
* to make a signal to someone, usually with your hand or head
做手势；点（或摇）头示意
1. I saw him motion to the man at the door, who quietly left.
我看到他向门口的人示意，那人便悄然离开了。
2. Her attendants all gathered round her, but she motioned them away.
随从都围到她身边，但她示意他们离开。
3. [+ obj + to infinitive] He motioned me to sit down.
他示意叫我坐下。