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NOUN. 名词1.?[U 不可数名词] 运动Motion is the activity or process of continually changing position or moving from one place to another. 双语例句例： the laws governing light, sound, and motion. 有关光、声和运动的定律。 例： One group of muscles sets the next group in motion. 一组肌肉带动下一组肌肉运动。 2.?[C 可数名词] 动作 , 手势A motion is an action, gesture, or movement. 双语例句例： 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.?[C 可数名词] 动议A motion is a formal proposal or statement in a meeting, debate, or trial, which is discussed and then voted on or decided on. 双语例句例： The conference is now debating the motion and will vote on it shortly. 大会正在讨论这个动议，稍候将就此表决。 例： Opposition parties are likely to bring a no-confidence motion against the government. 反对党可能会对政府提出一项不信任议案。
PHRASE. 习语1.?敷衍了事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. 双语例句例： 'You really don't care, do you?' she said quietly. 'You're just going through the motions.' “你其实并不在意，对吗？”她平静地说。“你只是在敷衍了事。” 例： The startled players went through the motions of the rest of the script. 受了惊吓的表演者敷衍了事地完成了余下的剧情。 例： The Home Office is 'merely going through the motions so that they can come back with a compulsory scheme,' he said. 他说英国内政部“只不过是敷衍了事以便能反过来提出一个强制计划。” 1.?在进行中If a process or event is in motion, it is happening. If it is set in motion, it is happening or beginning to happen. 双语例句例： The current chain of events was set in motion by that kidnapping. 目前的一系列事件都是由那次绑架引发的。 1.?开动If someone sets the wheels in motion, they take the necessary action to make something start happening. 双语例句例： I have set the wheels in motion to sell their Arizona ranch. 我已着手出售他们在亚利桑那州的大农场。
VERB. 动词motions , motioning , motioned 1.?[I 不及物动词] （用手势或头）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. 双语例句例： She motioned for the locked front doors to be opened. 她示意把锁着的前门打开。 例： He stood aside and motioned Don to the door. 他站在一边，示意唐到门口。
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