motion

noun

1. 运动；移动；动
   the act or process of moving or the way sth moves
   1. Newton's laws of motion
      牛顿的运动定律
   2. The swaying motion of the ship was making me feel seasick.
      船身摇摆不定，让我觉得恶心。
   3. Do not alight while the train is still in motion (= moving) .
      列车未停稳时不要下车。
   4. Rub the cream in with a circular motion.
      转着圈将乳霜揉进去。
2. （为传递信息用手或头做的）动作
   a particular movement made usually with your hand or your head, especially to communicate sth
   1. At a single motion of his hand, the room fell silent.
      他手一挥，屋子里便安静了下来。
3. 动议；提议
   a formal proposal that is discussed and voted on at a meeting
   1. to table/put forward a motion
      提出一项动议
   2. to propose a motion (= to be the main speaker in favour of a motion)
      提出动议
   3. The motion was adopted/carried by six votes to one.
      这项提议以六比一的票数通过。
4. 通便；大便
   an act of emptying the bowels ; the waste matter that is emptied from the bowels

verb

1. （以头或手）做动作，示意
   to make a movement, usually with your hand or head to show sb what you want them to do
   1. I motioned to the waiter.
      我向侍者打了个手势。
   2. He motioned for us to follow him.
      他示意我们跟他走。
   3. She motioned him into her office.
      她示意他到她办公室来。

1. N-UNCOUNT 运动;移动
   Motion is the activity or process of continually changing position or moving from one place to another.
   1. ...the laws governing light, sound, and motion...
      有关声、光和运动的定律
   2. One group of muscles sets the next group in motion...
      一组肌肉带动下一组肌肉运动。
   3. 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 行动;手势;动作
   A motion is an action, gesture, or movement.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 (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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. 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 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.
   1. She motioned for the locked front doors to be opened...
      她示意把锁着的前门打开。
   2. He stood aside and motioned Don to the door...
      他站到一边并示意唐到门口去。
   3. I motioned him to join us...
      我示意他加入到我们的队伍中来。
   4. He motioned to her to go behind the screen.
      他示意她走到屏风后面。
5. N-COUNT (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.
   1. 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 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.
   1. '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 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.
   1. The sailor went through all the motions smartly...
      这个水手机灵地走了走过场。
   2. Actors go through the motions of different types of labor.
      演员们假装从事不同的劳动。
9. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 开动;激活;启动
    If someone sets the wheels in motion, they take the necessary action to make something start happening.
    1. I have set the wheels in motion to sell Endsleigh Court.
       我已着手出售恩德斯勒公馆。

1. She made a fanning motion, pretending to cool herself off
   她做了个扇风的动作，假装想让自己凉快一点。
2. The jury watched the tape dozens of times in slow motion and in freeze frame.
   陪审团通过慢放和定格把录像带反复看了许多遍。
3. By measuring the motion of the galaxies in a cluster, astronomers can infer the cluster's mass.
   通过测量星系在一个星系团内的运动，天文学家们可以推定这个星系团的质量。
4. The train jolted into motion
   火车猛地一颠，开动了。
5. One group of muscles sets the next group in motion
   一组肌肉带动下一组肌肉运动。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. She motioned for the locked front doors to be opened
    她示意把锁着的前门打开。
13. He stood aside and motioned Don to the door
    他站到一边并示意唐到门口去。
14. I motioned him to join us
    我示意他加入到我们的队伍中来。
15. 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。
16. '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。”
17. The sailor went through all the motions smartly
    这个水手机灵地走了走过场。
18. Actors go through the motions of different types of labor.
    演员们假装从事不同的劳动。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. I have set the wheels in motion to sell Endsleigh Court.
    我已着手出售恩德斯勒公馆。
22. It was there that I saw my first motion picture.
    我就是在那儿第一次看到电影的。
23. The students passed a motion of no-confidence in the college principal.
    学生们通过了对校长进行不信任投票的动议。
24. Newton proposed that heavenly and terrestrial motion could be unified with the idea of gravity.
    牛顿提出天体和地球的运动可以用万有引力来解释。
25. This can be seen easily with the benefit of slow motion video playback.
    借助于慢镜头的回放，可以很容易地看清楚这个过程。
26. They've tabled a motion criticising the Government for doing nothing about the problem.
    他们提交了一项动议，批评政府在该问题上无所作为。
27. Giles set in motion a train of events which would culminate in tragedy.
    贾尔斯触发了随后的一系列事件，这些事件最终将以悲剧收场。
28. The Congress voted down a motion to change the union's structure
    国会投票否决了改变工会结构的动议。
29. The motion was adopted [ carried].
    通过了这项动议。
30. The motion was adopted.
    提案通过了。

  motion move movement【导航词义：运动，移动】

  motion n. 运动；移动方式

〔辨析〕指某人或某物运动的过程或方式。

  move n. 移动，活动

〔辨析〕指朝某一方向的移动，通常用单数。

  movement n. 运动

〔辨析〕多指某人或某物位置的变化。

n.

go through the motions (of doing sth)

• 做姿态；走过场
  to do or say sth because you have to, not because you really want to

set/put sth in motion

• 让…动起来
  to start sth moving
  1. They set the machinery in motion.
     他们将机器开动起来。
  2. The wheels of change have been set in motion.
     变革的车轮已经开始运转。

noun

1. the act of changing location from one place to another
   1. police controlled the motion of the crowd
   2. the movement of people from the farms to the cities
   3. his move put him directly in my path

   Synonym:    movementmove

2. a change of position that does not entail a change of location
   1. the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
   2. movement is a sign of life
   3. an impatient move of his hand
   4. gastrointestinal motility

   Synonym:    movementmovemotility

3. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

   Synonym:    gesture

4. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
   1. he made a motion to adjourn
   2. she called for the question

   Synonym:    question

5. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

   Synonym:    movement

6. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
   1. the cinema relies on apparent motion
   2. the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement

   Synonym:    apparent motionapparent movementmovement

7. a state of change
   1. they were in a state of steady motion

verb

1. show, express or direct through movement
   1. He gestured his desire to leave

   Synonym:    gesticulategesture