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motor

noun
 
/ˈməʊtə(r)/
/ˈməʊtər/
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  1.  
     a device that uses electricity, petrol, etc. to produce movement and makes a machine, a vehicle, a boat, etc. work发动机；马达
    • An electric motor is used to pump the water.电动机用于抽水。
    • Batteries power the motor.电池为电动机供电。
    • He started the motor.他启动了发动机。
    • Diesel engines drive six electric motors.柴油机驱动六台电动机。
    see also outboard motor
    Extra Examples
    • A powerful motor drives the mill wheel.水车轮由一个大功率发动机驱动。
    • One of the wheels is fitted with an electric motor.其中一只轮子安装了电动机。
    • An electric current drives motors located under the floor.电流驱动位于地板下方的电动机。
    • She left the motor running.她让电动机运转。
    • Electricity powers hydraulic motors that compress these bales.电力驱动压缩这些捆的液压马达。
    • small motors for toys and clocks玩具和钟表的小型马达
    • a circular saw with a fan-cooled motor带有风扇冷却马达的圆锯
    • The car has a faulty starter motor.汽车的起动马达故障。
    • When you turn the ignition key, the starter motor spins the engine.当您转动点火钥匙时，起动马达使发动机旋转。
    Topics Engineeringb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • powerful
    • small
    • …
    verb + motor
    • start
    • turn on
    • turn off
    • …
    motor + verb
    • run
    • work
    • drive something
    • …
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  2. a source of power, energy or movement汽车
    • Consumer spending has been the motor of economic growth.消费者支出一直是经济增长的动力。
    • Women are the motors of change in politics and the economy.妇女是政治和经济变革的动力。
  3. (British English, old-fashioned or humorous) a car汽车
    • He uses the motor for local shopping trips.他使用电动机进行本地购物旅行。
    • I'm so rich now I can buy a shiny new motor!我现在很有钱，我可以买闪亮的新马达！
    Extra Examples
    • It was his birthday so he drove the motor around Pudong all night.那是他的生日，所以他整晚都在浦东开车。
    • Seems funny that my dodgy old motor has become a classic car.我那狡猾的老式汽车已成为老爷车，这似乎很有趣。
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person who imparts motion): from Latin, literally ‘mover’, based on movere ‘to move’. The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 19th cent.

motor

adjective
 
/ˈməʊtə(r)/
/ˈməʊtər/
[only before noun]
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  1.  
     having an engine; using the power of an engine有引擎的；由发动机推动的
    • The street is closed to motor vehicles.这条街禁止机动车通行。
  2.  
     (especially British English) connected with vehicles that have engines机动车的；汽车的
    • Europe's motor industry faces international competition.欧洲的汽车工业面临国际竞争。
    • I like all forms of motor sports.我喜欢各种形式的赛车运动。
    • a motor accident机动车事故
    • motor insurance汽车保险
    • motor fuel汽车燃料
  3. (specialist) connected with movement of the body that is produced by muscles; connected with the nerves that control movement肌肉运动的；运动神经的
    • uncoordinated motor activity不协调的肌肉运动
    • Both motor and sensory functions are affected.运动功能和感觉功能都受到影响。
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person who imparts motion): from Latin, literally ‘mover’, based on movere ‘to move’. The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 19th cent.

motor

verb
/ˈməʊtə(r)/
/ˈməʊtər/
 [intransitive] (British English, old-fashioned)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they motor
/ˈməʊtə(r)/
/ˈməʊtər/
he / she / it motors
/ˈməʊtəz/
/ˈməʊtərz/
past simple motored
/ˈməʊtəd/
/ˈməʊtərd/
past participle motored
/ˈməʊtəd/
/ˈməʊtərd/
-ing form motoring
/ˈməʊtərɪŋ/
/ˈməʊtərɪŋ/
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  1. + adv./prep. to travel by car, especially for pleasure乘车旅行；驾车旅行
    • We motored down to Oxford for the day.那天我们开车去了牛津。
    Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
    Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person who imparts motion): from Latin, literally ‘mover’, based on movere ‘to move’. The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 19th cent.

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