momentum
noun[U]
uk/məˈmen.təm/us/məˈmen.t̬əm/C2physicsspecialized
theforcethatkeepsanobjectmoving:
Once youpushit, itkeepsgoingunderitsown momentum.一旦你推动了它,它就会在自己的动量作用下持续运动。
Thespacecraftwillflyaround theearthtogain/gathermomentum foritstriptoJupiter.航天器将绕着地球飞行以获取飞向木星所需的动力。
thequalitythatkeepsaneventdevelopingor makingprogressafter it hasstarted:
Theplaylosesmomentum(=becomeslessinteresting,energetic, etc.)byitshalfwaystage.这部戏演到一半时就没了看头。
In anattempttogivenew momentum totheirplans, thecommitteeset adateforstartingdetaileddiscussions.为了给他们的计划赋予新的动力,委员会确定了开始讨论细节的日期。
- We got up thehillthroughsheermomentum.
- Thecampaignhas beengainingmomentumeversince thetelevisionappeal.
- Opposition to thetaxhas beengainingmomentum.
- Thecampaignfor anelectedmayorseemsto havelostmomentum.
Physics: particular theories & concepts
- aphelion
- azimuth
- chaos theory
- cryogenics
- dark matter
- Doppler effect
- dynamics
- element
- kinetics
- libration
- particle physics
- perigee
- perihelion
- Planck's constant
- quantum
- refraction
- relativity
- space-time
- string theory
- wormhole
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