motor
noun[C]
uk/ˈməʊ.tər/us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/motornoun[C](DEVICE)
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adevicethatchangeselectricityorfuelintomovementand makes amachinework:
发动机,引擎;电动机,马达Thepumpispoweredby asmallelectricmotor.这个泵是由一台小电机提供动力的。
Ourwashingmachineneedsa new motor.我们的洗衣机需要换个新电动机。
mainlyUSAcarstoodby thecurb,itsmotor(=engine)running.一辆车停在路缘,发动机还开着。
Compare
engine
- I took the motoraparttoseehow itworked.
- Dustparticlesmust have got into the motor, which is why it isn'tworkingproperly.
- Thestartermotor wasplayingup again.
- Itlookslike thestartermotor on thecarhasburnedout.
- This newcarisseenas thegreatwhitehopeof the British motorindustry.
Machines - Engines & motors
- clockwork
- electromotive
- engine
- exhaust
- multi-engine
- power-assisted
- servomechanism
- servomotor
- sprocket
- starter motor
- steam engine
- traction engine
- treadle
- turbo
- work
- workings
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The engine & engine parts
motornoun[C](CAR)
mainlyUKold-fashioned
acar:
汽车Do youknowanyone who'slookingfor asecond-handmotor?你知道有谁想要买二手车吗?
Cars
- 4×4
- all-wheel drive
- artic
- automobile
- banger
- beetle
- black cab
- classic car
- crock
- Jeep
- Merc
- Mk
- roadster
- sport utility vehicle
- station wagon
- stock car
- supercar
- town car
- tuktuk
- turbo
motor
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈməʊ.tər/us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/motoradjective[before noun](CAR)
mainlyUK
connectedwithcarsor othervehiclesthat haveenginesand useroads:
汽车的This has been adifficultyearfor the motorindustry/trade.今年是汽车工业/贸易不景气的一年。
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Cars
- 4×4
- all-wheel drive
- artic
- automobile
- banger
- beetle
- black cab
- classic car
- crock
- Jeep
- Merc
- Mk
- roadster
- sport utility vehicle
- station wagon
- stock car
- supercar
- town car
- tuktuk
- turbo
motoradjective[before noun](MUSCLES)
biologyspecialized
relatingtomusclesthatproducemovement, or thenervesandpartsof thebrainthatcontrolthesemuscles:
肌肉运动的;运动神经的He haspoormotorcontrol/functions.他的运动神经的控制力/功能较差。
Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- adenoid
- agonist
- gracilis
- grey matter
- groove
- gyrus
- hallucis
- oxytocin
- papilla
- papillary
- parietal
- pecten
- vesica
- vesical
- vesicle
- vestibular
- vestibule
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Relating to particular parts of the body
motor
verb[I]
uk/ˈməʊ.tər/us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/informal
tomoveorincreaseveryquickly:
快速移动;迅速增加Shares have motoredaheadasprofitshaverisen.随着利润上升,股票迅速升值。
UKold-fashioned
todrive:
驾驶汽车I was just motoringalong,mindingmy ownbusiness, whensuddenlyI wasstoppedby thepolice.我正开着车,想着自己的事,突然被警察拦住了。
Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
- accelerant
- accelerate
- accelerating
- acceleration
- catch
- catch(someone)up
- dampener
- foot
- gas
- gun
- non-accelerating
- quicken
- retard
- retardation
- self-accelerating
- slow
- step on the gasidiom
- throttle(something)back/down
- upshift
- upshifting
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