in someboardgames, achangeof thepositionof one of thepiecesused toplaythegame, or achangeofpositionthat isallowedby therules, or a player'sturnto movetheirpiece:
一步棋；（按规则）棋的可走方法
Ittakesalongtimetolearnall the moves inchess.要学会棋的各种走法需要花很长时间。
It'syourmove.该你走棋了。
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Shesatback for aminutetoponderher next move in thegame.
Mycactusseemsto bebenefitingfromitsmove from thelivingroomto thekitchenwindowsill.
Thecattlehave had a move from thetopfielddown into themeadow, Isee.
"Where have thereferencebooksgone?" "Oh - they've had a move. They're by thedoornow."
Agassi's move to thenetwasperfectlytimed, and he isrewardedwith twomatchpoints.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
General words for movement
betake
budge
budge up
carry
circulate
dad dancing
gangway
kinetic
kinetic energy
libration
locomotion
mill around
motion
movement
pass
round
scoot
seethe
shove
slip
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Board games
movenoun(CHANGE OF PLACE)
C1[C]
anoccasionwhen you go toliveorworkin a differentplace:
搬家；迁移
We've had four moves in threeyears.我们3年里搬了4次家。
More examples
Theyhelpedus withourmove to Norwich.
We have had threeofficemoves in fiveyears.
The move toScotlandwas abigwrenchfor thechildren.
Thefilmfollowsone family's move to Spain.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Changing homes & moving
anti-immigrant
anti-immigration
asylum seeker
deinstitutionalize
diaspora
greener pasturesidiom
immigrant
immigration
migrant
migrate
migration
mover
pasture
relocation
removal
removalist
remover
resettle
settle
stake
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movenoun(ACTION)
C1[C]
anactiontaken toachievesomething:
行动；步骤；措施
Buying thoseshareswas agoodmove.买那些股票是明智之举。
This movetowardsimprovingchildcarefacilitieshas beenwidelywelcomed.这项改善保育设施的措施受到广泛欢迎。
[+ to infinitive]Thecitycouncilismakinga movetoimprovetrafficflowin thecity.市议会正采取措施改善市区交通状况。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
your actions
actionYou should take responsibility for your own actions.
actThis was considered to be an act of war.
thingThat’s the last thing you should be doing if you’re pregnant.
activityNot all of her business activities were scrupulously clean.
moveApplying for that job was a good move.
deedTheir evil deeds must not go unpunished.
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It was ashrewdmove tobuyyourhousejust beforepropertypricesstartedtorise.
Quitting thatjobwas thesmartestmove Ievermade.
Thenewspapermade theboldmove ofpublishingthenamesof the meninvolved.
"Thechildrenare gettingratherbored, so shall we take them to thepark?" "Yes, Ithinkthat would be a good move."
It was abravemove tostandup andquestionthe boss'sfigures, but youcertainlymade himnoticeyou!
Your Honour, wewishto movefordismissalof thecharges.尊敬的法官大人，我们请求驳回这些指控。
moveverb(PASS)
[IorT]polite word
(usedespeciallybydoctorsandnurses) topassthecontentsof thebowelsout of thebody
（尤为医护人员用语）（使）（肠道）排泄粪便
Thedoctoraskedhim if he'd movedhisbowelsthatday.医生问他那天是否排过便。
Idioms
move heaven and earth
move it!
move on to bigger/better things
move with the times
not move a muscle
Phrasal verbs
movesb/sthin
move in onsth/sb
move offsth/on (tosth)
move on
move out
move
noun
uk/muːv/us/muːv/
movenoun(CHANGE OF POSITION)
C2[S]
anactof moving
动；动作；移动
Sheheldthegunto hisheadand said, "One move and you'redead!"她拿着枪对着他的头，说：“动一下你就没命了。”
Ihatethe way mybosswatchesmy everymove(=watcheseverything I do).我讨厌老板总是监视我的一举一动。
[C]
in someboardgames, achangeof thepositionof one of thepiecesused toplaythegame, or achangeofpositionthat isallowedby therules, or a player'sturnto movetheirpiece
一步棋；（按规则）棋的可走方法
Ittakesalongtimetolearnall the moves inchess.要学会棋的各种走法需要花很长时间。
It'syourmove.该你走棋了。
More examples
Shesatback for aminutetoponderher next move in thegame.
Mycactusseemsto bebenefitingfromitsmove from thelivingroomto thekitchenwindowsill.
Thecattlehave had a move from thetopfielddown into themeadow, Isee.
"Where have thereferencebooksgone?" "Oh - they've had a move. They're by thedoornow."
Agassi's move to thenetwasperfectlytimed, and he isrewardedwith twomatchpoints.
movenoun(CHANGE OF PLACE)
C1[C]
anoccasionwhen you go toliveorworkin a differentplace
搬家；迁移
We've had four moves in threeyears.我们3年里搬了4次家。
More examples
Theyhelpedus withourmove to Norwich.
We have had threeofficemoves in fiveyears.
The move toScotlandwas abigwrenchfor thechildren.
Thefilmfollowsone family's move to Spain.
movenoun(ACTION)
C1[C]
anactiontaken toachievesomething
行动；步骤；措施
Buying thoseshareswas agoodmove.买那些股票是明智之举。
This movetowardsimprovingchildcarefacilitieshas beenwidelywelcomed.这项改善保育设施的措施受到广泛欢迎。
[+ to infinitive]Thecitycouncilismakinga movetoimprovetrafficflowin thecity.市议会正采取措施改善市区交通状况。
make the first move
to be the first to takeaction
率先行动
Neithersideseemspreparedto make the first move towardsreachingapeaceagreement.双方似乎都不愿为达成和平协议而率先迈出一步。
informal
tostartaromanticorsexualrelationshipwith someone
（对某人）主动展开追求
She'slikedhim for alongtime, but doesn'twantto make the first move.她喜欢他很长时间了，但不想主动追求他。
More examples
It was ashrewdmove tobuyyourhousejust beforepropertypricesstartedtorise.
Quitting thatjobwas thesmartestmove Ievermade.
Thenewspapermade theboldmove ofpublishingthenamesof the meninvolved.
"Thechildrenare gettingratherbored, so shall we take them to thepark?" "Yes, Ithinkthat would be a good move."
It was abravemove tostandup andquestionthe boss'sfigures, but youcertainlymade himnoticeyou!
Idioms
be on the move
get a move on
make a move
move| Business English
move
verb
uk/muːv/us
[IorT]
to go to a differentplaceinordertoliveorwork, or to make someone do this:
Thecompanyannouncedit would be movingstafffrom Houston to Dallas early nextyear.
move to/into a placeI got apromotionlastyearthatmeantmoving toBrussels.
For manyyearsthetrendhas been forpeopleto move fromruraltourbanareas.
[IorT]
if astore,office,factory, etc. moves, or if someone moves it, itbecomessituatedin anotherplace:
move to/from a placeThe bank'sheadquartershave now moved to Amsterdam.
move offices/headquarters/operationsAirlineoperationsare in theprocessof being moved to Terminal 2.
[IorT]
tochangethejobthat you do, or to make someone do this:
If you're nothappyworkinginyourcurrentteam, we can move you.
move sb to sthAfter only sixmonthsat thefirm, he was moved tosales.
This may include planning a furthermoveto housing offering a greater degree of shelter, or even greater reliance on families.
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By formulating plans in advance, agents can avoid the need down the line to deliberate about their nextmove.
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The two players alternately take new edges, one edge permove.
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Hence, it is difficult to explain why players would conceive of the simultaneousmovegame in sequential terms.
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Perhaps, moreover, a case can be made for saying that philosophical understanding is advanced, not by solving problems head-on, but by moving around them.
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Likewise, conversion-that is, entry to or exit from these communities-is religiously forbidden and socioculturally difficult (unless one physically moves away from the community).
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After the recording and the developing, the hologram was returned to the second holder and moved into the laser beam line.
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A small test flash was first used to center the stimulus over the receptive field by manually moving it to elicit a maximum response.
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The remaining fourteen had moved into private enterprise, mostly with firms specializing in the field of their former ministries.
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The manipulator remains standing still, until the operator begins tomoveit.
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Eachmoveconsists of a jump by one man over one or more other men, the men jumped over being removed from the board.
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At first, themovetowards local evaluation took the form of a type of school-based self-evaluation.
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At times the camera was mounted on moving surfaces, such as trains, trams, ships, or even the subway.
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Whenever an equilibrium force-law is required, it is always essential to establish that the two surfaces have stopped moving before the equilibrium displacements are measured.
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The theoretical debate has moved beyond the subject of interpretation of the past, to the necessity to reflect on archaeology itself.
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Collocationswithmove
move
These are words often used in combination withmove.
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bold move
This wide-ranging study makes aboldmovein this direction.
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decisive move
Modernisation must also mean adecisivemoveaway from the old-fashioned confrontational methods of pay bargaining.
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finishing move
After an enemy has sustained several hits, a finishing move can be used on him/her.
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