motor

英 [ˈməʊtə(r)]

美 [ˈmoʊtər]

n.  发动机; 马达; 汽车
adj.  有引擎的; 由发动机推动的; 机动车的; 汽车的; 肌肉运动的; 运动神经的
v.  乘车旅行; 驾车旅行

复数：motors　过去式：motored　第三人称单数：motors　现在分词：motoring　过去分词：motored　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1895 / COCA.3138

牛津词典

noun

adj.

有引擎的；由发动机推动的
having an engine; using the power of an engine
1. motor vehicles
  机动车辆
机动车的；汽车的
connected with vehicles that have engines
1. the motor industry/trade
  汽车工业 / 贸易
2. a motor accident
  机动车事故
3. motor insurance
  汽车保险
4. motor fuel
  汽车燃料
肌肉运动的；运动神经的
connected with movement of the body that is produced by muscles; connected with the nerves that control movement
1. uncoordinated motor activity
  不协调的肌肉运动
2. Both motor and sensory functions are affected.
  运动功能和感觉功能都受到影响。

verb

N-COUNT 发动机;引擎
Themotorin a machine, vehicle, or boat is the part that uses electricity or fuel to produce movement, so that the machine, vehicle, or boat can work.
1. She got in and started the motor.
  她坐上车，发动了引擎。
ADJ 机动的;由发动机驱动的
Motorvehicles and boats have a petrol or diesel engine.
1. Theft of motor vehicles is up by 15.9%.
  机动车辆偷盗案上升了15.9%。
ADJ 汽车的;车辆的
Motoris used to describe activities relating to vehicles such as cars and buses.
1. ...the future of the British motor industry...
  英国汽车工业的未来
2. He worked as a motor mechanic.
  他是一名汽车修理工。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 automotive, automobile

汽车;轿车
Some people refer to a car as amotor.
VERB 自驾游览;乘汽车旅行
If youmotorsomewhere, you travel there in a car, usually for pleasure.
1. I had motored down from Cheshire.
  我从柴郡一路南下开过来。
VERB 使用发动机驾驶帆船
If people in a small sailing boatmotorsomewhere, they use the boat's motor rather than the power of the wind to get there.
1. Restarting the engine, we motored downriver.
  我们重新启动马达，沿河而下。
See also:motoring outboard motor

noun

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
a nonspecific agent that imparts motion
1. happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action

verb

travel or be transported in a vehicle
1. We drove to the university every morning
2. They motored to London for the theater
Synonym:drive

adj

causing or able to cause motion
1. a motive force
2. motive power
3. motor energy
Synonym:motive(a)

Blind children tend to be more passive in this area of motor development than sighted children.
失明的孩子在动作发展的这一方面往往比不失明的孩子更加被动。
She got in and started the motor.
她坐上车，发动了引擎。
Adhering to the new rules meant inflicting serious damage on motor racing.
遵守新的规定就意味着赛车比赛将遭受严重影响。
Many of the potholes are a danger even to motor vehicles, never mind cyclists.
许多坑洼处甚至给机动车都带来了危险，更别提骑自行车的人了。
Williams is obsessive about motor racing
威廉斯对赛车到了痴迷的程度。
The turning disc is connected by a drive belt to an electric motor.
转盘由一根传动带与电机相连。
The company has been hammered by the downturn in the construction and motor industries.
公司因建筑和汽车行业的衰退而受到了冲击。
It's very difficult being a woman in motor racing.
做一名女赛车手很不容易。
They insisted on it that the motor should be repaired as soon as possible.
他们坚持电[发]动机应当尽快修理。
A must is a visit to the fascinating and world-renowned Motor Museum.
一定要去参观一下那个举世闻名且精彩有趣的汽车博物馆。