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運動;移動
Motion is the activity or process of continually changing position or moving from one place to another.
例句
...the laws governing light, sound, and motion...
有關聲、光和運動的定律
One group of muscles sets the next group in motion...
一組肌肉帶動下一組肌肉運動。
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行動;手勢;動作
A motion is an action, gesture, or movement.
例句
Cover each part of the body with long sweeping strokes or circular motions...
對全身每個部位畫長弧線輕撫或做圓圈狀按摩。
He made a neat chopping motion with his hand.
他揮手做了一個干凈利落的劈砍的動作。
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(會議、辯論或審判時提出的)動議，提議，議案
A motion is a formal proposal or statement in a meeting, debate, or trial, which is discussed and then voted on or decided on.
例句
The conference is now debating the motion and will vote on it shortly...
大會正在就提議進行辯論，稍后將就此表決。
Opposition parties are likely to bring a no-confidence motion against the government...
反對黨很可能提出對政府的不信任案。
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VERB
打手勢;示意
If you motion to someone, you move your hand or head as a way of telling them to do something or telling them where to go.
例句
She motioned for the locked front doors to be opened...
她示意把鎖著的前門打開。
He stood aside and motioned Don to the door...
他站到一邊并示意唐到門口去。
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(尤為醫生、護士用語)排便，大便
Some people, especially doctors or nurses, use motion as a polite way of referring to a person's act of defecation or the faeces produced.
例句
Try to make sure your bowel motions are regular and that you avoid any constipation.
盡量保證大便規律，避免便秘。
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PHRASE
走過場;應付差事
If you say that someone is going through the motions, you think they are only saying or doing something because it is expected of them without being interested, enthusiastic, or sympathetic.
例句
'You really don't care, do you?' she said quietly. 'You're just going through the motions.'
“你其實不在意，對不對？”她悄聲說，“你就是裝裝樣子而已。”
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PHRASE
假裝做;裝裝樣子
If you go through the motions, you pretend to do something by making the movements associated with a particular action.
例句
The sailor went through all the motions smartly...
這個水手機靈地走了走過場。
Actors go through the motions of different types of labor.
演員們假裝從事不同的勞動。
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PHRASE
正在發生;在進行中;即將發生
If a process or event is in motion, it is happening. If it is set in motion, it is happening or beginning to happen.
例句
His job as England manager begins in earnest now his World Cup campaign is in motion...
現在世界杯足球賽的征戰工作已經展開，而他作為英格蘭隊主教練的工作也真正開始了。
Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
她那咄咄逼人的尖銳語調拉開了導致她垮臺的事件的序幕。
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PHRASE
開動;激活;啟動
If someone sets the wheels in motion, they take the necessary action to make something start happening.
例句
I have set the wheels in motion to sell Endsleigh Court.
我已著手出售恩德斯勒公館。