move

Word family noun move movement removal remover mover movabilitymovablenessmovelessnessmoving staircaseadjective movable unmoved moving movelessverb move remove adverb movingly movablymovelessly

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move1 /muːv/ S1 W1 verb

1 change place 改变地方 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONMOVE something OR somebody to change from one place or position to another, or to make something do this （使）改变位置，（使）移动，搬动

Please keep the doors closed while the train is moving.

火车行驶时请保持车门关闭。

‘Come on, ’ Sue said. No one moved.

“来吧。”休说。但没有人动。

Could you move your car, please? It’s blocking the road.

你能把车挪一下吗？挡着路了。

move quickly/slowly/steadily etc

The plane moved slowly along the runway, then stopped.

飞机沿着跑道慢慢滑行，然后停了下来。

move away/out/to/towards etc

He moved closer to her.

他走近她。

Becca moved down the steps and into the yard.

贝卡走下台阶，来到院子里。

move about/around

I could hear someone moving around upstairs.

我听到有人在楼上来回走动。

The bar was so crowded you could hardly move.

酒吧很挤，人都难以挪动。

At Christmas, you couldn’t move for toys in this house (=there were a lot of toys).

圣诞节的时候，这房子里玩具多得让人都挪不开步。

Paul couldn’t move a muscle (=could not move at all) he was so scared.

保罗动弹不得——他吓坏了。

2 new house/office 新房子/新办公室 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRY if a person or company moves, or if you move them, they go to live or work in a different place 搬家；搬迁；迁移

We’ve moved seven or eight times in the last five years.

在过去五年里我们搬了七八次家。

move to/into/from

When are you moving to Memphis?

你什么时候搬到孟菲斯去？

They’ve moved into bigger offices in London.

他们已搬往伦敦更大的办公室。

move somebody to/into/from etc something

He had to move his mother into a nursing home.

他不得不让他母亲住进一家养老院。

The company is moving its sales center downtown.

公司正在把销售中心搬往商业区。

move house/home British EnglishBrE (=go to live in a different house) 搬家

My parents kept moving house because of my dad’s job.

因爸爸工作的缘故，我父母不断地搬家。

3 change opinion etc 改变看法等

a) [intransitiveI] to change from one opinion or way of thinking to another 改变看法 SYN shift

Neither side is willing to move on the issue of territory.

双方都不愿意在领土问题上让步。

move towards/away from

The two political parties have moved closer towards each other in recent months.

这两个政党在最近几个月里过从甚密。

At this stage, children move further away from the influence of their parents, and depend more on their friends.

在这个阶段，儿童进一步脱离父母的影响，更多地依赖朋友了。

b) [transitiveT] to persuade someone to change their opinion 说服〔某人〕改变看法

She won’t be moved – it doesn’t matter what you say to her.

她是劝不动的——不管你对她说什么。

4 progress 进展 [intransitiveI]PROGRESS to make progress in a particular way or at a particular rate 进展，前进；发展

Things moved quickly once the contract was signed.

合同一签，事情进展就很快了。

The negotiations seem to be moving in the right direction.

谈判好像正在朝着正确的方向发展。

get/keep things moving

The plan should boost employment and get things moving in the economy.

这个计划应该能够促进就业，推动经济的发展。

5 take action 采取行动 [intransitiveI]DEAL WITH to start taking action, especially in order to achieve something or deal with a problem 行动起来；采取行动

move on/against

The governor has yet to move on any of the recommendations in the report.

州长对于报告中的建议尚未有所行动。

move fast/quickly/swiftly

You’ll have to move fast if you want to get a place on the course.

要想报上这门课程，你得赶快行动。

6 change job/class etc 换工作/班级等 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER to change to a different job, class etc, or to make someone change to a different job, class etc （使）变换〔工作、班级等〕 SYN transfer

move somebody to/into/from something

Several students were moved from the beginners’ class into the intermediate one.

一些学生从初级班被转到中级班。

He spent five years at KLP, before moving to IMed as a manager.

他在KLP公司工作了五年，然后跳到IMed公司做经理。

7 emotion 情感 [transitiveT]SYMPATHIZE to make someone feel strong emotions, especially of sadness or sympathy 打动，使感动

be deeply/genuinely/profoundly moved

Russell was deeply moved by what he heard.

拉塞尔被他所听到的事情深深感动了。

His speech moved the audience to tears.

他的演讲让听众感动得落泪。

→ moving(1)

8 cause SB to do STH 使某人做某事 [transitiveT] to cause someone to do something 促使

move somebody to do something

Seeing her there had moved him to think about the time they had together.

在那儿见到她使他想起他们在一起的时光。

be/feel moved to do something

I have never before felt moved to write, but I feel I must protest.

以前我从未想过要写点什么，但现在我觉得我必须提笔抗议了。

9 time/order 时间/顺序 [transitiveT]CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER to change the time or order of something 变更，改变；转变

move something to/from something

Could we move the meeting to Thursday?

我们能把会议改到周四吗？

10 change subject 改变话题 [intransitiveI]CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER to start talking or writing about a different subject 改变话题

move away from/off/to etc

We seem to be moving away from the main point of the discussion.

我们好像偏离讨论的要点了。

→ move on

11 get moving HURRY (also move it) spoken used to tell someone to hurry 马上行动，快点开始

Come on, get moving or you’ll be late for school.

好了，快点，否则你上学要迟到了。

Examples from the Corpus

get moving• Anurag Singh took a little longer to get moving.• Mr Fineman says that Darden has the financial muscle to hurt its competitors -- if the company ever gets moving.• The kids were still there urging Forrest to get moving.• This seemed like a good idea until we got moving.• You're here to work, so get moving.• He would have to get moving before reinforcements arrived.• Alan promises to get moving, but Jody hears nothing for several days.• We'd better get moving if we don't want to miss the start of the movie.• And you'd better get moving if you're going to meet the deadline.

12 it’s time I was moving/we ought to get moving etc spokenGOLEAVE A PLACE used to say that you need to leave or go somewhere 我/我们等该走了

I think it’s time we were moving.

我想我们该走了。

I ought to get moving – I have to be up early tomorrow.

我该走了——我明天得早起。

13. games 游戏 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DGB to change the position of one of the objects used to play a game such as chess 移动（棋子），走（棋）

14 at a meeting 在会上 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] formalBBPG to officially make a proposal at a meeting 提议，提出（动议）

move that

The chairman moves that the meeting be adjourned.

主席提议休会。

move to do something

I move to approve the minutes as read.

我提议确认宣读的会议记录。

move an amendment British EnglishBrE (=suggest a change) 提出一项修正案

They want to move an amendment to the bill.

他们想提议修正该法案。

15 go fast 快速行进 [intransitiveI] informalFAST/QUICK to travel very fast 快速行进，飞驰

This car can really move!

这辆汽车能跑得飞快！

16 be bought 被购买 [intransitiveI]BBTSELL if things of a particular kind are moving, they are being bought, especially at a particular rate 〔尤指按某一速度〕出售，脱手

The highest-priced homes are still moving slowly.

高价房仍然卖得很慢。

17 move with the times CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto change the way you think and behave, as society changes 与时俱进；顺应时代[潮流]

If the resorts want to keep attracting tourists, they need to move with the times.

这些度假胜地要想不断吸引游客就得顺应潮流。

Examples from the Corpus

move with the times• But even Rolls-Royce must be seen to be moving with the times.• Hugh Puddephat, she discovered, had certainly moved with the times.• Male speaker We've got to move with the times.• Still, I suppose we must move with the times.• They haven't moved with the times, and nor, perhaps, could they.• Mrs Bottomley told them the health service had to move with the times and some closures were inevitable.• Nowadays, he said, prisons had moved with the times like everything else.• You move with the times, or you fail, in this business.

18 move in ... circles/society/world SOCIALIZEto spend a lot of time with a particular type of people and know them well 与某一群体/社会/圈子的人交往

She spent time in England, where she moved in high society.

她在英格兰待过，在那里与上层社会人士交往。

Examples from the Corpus

move in ... circles/society/world• As if they would move in the same circles.• It was a pleasing thought, that I might soon be moving in more exalted circles.• We move in the same circles.• Tanya insists on moving in many circles and, above all, on thinking for herself.• He moved in exalted circles - and was ambitious for greater things.• I thought I could move in the world of all possible lights, and breathe, breathe, breathe.• ACCORDING to acquaintances who move in the twilight world of Private Eye, the satirical magazine is hoping for a Conservative victory.• In the 1980s there has been a general move in museum education circles towards active learning experiences on site.

→ move the goalposts at goalpost(2), → move in for the kill at kill2(2), → move heaven and earth at heaven(9), → when the spirit moves you at spirit1(15)

n Grammar

Move belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.

You can say:

They moved the store to bigger premises.

In this sentence, ‘the store’ is the object of move.

You can say:

The store moved to bigger premises.

In this sentence, ‘the store’ is the subject of move.

THESAURUS

move to go to a different place, or change the position of your body （使）移动，（使）改变位置

Sarah moved away from the window.

萨拉离开窗边。

Every time I move I get a pain in my left shoulder.

我一动左肩就痛。

sway to move slowly from one side to the other 〔缓缓地〕摇摆

The branches swayed in the wind.

树枝在风中摇曳。

Donny swayed drunkenly as he walked back to his car.

多尼醉得摇摇晃晃走回到自己的车旁边。

rock to move repeatedly from one side to another, with small gentle movements 轻摇，来回轻摆

He rocked backward and forward in his chair.

他坐在椅子上前后摇晃。

The boat rocked from side to side with the waves.

小船随着波浪左右摇晃。

wobble to move unsteadily from side to side 〔不稳地〕摇晃

The bike wobbled a bit, but she soon got it under control.

自行车摇晃了一下，但她很快就稳住了。

fidget to keep moving or playing with your fingers, hands, feet etc, because you are bored or nervous 〔手指、手脚等因无聊、紧张等〕乱动；坐立不安

Diana fidgeted nervously with her pencil.

黛安娜不安地摆弄着铅笔。

squirm to make very small movements from side to side with your body, especially because you feel uncomfortable 〔尤因不舒服〕扭动

By the end of the hour, most of the children were squirming in their seats.

一小时快过去时，大多数孩子在座位上扭来扭去。

wriggle to make small movements from side to side, especially in order to get into or out of something 〔尤为了进出或挣脱〕扭动

The dog wriggled under the fence and escaped into the street.

那条狗扭动身体钻过篱笆，逃到大街上。

She managed to wriggle into the dress, but it was much too tight.

她扭着身子穿上裙子，但实在太紧了。

twitch if part of your body twitches, it makes small movements that you cannot control 〔身体某部位无法控制地〕抽搐，抽动

A muscle on Yang’s face twitched.

杨脸上的一块肌肉抽动了一下。

stir written to make a movement – used especially when describing a situation in which no one moves, or someone wakes up 移动；惊动；（被）唤醒

In the village a dog barked but no one stirred.

村里一条狗叫了起来，但没人被吵醒。

The sleeping child stirred and opened her eyes.

那睡梦中的孩子动了动身子，睁开眼睛。

budge to move – used when you are trying hard to make something move, often without success （使）移动，（用力）推动〔常不成功〕

The piano wouldn’t budge.

钢琴纹丝不动。

nto move to a different house, office etc

move to move to a different house, office etc

They’ve moved back to Santiago.

My brother’s helping us move house.

relocate to move to a different place – used about companies, organizations, and people who work for them

NATO’s main headquarters relocated to Brussels.

Klein is relocating to London to head up the investment banking team.

nnot moving

still not moving – use this especially about people who are not moving, or about places where there is no wind

There was no wind and the trees were completely still.

Keep still while I tie your shoes.

stationary not moving – use this about cars, trains, or objects

The truck swerved and hit a stationary vehicle.

immobile not moving or not able to move, especially because of fear or tiredness

As the disease progressed, she became increasingly immobile.

motionless completely still – used especially in literature

Kemp sat motionless as the verdict was read.

calm not moving because there is no wind – use this about air and water

The lake was calm.

be at a standstill if traffic is at a standstill it is not moving

Traffic was at a standstill on the motorway.

PHRASAL VERBS

19 move along phrasal verbphr v

a) if a process or situation is moving along, or if you move it along, it continues and makes progress （使）进展

Construction of the bridge is moving along.

桥梁施工正在继续。

move something along

I hope we can move things along and get the negotiations going again.

我希望我们能推动一下，使谈判重新启动。

b) move somebody ↔ along to officially order someone to leave a public place 命令某人离开〔公共场所〕

A queue formed by the gates, and a policeman tried to move people along.

大门旁边排起了队，一名警察试图叫人们走开。

20 move around phrasal verbphr v to change where you live very frequently, especially so that you live in many different parts of a country 经常搬家，不断改变住址〔尤指在某国的不同地方生活〕

My dad was in the army, so we moved around a lot.

我爸爸是个军人，所以我们经常搬家。

21 move away phrasal verbphr v LEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRYto go to live in a different area 搬走

My best friend moved away when I was ten.

我十岁时最好的朋友搬走了。

22 move down (something) phrasal verbphr v to change to a lower group, rank, or level 〔级别、水平等〕下降

Interest rates have moved down.

利率下降了。

A drop in wages has meant that these families have moved down the economic scale.

工资降低意味着这些家庭的经济水平下降了。

23 move in phrasal verbphr v

a) DHLEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRY (also move into something) to start living in a new home 搬进新居 OPP move out

When are you moving in?

你什么时候搬新家？

Mom and Dad had always planned to move into a smaller house when we grew up.

父母一直计划等我们长大了他们就搬到小一点的房子里去。

b) WITHto start living with someone in the same home 开始〔和某人〕同居；搬来〔和某人〕一起居住

with

Steve’s going to move in with her.

史蒂夫将搬过来和她住在一起。

c) CONTROLto start being involved in and controlling a situation that someone else controlled previously 插手，干预

The big multinationals moved in and started pushing up prices.

那些大型跨国公司插手进来，开始抬高价格。

Investors moved in on a group of car enthusiasts and took over the market.

投资者插手进来，从一群汽车爱好者手中抢走了市场。

d) ATTACKCONTROLto go towards a place or group of people, in order to attack them or take control of them 〔为攻击或控制人群而〕向…逼近，进逼

Police moved in on the demonstrators in the square.

警察向广场上的示威者逼近。

Examples from the Corpus

move with• She wants a roommate, and asked me to move in with her.• She wanted me to dispose of my apartment, sell our furniture, move in with her.• If she had slept with him, he had meant, and agreed to move in with him as he had wanted.• Her relationship with her boyfriend had lasted six years, but she was unsure whether to move in with him.• They made no formal arrangements, but he wanted her to move in with him.• Thus sIte turned about his moving in with Margotte until it became her idea.• Mum had cried once, just once in front of Henry, when Dad had walked out and moved in with Sheila Howarth.• Oh, when Giustino died, his wife Ann and her two kids moved in with us, too.• Do I move in with you?

move on• Immigration agents moved in on a nursing home operator who hired illegal aliens.• Investors moved in on a tight-knit group of car enthusiasts and took over the market.• As I saw the circle moving in on Alfred, I realised that that voice had been his.• She'd moved in on and in with Dionne, spitting scorn at her friends, slurring drunk at parties.• Walls were moving in on me.• Once the enemy camp was roused, thousands would move in on the castle.• But now the threat is moving in on the elite workers.• But now new technology is moving in on the traditional auctions.• Border Patrol agents and Roseau police moved in on them.

move on• As I saw the circle moving in on Alfred, I realised that that voice had been his.• She'd moved in on and in with Dionne, spitting scorn at her friends, slurring drunk at parties.• Walls were moving in on me.• Once the enemy camp was roused, thousands would move in on the castle.• But now the threat is moving in on the elite workers.• But now new technology is moving in on the traditional auctions.• Border Patrol agents and Roseau police moved in on them.

24 move off phrasal verbphr v especially British EnglishBrE LEAVE A PLACEif a vehicle or group of people moves off, it starts to leave 〔车辆或人群〕离开，出发，启程

Always check behind the car before you move off.

启动前一定要查看车后的情况。

Examples from the Corpus

move off• We seem to have moved off the subject.

25 move on phrasal verbphr v

a) change job/class 变换工作/班级CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER to leave your present job, class, or activity and start doing another one 变换工作[班级，活动]

I enjoyed my job, but it was time to move on.

我喜欢我的工作，但是也应该换一换了。

When you finish, move on to the next exercise.

你做完以后，接着做下一个练习。

move on to higher/better things (=get a better job or social position – used humorously) 另谋高就；攀上较高的社会地位〔幽默用法〕

Jeremy’s leaving the company to move on to higher things.

杰里米就要离开公司到别处高就了。

b) change/develop 改变/发展

i. PROGRESSDEVELOPto develop in your life, and change your relationships, interests, activities etc 〔在生活中〕成长，长进

I’ve moved on since high school, and now I don’t have much in common with some of my old friends.

高中以后我成长了，现在我和我的一些老朋友已经没有多少共同之处了。

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She has long since moved on from the roles of her youth.

她早就不是她年轻时候的角色了。

ii. ADVANCEDto change, progress, improve, or become more modern as time passes 发展，改进，变得更现代

By the time the software was ready, the market had moved on.

等到这个软件开发好，市场又变了。

c) move somebody on British EnglishBrE to order someone to leave a particular place – used especially about police 〔尤指警察〕命令某人离开

The police arrived on the scene and began moving the protesters on.

警察来到现场，开始驱赶抗议者。

d) change subject 改变话题TALK TO somebody to start talking about a new subject in a discussion, book etc 〔在讨论、书籍等中〕开始谈论新话题，进入新的话题

Before we move on, does anyone have any questions?

我们马上进入下面的话题，大家有什么问题吗？

e) continue journey 继续行程LEAVE A PLACE to leave the place where you have been staying and continue to another place 继续前行

After three days we decided it was time to move on.

三天以后，我们决定该继续赶路了。

The exhibition has now moved on to Edinburgh.

展览现已转到爱丁堡。

f) time 时间PASS/TIME PASSING if time, the year etc moves on, the time passes 〔时间〕流逝

As time moves on, I’d like the children to play more challenging music.

随着时间的推移，我希望孩子们能弹奏更具挑战性的曲子。

g) time is moving on British EnglishBrE spokenLATE used to say that you must leave soon or do something soon, because it is getting late 时间不早了

Time’s moving on – we’d better get back to the car.

时间不早了——我们最好回到车上去。

Examples from the Corpus

move to• Then Modell can move on to Baltimore.• We then move on to consider in detail two studies of the demand for sport that have been carried out in Britain.• Once the exchanges were established Beveridge and Churchill moved on to examine how to introduce unemployment insurance.• Many people get along using the same programs and never move on to new versions.• President Kennedy glossed over the racial animus in Mississippi as he let the issue die by moving on to other concerns.• If this happens cancel that experiment and move on to something else!• Before moving on to the more advanced aspects of wave riding let us consider what should happen in the first attempts.• Clean the tops of each row before you move on to the next row.

move from• They consider that you can only move on from an unhappy experience if you have given it some meaning.• Pupils should be encouraged to move on from simple comprehension and factual questions to questions of a more historical nature.• Then he moved on from that, into what he called Alan Ladd suits.• Has a lot to prove this term, after a poor season Has to move on from the promising youngster stage.• She has long moved on from the roles of her youth.• Gene has moved on from the subject of Gloria.• But let us move on from these scientific matters.• I knew Anton Rogan used to get some stick but I thought things had moved on from those days.• Hornby, founded in 1908, has now moved on from trains and cars to sell dolls and video games.

26 move out phrasal verbphr v

a) LEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRYto leave the house where you are living now in order to go and live somewhere else 搬出去，迁走 OPP move in

He moved out, and a year later they were divorced.

他搬了出去，一年以后他们就离婚了。

They moved out of London when he was little.

他还很小的时候，他们就搬离了伦敦。

b) LEAVE A PLACEif a group of soldiers moves out, they leave a place 〔部队〕开拔，撤出

c) American EnglishAmE spoken to leave 出发，动身

Are you ready to move out?

你准备好走了吗？

Examples from the Corpus

move out• Diana and I aren't together any more. I've moved out.• If the landlord raises the rent again, we'll just have to move out.• Tom moved out of his apartment in Toronto last month.

move of• Thirty years later, I am in academia myself and realize now that people are moved out of Department Chair positions regularly.• Lola moved out of her parents' house when she was 18.• For that reason, the training encourages officers to either close in tighter on a combative suspect or move out of range.• I notice a waterspout at the horizon, and watch it until it moves out of sight.• In the last six months, increasingly more money has moved out of stocks in the Standard.• He said he moved out of the bedroom after Louie admitted to him the drugs were his.• Ellie had told me, two weeks after renting her apartment, that soon she would move out of the cabin.• The two ships behind me moved out of the fire, too.• It only really started when everybody began moving out of the house.

27 move over phrasal verbphr v

a) MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto change position so that there is more space for someone else 〔为腾出地方而〕挪动，移动

Move over a little, so I can get in.

挪一挪，让我进来。

b) CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto start using a different system, doing a different type of work etc 转变〔指采用新的制度、做不同类型的工作等〕

Most companies have moved over to computer-aided design systems.

大多数公司都已转而采用计算机辅助设计系统。

c) to change jobs, especially within the same organization or industry 〔尤指在同一机构或行业〕改变工作

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The company’s new publisher just moved over from Villard Books.

公司的新出版人是刚从维拉德出版公司转过来的。

d) move over Madonna/Walt Disney/CD-ROMs etc used when saying that something new is becoming more popular than something older – used humorously 麦当娜/华特·迪士尼/光碟等让位吧〔指新东西比旧东西更流行，幽默用法〕

Move over, Armani, there’s a new designer taking the fashion scene by storm.

阿玛尼，靠边站吧，又有一位新设计师轰动了时尚界。

Examples from the Corpus

move over• Move over a bit, I'm falling out of bed.• Penelope moved over and took the driver's seat.

move to• Most companies have moved over to computer-aided design systems.• After a bit, they moved over to the bed.• Bernice moved over to the creatures.• He moved over to the door control panel, which now glowed red for locked.• Maybe I should move over to the left a little or to the right.• The announcement is a gentle nudge to developers to move over to the new version of Solaris.• It moved over to the north before it reached the camp, so that we never heard much of the thunder.• She moved over to the refrigerator and opened the door.• He moved over to the window and looked out across rain-driven Wimbledon.

move from• The guys who work the Rosemont mine will just be the guys who move over from the Mission unit.

28 move up phrasal verbphr v

a) CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERUPto get a better job in a company, or change to a more advanced group, higher rank, or higher level 升迁，晋升；〔级别、水平等〕上升

To move up, you’ll need the right training.

想升职就需要接受适当的培训。

Share prices moved up this month.

股票价格这个月上涨了。

The kids learn fast, and can’t wait to move up to the junior team.

这些小孩学得很快，迫不及待地想升到少年组去。

He was moving up the ladder (=getting higher and higher positions), and getting management experience.

他职位越升越高，慢慢地积累着领导的经验。

He’s moved up in the world (=got a better job or social position) in the last few years, and his new flat shows it.

他最近几年境况越来越好，他新买的公寓说明了这一点。

b) especially British EnglishBrEMOVE/CHANGE POSITIONFORWARD to change position in order to make more space for other people or things or be near someone else 〔为腾出地方而〕挪动，靠拢

There’s room for one more if everyone moves up a bit.

要是大家都挪一挪，还能挤下一个人。

Examples from the Corpus

move up• Could you guys at the front move up a bit?• Suddenly a car moved up alongside Joseph and the driver shouted something at him.• FC Roma are slowly moving up the league table.• The bank clerks seemed to be working really slowly as I moved up the line.• With this win Williams moves up to third place in the world rankings.

move to• The track world now awaits his move up to 5,000m.• As his income grew, he moved up to a Porsche.• In his early twenties he had moved up to a suit-and-necktie job as a salesman in New York.• He pointed out that the mark also moved up to about 73. 35 yen.• I had moved up to Allocation and Repayment then, and I sent him a blistering letter about it.• How long was it before they moved up to buying their joint compound by the quart?• Taylor moved up to Clearwater in 1997 and was disappointing again, hitting only.244.• Then they moved up to four-cell embryos-and now the results were dismal.• Texas A&M moved up to the No. 2 position.

Examples from the Corpus

move• "Do they still live on Reighton Road?" "No, they've moved."• It's essential that these budget talks get moving.• His dad was in the army, so they moved a lot as kids.• His suit was disheveled, his shoes caked with mud; his hands moved abstractly before him.• Now I got to move and start all over.• It may be difficult to move areas since many local authorities and some housing associations operate strict residence restrictions.• I can hear someone moving around downstairs!• Many socialists were moving away from faith in revolution towards a fight for reform.• Airport authorities are moving fast to improve security following a series of bomb threats.• My mother moved forward and grabbed my wrist.• In her early years her family had moved from one town to another, and she had never felt settled anywhere.• Once she's made up her mind, you can't move her.• Moving house can be extremely stressful.• Every time I move I get a pain in my left shoulder.• More rabbits are likely to move in, more rabbits are bred and no area stays denuded for very long.• I think that the trade agreement is moving in the right direction.• I tried to open the door, but I couldn't move it an inch.• Neither side is willing to move on this issue.• If anyone wants to put in a bid on the property they'll have to move quickly.• Police say that the investigation is moving slowly, and they are hoping that more witnesses will come forward.• So, just as the statue was to be moved, the controversy heated up.• It took three men to move the piano.• Don't move, there's a spider on your back.• A collection of firefighting crews moved to a primitive airstrip, a strip of grass amid the pines.• After the war, Oberth moved to Heidelberg to study with the outstanding chemists and physicists there.• He also earned a law degree before changing his name from Margulois to Merrick and moving to New York in 1939.• In the past year the leadership has moved to strengthen their control over the party.• Did you know that Karen's moving to the US in August?

move quickly/slowly/steadily etc• After the passage of the Act through Parliament, events in Bedford moved quickly.• She was moving slowly along the edge of the pavement when a car door swung open in front of her, blocking her path.• Alan is moving slowly, apparently distracted by other cases.• Only time would do that and time moved slowly at the Greenham camp that spring for Folly.• They prod us with their guns because we are not moving quickly enough for them.• They are heavy, smart trout, and they move quickly into the heavy water and riffles.• When Stafford saw Cantor move slowly toward the right, he descended on the opposite side.• Looking up from the paper, I saw Sheikha Grandmother moving slowly toward us, on Selma's arm.

move to/into/from• With so much loose cash around, it is no surprise that the yakuza have moved into pachinko.• On passing downs, Russell will move to tackle with McGlockton while Smith and Johnstone play end.• In this case, a 45 year old woman with a large family had recently moved into the area.• Simon was sitting in Thomas's armchair, which was too big to be moved to the cottage.• He moved to the far end of the living room and boiled a small young spider plant.• After a moment, Eline moved to the table and stared down at her drawings determined to work.• Sometimes, however, it moves from there to the bloodstream and thus finds the nervous system, where it does damage.• Some have been moved to write letters to the editor or to the reviewer.

move towards/away from• Our source claims the dealers thought the bike was too much of a move away from Ducati's racing pedigree.• Alarmingly, Lynch moves away from his central subject by this act of transfiguration.• Speaking from experience, I advise the Hymers to move away from Kent.• He moved away from the bar.• Cleared by the surface controller, he moves away from the spire and drops his weights, and we leave the bottom.• Like Castro himself, it has shown just enough flexibility to move away from untenable positions.• The Republican movement is learning this lesson, albeit slowly, as it moves away from violence.

get/keep things moving• A lot of international help will be needed to get things moving.• It is aimed at specific areas and should get things moving.• They've got things organised off the pitch with the structures to keep things moving.• You have to keep things moving.• He says it is just what is needed in Northampton to get things moving again.• Management and councillors are anxious to get things moving as soon as possible.• But they expect a decent housing market, steady business investment and rising exports to keep things moving forward.• Once he'd got things moving he telephoned me.

move on/against• But as it happened, the house had held, and now they were moving on.• He nodded add then moved on.• If we spend much time regretting, we lose precious time moving on.• They should accept that planning permission has been refused and move on.• We have heard recently that Trafford is working on the same lines, so we will have to get a move on.• If they started to cause trouble, we just asked them to move on and they appreciated it.• Perhaps we have moved on, become less hate-filled, less afraid of difference, less sexually repressed.• Since there are no more acknowledgements, Vickie moves on to problem solving.

be deeply/genuinely/profoundly moved• They could see that he was genuinely moved and excited by his insane idea.• As boy and man, Fred Taylor was genuinely moved by matters scientific and technical.• They were genuinely moved by the news.• Blue is deeply moved by this.• Ceyx was deeply moved, for she loved him no better than he loved her, but his purpose held fast.• Stewart was deeply moved to be back in the compelling presence of his big brother after five years.

be/feel moved to do something• You can also create one of these compressed archives that can be moved to another computer and restored there.• All equipment, notes - anything useful that could be dismantled - were to be moved to another location.• She was waiting to be moved to start her month.• Cram wallflowers into containers now to be moved to centre stage in late spring.• As I learned more about the situation, I felt moved to get involved.• Following treatment, calves should be moved to pasture which has not been grazed by cattle in the same year.• Equally, you can not read about its history and be moved to sympathy by those revelations.• Can one, maybe two cameras, be moved to the next set for the following scene?

move something to/from something• Ms. Parry's appointment was moved to 10:30.

move away from/off/to etc• But essentially I was moving away from dead ends more than being drawn toward children.• When a naval base or arms factory is closed down, people move away to find jobs.• The other passengers moved away from mea reaction I noticed more and more in the months ahead.• Decreasing the velocity will mean that the spacecraft moves away from perigee less quickly.• When looking at the coin in the water, moving away from the container meant you could no longer see the coin.• We moved away from the house maybe thirty feet to where there were some low crab apples, and waited.• But most men do not choose their fathers as role models as they move away from their families and into the world.• Like Castro himself, it has shown just enough flexibility to move away from untenable positions.

move that• They moved that a new scheme should be prepared, in conformity with catholic social teaching.• The whole of Berlin seemed to be on the move that day, spreading itself along the barrier like ivy.• They had taken the lead after two minutes with a simple move that found the Oxford defence in disarray.• This is a move that immediately suggests a preliminary to political blackmail.• The other kind of move that is ruled out is one that violates the hard core, as we have already mentioned.• But the officials were adamant that a Cliftonville player was offside during the move that preceded the goal.• Sensing his authority had ebbed, Fujimori grimly took the only exit left: political suicide, a move that stunned everyone.• The chairman moved that the meeting be adjourned.• Many in the entertainment industry at the time saw it as a historic move that would open pop stations to blacks.

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move2 S2 W1 noun [countableC]

1 decision/action 决定/行动DO something/TAKE ACTION something that you decide to do in order to achieve something 行动，举措

She’s still thinking about her next move.

她还在考虑她的下一步行动。

move to do something

the Board’s recent moves to cut interest rates

董事会最近调低利率的举动

Most of the council members are reluctant to make such a drastic move.

大多数市政会成员不愿采取如此极端的举动。

The authorities have made no move to resolve the conflict.

当局没有采取任何措施来解决冲突。

a good/wise/smart etc move

She decided to learn as much about it as she could, which seemed like a wise move.

她决定尽可能多地学习这方面的知识，看来是明智之举。

Taking the position was a good career move (=a decision that will improve the type of jobs you can do).

接受这个职位在事业上是走对了一步。

there are moves afoot (to do something) British EnglishBrE (=there are plans, especially secret ones) 有计划（要做某事）

It seems there could be moves afoot to close the centre.

好像有计划要关闭这个中心。

2 movement 活动 [usually singular] when someone moves for a short time in a particular direction 〔朝某一方向的〕移动，活动

Good gymnasts rehearse their moves mentally before a competition.

优秀的体操运动员赛前都会在心中默默地把动作过一遍。

He made no move to come any nearer.

他没有再靠近。

Martin made a move towards the door.

马丁朝门口挪了挪。

watch/follow somebody’s every move

His green eyes followed Cissy’s every move.

他那双绿色的眼睛紧盯着茜茜的一举一动。

One false move (=move in the wrong direction) and I’ll shoot.

乱动一下我就开枪。

3 progress/change 进展/改变 a change, especially one which improves a situation 〔尤指朝好的方面的〕转变，改变

move towards/from/against/to

the country’s move towards democracy

该国朝向民主的转变

a move away from traditional industries such as coal mining

采煤等传统产业的转型

Much more research is being done, which is a move in the right direction.

现在在做的研究工作多得多了，这个转变方向是正确的。

4 be on the move

a) TRAVELto be travelling from one place to another 在迁移，在行进

The rebel army is on the move.

叛军正在转移。

b) BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DOto be busy and active 忙碌；活跃

Roy is constantly on the move.

罗伊总是很忙。

c) CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto be changing and developing a lot, especially in a way that improves things 在发展变化；在改进

Museums are on the move, adding exhibits that entertain and educate.

博物馆在改变，增加了具有娱乐性和教育性的展品。

Examples from the Corpus

be on the move• Abbot lives in Manhattan, but he's usually on the move.• The guerrillas stay on the move to avoid capture.• In a mountain valley where arctic blasts have encased the grass in sheets of ice, wild bison are on the move.• Coal was on the move when Leith was first recognised as a port back in the days of Robert the Bruce.• Once again, Bibby could be on the move in March.• The economy is finally on the move.• He was always on the move, never staying in one town more than a few days.• Those kids are always on the move.• The chasers join in the hunt once the monkeys are on the move.• Even pronouns are on the move.• Thousands of refugees are on the move, fleeing heavy shelling in their home towns.• The whole population of the town seemed to be on the move.• That Chip and his joie de vivre are on the move.• But can they help to illuminate the question of what is on the move?

5. get a move on spokenHURRY used to tell someone to hurry 快点，赶紧

Examples from the Corpus

get a move on• Get a move on or we'll be late!• I think we'd better get moving, it's only five minutes to boarding time.• They keep shifting around and getting moved on and everyone acts like they're a general nuisance.• He'd better get a move on.• Come on Sally, get a move on!• If we didn't get a move on there wouldn't be a route left to do!• If Sister doesn't get a move on, they could always content themselves with the shortest children's story ever told.• Senior commission officials say that it is up to national governments to get a move on.• She had to get a move on if she was going to make it to the city before noon.• We have heard recently that Trafford is working on the same lines, so we will have to get a move on.• My brother-in-law began setting up our platform, and I made the mistake of telling him to get a move on.

6 make the first move FIRSTto do something first, especially in order to end a quarrel or start a relationship 〔尤指为了结束争吵或建立关系〕迈出第一步，先采取行动

Men say they like it when women make the first move.

男人说他们喜欢女人采取主动。

Examples from the Corpus

make the first move• And now Cambridge United, who recently sacked controversial manager John Beck, have made the first move.• We were both trembling with desire, afraid to make the first move.• He had decided to do nothing further for the present and leave it to Berowne to make the first move.• And in the matter of seduction itself, once more it is the male who is expected to make the first move.• She was damned if she was going to make the first move.• Those weeks, not seeing him, wondering, too proud to make the first move.• If they have upset you, perhaps they are hoping you will make the first move.• We suggest you make the first move.

7 games 游戏DGB when you change the position of one of the objects in a game such as chess 〔下棋的〕一步，一着

Several moves later, Ron took his king.

几步棋下来，罗恩把他的王将死了。

It’s your move, Janet (=it is your turn to move an object).

该你走了，珍妮特。

8 make a move British EnglishBrE informalLEAVE A PLACE to leave a place 离开，走

It’s getting late – we ought to make a move.

天晚了——我们该走了。

Examples from the Corpus

make a move• He dribbled off some time before making a move on Lott, who tripped on a player behind him while backpedaling.• Tell the truth or the law will be here before you can make a move.• Club vice president Dwight Clark said the team could make a move as early as Saturday.• He showed his empty hands, made a move, and displayed a pair of glass earrings.• Even when the Leafs have made moves, you wonder.• He made a move to kiss me, but I turned away.• Nobody makes a move to stop him.• He's impressed a number of Premier League managers but Venables will be the first to make a move.• What none of the trio could get used to was Evelyn's continued refusal to make a move to clarify her situation.• "The dog won't touch you, " she said , "unless you make a move towards me."

9 going to a new place 去新的地方 [usually singular]DHLEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRY when you leave one house, office etc, and go to live or work in a different one 搬家；搬迁，迁移

The move to a larger office building is long overdue.

早就应该搬去大一点的办公楼了。

10. put/make a move on somebody informal to try to start sexual activity or a sexual relationship with someone 对某人展开攻势

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: something that you decide to do in order to achieve something

verbs

make a move

We made the move mainly for financial reasons.

make no move

The government made no move to hold the promised elections.

welcome the move

Environmentalists welcomed the move to limit the length of fishing nets.

oppose a move

Union members have opposed the move.

support a move

The move was supported by the government.

a move is aimed at doing something/is designed to do something

The move is aimed at strengthening its business in the region.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + move

an important move

I cannot decide on such an important move on my own.

a bold/daring move (=taking a lot of courage)

The writers made a bold move by killing off the main character.

a good/smart/wise move (=sensible)

I’m not sure it was a good move giving him the job.

the right move

He hoped he had made the right move in telling his father.

an unprecedented move (=never having happened before)

Barcelona began the unprecedented move of shipping in drinking water.

somebody’s next move (=the next thing someone does)

What should happen next? What’s our next move?

a bad move

It was a bad move letting him come here in the first place.

a false/wrong move (=made by mistake)

One wrong move and the business might never recover.

the first move

She waited for Michael to make the first move.

a career move (=a decision that will improve the type of job you can do)

It looked like a good career move, with the possibility of promotion later.

phrases

there are moves afoot to do something British EnglishBrE (=there are plans, especially secret ones, to do something)

There are moves afoot to change things.

a move in the right direction

The decision seemed to be a move in the right direction.

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: when someone moves for a short time in a particular direction

verbs

make a move

She made a move towards the door.

make no move

He made no move to stop her.

watch/follow somebody’s every move

His eyes followed Cissy’s every move.

adjectives

a false/wrong move (=in the wrong direction)

One false move, and she’d fall over the edge.

a sudden move

She made a sudden move towards me from the doorway.

Examples from the Corpus

move• It's probably time to think about a move to a new job.• There is a move towards greater equality for women in the workplace.• A move further towards the end-user is being forged by linking the chlorine, hypochlorite and electrochemical technology businesses.• The coach has taught the players some basic defensive moves.• Let's face it -- going from an academic life to the world of business is never an easy move.• His first move after taking office was to appoint four communists to his cabinet.• The first 25 metres are 8a+, serving to sap strength and stamina for the harder moves to come.• The UN's latest move to stop the fighting has ended in failure.• It is merely that Gandhi was ready for a back-to-nature move and a passage in Ruskin crystallized his determination.• What will his next move be?• The management have offered less money than we wanted so what's our next move?• He added that a statement was expected later this week on moves to secure the colliery's financial position.• In the United States during the period we are discussing there were powerful moves for the professionalisation of sociology and social science.• Public sector unions are likely to oppose Blair's move away from government investment in health and transport.• Planners hope to encourage the move towards increased use of public transport.• This picture marks the move to the big screen of some of our best television comedians.• The United Nations was supposed to supervise the move to independence.• The move completed, Paige sank to the ground and rested her head back against the rising bulk of a tree.• The move was announced by Norman Lamont towards the end of his tenure of the Chancellorship.• The move took three days.• He reflected that there was very rarely logic in these moves, or if there was he could not 115 understand it.• Three board members have opposed these moves.• It's your move.

next move• It simulates the bit of the search space which is rooted at the current state, and plans an acceptable next move.• He stared north for a moment, thinking out his next move.• His next moves were to acquire a major London publishing house and the prestigious London Times newspaper.• If she says yes, then a different kind of next move is in order.• There I found Phil and Mike discussing the next move.• Wait for him to make the next move.• Fear that the next move will be worse.

made no move• He retained his hold on her wrist but made no move to pull her to her feet.• His acolyte preceded him and the two officers in charge made no move to interfere.• He'd made no move to leave, however, and scuffed along behind them.• No wonder Rouke had made no move to stop her.• But he has made no move to appoint such a group.• I noted with curiosity that Phil made no move to assist her.• A single tear escaped from the corner of her eye but she made no move to look away.• The law still made no move.

move towards/from/against/to• This work was not merely a move towards understanding molecular bonding but also the material for an entire branch of chemistry.• She changed her name and moved to Atlanta.• People are reportedly being told to pack up and move to California or face having no job to go to.• The fourth car passenger was still too injured to be moved from the Accident Recovery Room in Casualty.• We had moved to an upwardly mobile suburb of Chicago.• Already, Internet access providers and universities have moved to limit certain material.• Future steps could include moving from process monitoring to process control.• If mediation is to succeed and become well-used, legal thinking must move from the adversarial to the facilitative.

From Longman Business Dictionary

movemove /muːv/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1informal if a product moves, or if a shop, dealer etc moves it, it sells very quickly

These computer games are moving very fast. The kids love them.

The company isn’t moving enough product.

2to change to a different job, department etc, or to make someone change to a different job, department etc

move (somebody) to/from something

She’s just moved from the sales department.

3formal to officially make a suggestion at a meeting

move that

The chairman moved that the meeting be adjourned.

4to go to live or work in a different place

move to

When are you moving to Memphis?

move into

They’ve moved into a bigger office.

→ see also career move

Origin move1

(1200-1300) Old French mouvoir, from Latin movere

→n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1move2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2

单词	move
释义	move Word family noun move movement removal remover mover movabilitymovablenessmovelessnessmoving staircaseadjective movable unmoved moving movelessverb move remove adverb movingly movablymovelessly Related topics: Board games, Government, Trade move1 /muːv/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 change place 改变地方 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONMOVE something OR somebody to change from one place or position to another, or to make something do this （使）改变位置，（使）移动，搬动 Please keep the doors closed while the train is moving. 火车行驶时请保持车门关闭。 ‘Come on, ’ Sue said. No one moved. “来吧。”休说。但没有人动。 Could you move your car, please? It’s blocking the road. 你能把车挪一下吗？挡着路了。 move quickly/slowly/steadily etc The plane moved slowly along the runway, then stopped. 飞机沿着跑道慢慢滑行，然后停了下来。 move away/out/to/towards etc He moved closer to her. 他走近她。 Becca moved down the steps and into the yard. 贝卡走下台阶，来到院子里。 move about/around I could hear someone moving around upstairs. 我听到有人在楼上来回走动。 The bar was so crowded you could hardly move. 酒吧很挤，人都难以挪动。 At Christmas, you couldn’t move for toys in this house (=there were a lot of toys). 圣诞节的时候，这房子里玩具多得让人都挪不开步。 Paul couldn’t move a muscle (=could not move at all) he was so scared. 保罗动弹不得——他吓坏了。 2 new house/office 新房子/新办公室 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRY if a person or company moves, or if you move them, they go to live or work in a different place 搬家；搬迁；迁移 We’ve moved seven or eight times in the last five years. 在过去五年里我们搬了七八次家。 move to/into/from When are you moving to Memphis? 你什么时候搬到孟菲斯去？ They’ve moved into bigger offices in London. 他们已搬往伦敦更大的办公室。 move somebody to/into/from etc something He had to move his mother into a nursing home. 他不得不让他母亲住进一家养老院。 The company is moving its sales center downtown. 公司正在把销售中心搬往商业区。 move house/home British EnglishBrE (=go to live in a different house) 搬家 My parents kept moving house because of my dad’s job. 因爸爸工作的缘故，我父母不断地搬家。 3 change opinion etc 改变看法等 a) [intransitiveI] to change from one opinion or way of thinking to another 改变看法 SYN shift Neither side is willing to move on the issue of territory. 双方都不愿意在领土问题上让步。 move towards/away from The two political parties have moved closer towards each other in recent months. 这两个政党在最近几个月里过从甚密。 At this stage, children move further away from the influence of their parents, and depend more on their friends. 在这个阶段，儿童进一步脱离父母的影响，更多地依赖朋友了。 b) [transitiveT] to persuade someone to change their opinion 说服〔某人〕改变看法 She won’t be moved – it doesn’t matter what you say to her. 她是劝不动的——不管你对她说什么。 4 progress 进展 [intransitiveI]PROGRESS to make progress in a particular way or at a particular rate 进展，前进；发展 Things moved quickly once the contract was signed. 合同一签，事情进展就很快了。 The negotiations seem to be moving in the right direction. 谈判好像正在朝着正确的方向发展。 get/keep things moving The plan should boost employment and get things moving in the economy. 这个计划应该能够促进就业，推动经济的发展。 5 take action 采取行动 [intransitiveI]DEAL WITH to start taking action, especially in order to achieve something or deal with a problem 行动起来；采取行动 move on/against The governor has yet to move on any of the recommendations in the report. 州长对于报告中的建议尚未有所行动。 move fast/quickly/swiftly You’ll have to move fast if you want to get a place on the course. 要想报上这门课程，你得赶快行动。 6 change job/class etc 换工作/班级等 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER to change to a different job, class etc, or to make someone change to a different job, class etc （使）变换〔工作、班级等〕 SYN transfer move somebody to/into/from something Several students were moved from the beginners’ class into the intermediate one. 一些学生从初级班被转到中级班。 He spent five years at KLP, before moving to IMed as a manager. 他在KLP公司工作了五年，然后跳到IMed公司做经理。 7 emotion 情感 [transitiveT]SYMPATHIZE to make someone feel strong emotions, especially of sadness or sympathy 打动，使感动 be deeply/genuinely/profoundly moved Russell was deeply moved by what he heard. 拉塞尔被他所听到的事情深深感动了。 His speech moved the audience to tears. 他的演讲让听众感动得落泪。 → moving(1) 8 cause SB to do STH 使某人做某事 [transitiveT] to cause someone to do something 促使 move somebody to do something Seeing her there had moved him to think about the time they had together. 在那儿见到她使他想起他们在一起的时光。 be/feel moved to do something I have never before felt moved to write, but I feel I must protest. 以前我从未想过要写点什么，但现在我觉得我必须提笔抗议了。 9 time/order 时间/顺序 [transitiveT]CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER to change the time or order of something 变更，改变；转变 move something to/from something Could we move the meeting to Thursday? 我们能把会议改到周四吗？ 10 change subject 改变话题 [intransitiveI]CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER to start talking or writing about a different subject 改变话题 move away from/off/to etc We seem to be moving away from the main point of the discussion. 我们好像偏离讨论的要点了。 → move on 11 get moving HURRY (also move it) spoken used to tell someone to hurry 马上行动，快点开始 Come on, get moving or you’ll be late for school. 好了，快点，否则你上学要迟到了。 Examples from the Corpus get moving• Anurag Singh took a little longer to get moving.• Mr Fineman says that Darden has the financial muscle to hurt its competitors -- if the company ever gets moving.• The kids were still there urging Forrest to get moving.• This seemed like a good idea until we got moving.• You're here to work, so get moving.• He would have to get moving before reinforcements arrived.• Alan promises to get moving, but Jody hears nothing for several days.• We'd better get moving if we don't want to miss the start of the movie.• And you'd better get moving if you're going to meet the deadline. 12 it’s time I was moving/we ought to get moving etc spokenGOLEAVE A PLACE used to say that you need to leave or go somewhere 我/我们等该走了 I think it’s time we were moving. 我想我们该走了。 I ought to get moving – I have to be up early tomorrow. 我该走了——我明天得早起。 13. games 游戏 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DGB to change the position of one of the objects used to play a game such as chess 移动（棋子），走（棋） 14 at a meeting 在会上 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] formalBBPG to officially make a proposal at a meeting 提议，提出（动议） move that The chairman moves that the meeting be adjourned. 主席提议休会。 move to do something I move to approve the minutes as read. 我提议确认宣读的会议记录。 move an amendment British EnglishBrE (=suggest a change) 提出一项修正案 They want to move an amendment to the bill. 他们想提议修正该法案。 15 go fast 快速行进 [intransitiveI] informalFAST/QUICK to travel very fast 快速行进，飞驰 This car can really move! 这辆汽车能跑得飞快！ 16 be bought 被购买 [intransitiveI]BBTSELL if things of a particular kind are moving, they are being bought, especially at a particular rate 〔尤指按某一速度〕出售，脱手 The highest-priced homes are still moving slowly. 高价房仍然卖得很慢。 17 move with the times CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto change the way you think and behave, as society changes 与时俱进；顺应时代[潮流] If the resorts want to keep attracting tourists, they need to move with the times. 这些度假胜地要想不断吸引游客就得顺应潮流。 Examples from the Corpus move with the times• But even Rolls-Royce must be seen to be moving with the times.• Hugh Puddephat, she discovered, had certainly moved with the times.• Male speaker We've got to move with the times.• Still, I suppose we must move with the times.• They haven't moved with the times, and nor, perhaps, could they.• Mrs Bottomley told them the health service had to move with the times and some closures were inevitable.• Nowadays, he said, prisons had moved with the times like everything else.• You move with the times, or you fail, in this business. 18 move in ... circles/society/world SOCIALIZEto spend a lot of time with a particular type of people and know them well 与某一群体/社会/圈子的人交往 She spent time in England, where she moved in high society. 她在英格兰待过，在那里与上层社会人士交往。 Examples from the Corpus move in ... circles/society/world• As if they would move in the same circles.• It was a pleasing thought, that I might soon be moving in more exalted circles.• We move in the same circles.• Tanya insists on moving in many circles and, above all, on thinking for herself.• He moved in exalted circles - and was ambitious for greater things.• I thought I could move in the world of all possible lights, and breathe, breathe, breathe.• ACCORDING to acquaintances who move in the twilight world of Private Eye, the satirical magazine is hoping for a Conservative victory.• In the 1980s there has been a general move in museum education circles towards active learning experiences on site. → move the goalposts at goalpost(2), → move in for the kill at kill2(2), → move heaven and earth at heaven(9), → when the spirit moves you at spirit1(15) n Grammar Move belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object. You can say: They moved the store to bigger premises. In this sentence, ‘the store’ is the object of move. You can say: The store moved to bigger premises. In this sentence, ‘the store’ is the subject of move. THESAURUS move to go to a different place, or change the position of your body （使）移动，（使）改变位置 Sarah moved away from the window. 萨拉离开窗边。 Every time I move I get a pain in my left shoulder. 我一动左肩就痛。 sway to move slowly from one side to the other 〔缓缓地〕摇摆 The branches swayed in the wind. 树枝在风中摇曳。 Donny swayed drunkenly as he walked back to his car. 多尼醉得摇摇晃晃走回到自己的车旁边。 rock to move repeatedly from one side to another, with small gentle movements 轻摇，来回轻摆 He rocked backward and forward in his chair. 他坐在椅子上前后摇晃。 The boat rocked from side to side with the waves. 小船随着波浪左右摇晃。 wobble to move unsteadily from side to side 〔不稳地〕摇晃 The bike wobbled a bit, but she soon got it under control. 自行车摇晃了一下，但她很快就稳住了。 fidget to keep moving or playing with your fingers, hands, feet etc, because you are bored or nervous 〔手指、手脚等因无聊、紧张等〕乱动；坐立不安 Diana fidgeted nervously with her pencil. 黛安娜不安地摆弄着铅笔。 squirm to make very small movements from side to side with your body, especially because you feel uncomfortable 〔尤因不舒服〕扭动 By the end of the hour, most of the children were squirming in their seats. 一小时快过去时，大多数孩子在座位上扭来扭去。 wriggle to make small movements from side to side, especially in order to get into or out of something 〔尤为了进出或挣脱〕扭动 The dog wriggled under the fence and escaped into the street. 那条狗扭动身体钻过篱笆，逃到大街上。 She managed to wriggle into the dress, but it was much too tight. 她扭着身子穿上裙子，但实在太紧了。 twitch if part of your body twitches, it makes small movements that you cannot control 〔身体某部位无法控制地〕抽搐，抽动 A muscle on Yang’s face twitched. 杨脸上的一块肌肉抽动了一下。 stir written to make a movement – used especially when describing a situation in which no one moves, or someone wakes up 移动；惊动；（被）唤醒 In the village a dog barked but no one stirred. 村里一条狗叫了起来，但没人被吵醒。 The sleeping child stirred and opened her eyes. 那睡梦中的孩子动了动身子，睁开眼睛。 budge to move – used when you are trying hard to make something move, often without success （使）移动，（用力）推动〔常不成功〕 The piano wouldn’t budge. 钢琴纹丝不动。 nto move to a different house, office etc move to move to a different house, office etc They’ve moved back to Santiago. My brother’s helping us move house. relocate to move to a different place – used about companies, organizations, and people who work for them NATO’s main headquarters relocated to Brussels. Klein is relocating to London to head up the investment banking team. nnot moving still not moving – use this especially about people who are not moving, or about places where there is no wind There was no wind and the trees were completely still. Keep still while I tie your shoes. stationary not moving – use this about cars, trains, or objects The truck swerved and hit a stationary vehicle. immobile not moving or not able to move, especially because of fear or tiredness As the disease progressed, she became increasingly immobile. motionless completely still – used especially in literature Kemp sat motionless as the verdict was read. calm not moving because there is no wind – use this about air and water The lake was calm. be at a standstill if traffic is at a standstill it is not moving Traffic was at a standstill on the motorway. PHRASAL VERBS 19 move along phrasal verbphr v a) if a process or situation is moving along, or if you move it along, it continues and makes progress （使）进展 Construction of the bridge is moving along. 桥梁施工正在继续。 move something along I hope we can move things along and get the negotiations going again. 我希望我们能推动一下，使谈判重新启动。 b) move somebody ↔ along to officially order someone to leave a public place 命令某人离开〔公共场所〕 A queue formed by the gates, and a policeman tried to move people along. 大门旁边排起了队，一名警察试图叫人们走开。 20 move around phrasal verbphr v to change where you live very frequently, especially so that you live in many different parts of a country 经常搬家，不断改变住址〔尤指在某国的不同地方生活〕 My dad was in the army, so we moved around a lot. 我爸爸是个军人，所以我们经常搬家。 21 move away phrasal verbphr v LEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRYto go to live in a different area 搬走 My best friend moved away when I was ten. 我十岁时最好的朋友搬走了。 22 move down (something) phrasal verbphr v to change to a lower group, rank, or level 〔级别、水平等〕下降 Interest rates have moved down. 利率下降了。 A drop in wages has meant that these families have moved down the economic scale. 工资降低意味着这些家庭的经济水平下降了。 23 move in phrasal verbphr v a) DHLEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRY (also move into something) to start living in a new home 搬进新居 OPP move out When are you moving in? 你什么时候搬新家？ Mom and Dad had always planned to move into a smaller house when we grew up. 父母一直计划等我们长大了他们就搬到小一点的房子里去。 b) WITHto start living with someone in the same home 开始〔和某人〕同居；搬来〔和某人〕一起居住 with Steve’s going to move in with her. 史蒂夫将搬过来和她住在一起。 c) CONTROLto start being involved in and controlling a situation that someone else controlled previously 插手，干预 The big multinationals moved in and started pushing up prices. 那些大型跨国公司插手进来，开始抬高价格。 on Investors moved in on a group of car enthusiasts and took over the market. 投资者插手进来，从一群汽车爱好者手中抢走了市场。 d) ATTACKCONTROLto go towards a place or group of people, in order to attack them or take control of them 〔为攻击或控制人群而〕向…逼近，进逼 on Police moved in on the demonstrators in the square. 警察向广场上的示威者逼近。 Examples from the Corpus move with• She wants a roommate, and asked me to move in with her.• She wanted me to dispose of my apartment, sell our furniture, move in with her.• If she had slept with him, he had meant, and agreed to move in with him as he had wanted.• Her relationship with her boyfriend had lasted six years, but she was unsure whether to move in with him.• They made no formal arrangements, but he wanted her to move in with him.• Thus sIte turned about his moving in with Margotte until it became her idea.• Mum had cried once, just once in front of Henry, when Dad had walked out and moved in with Sheila Howarth.• Oh, when Giustino died, his wife Ann and her two kids moved in with us, too.• Do I move in with you? move on• Immigration agents moved in on a nursing home operator who hired illegal aliens.• Investors moved in on a tight-knit group of car enthusiasts and took over the market.• As I saw the circle moving in on Alfred, I realised that that voice had been his.• She'd moved in on and in with Dionne, spitting scorn at her friends, slurring drunk at parties.• Walls were moving in on me.• Once the enemy camp was roused, thousands would move in on the castle.• But now the threat is moving in on the elite workers.• But now new technology is moving in on the traditional auctions.• Border Patrol agents and Roseau police moved in on them. move on• As I saw the circle moving in on Alfred, I realised that that voice had been his.• She'd moved in on and in with Dionne, spitting scorn at her friends, slurring drunk at parties.• Walls were moving in on me.• Once the enemy camp was roused, thousands would move in on the castle.• But now the threat is moving in on the elite workers.• But now new technology is moving in on the traditional auctions.• Border Patrol agents and Roseau police moved in on them. 24 move off phrasal verbphr v especially British EnglishBrE LEAVE A PLACEif a vehicle or group of people moves off, it starts to leave 〔车辆或人群〕离开，出发，启程 Always check behind the car before you move off. 启动前一定要查看车后的情况。 Examples from the Corpus move off• We seem to have moved off the subject. 25 move on phrasal verbphr v a) change job/class 变换工作/班级CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER to leave your present job, class, or activity and start doing another one 变换工作[班级，活动] I enjoyed my job, but it was time to move on. 我喜欢我的工作，但是也应该换一换了。 to When you finish, move on to the next exercise. 你做完以后，接着做下一个练习。 move on to higher/better things (=get a better job or social position – used humorously) 另谋高就；攀上较高的社会地位〔幽默用法〕 Jeremy’s leaving the company to move on to higher things. 杰里米就要离开公司到别处高就了。 b) change/develop 改变/发展 i. PROGRESSDEVELOPto develop in your life, and change your relationships, interests, activities etc 〔在生活中〕成长，长进 I’ve moved on since high school, and now I don’t have much in common with some of my old friends. 高中以后我成长了，现在我和我的一些老朋友已经没有多少共同之处了。 from She has long since moved on from the roles of her youth. 她早就不是她年轻时候的角色了。 ii. ADVANCEDto change, progress, improve, or become more modern as time passes 发展，改进，变得更现代 By the time the software was ready, the market had moved on. 等到这个软件开发好，市场又变了。 c) move somebody on British EnglishBrE to order someone to leave a particular place – used especially about police 〔尤指警察〕命令某人离开 The police arrived on the scene and began moving the protesters on. 警察来到现场，开始驱赶抗议者。 d) change subject 改变话题TALK TO somebody to start talking about a new subject in a discussion, book etc 〔在讨论、书籍等中〕开始谈论新话题，进入新的话题 Before we move on, does anyone have any questions? 我们马上进入下面的话题，大家有什么问题吗？ e) continue journey 继续行程LEAVE A PLACE to leave the place where you have been staying and continue to another place 继续前行 After three days we decided it was time to move on. 三天以后，我们决定该继续赶路了。 to The exhibition has now moved on to Edinburgh. 展览现已转到爱丁堡。 f) time 时间PASS/TIME PASSING if time, the year etc moves on, the time passes 〔时间〕流逝 As time moves on, I’d like the children to play more challenging music. 随着时间的推移，我希望孩子们能弹奏更具挑战性的曲子。 g) time is moving on British EnglishBrE spokenLATE used to say that you must leave soon or do something soon, because it is getting late 时间不早了 Time’s moving on – we’d better get back to the car. 时间不早了——我们最好回到车上去。 Examples from the Corpus move to• Then Modell can move on to Baltimore.• We then move on to consider in detail two studies of the demand for sport that have been carried out in Britain.• Once the exchanges were established Beveridge and Churchill moved on to examine how to introduce unemployment insurance.• Many people get along using the same programs and never move on to new versions.• President Kennedy glossed over the racial animus in Mississippi as he let the issue die by moving on to other concerns.• If this happens cancel that experiment and move on to something else!• Before moving on to the more advanced aspects of wave riding let us consider what should happen in the first attempts.• Clean the tops of each row before you move on to the next row. move from• They consider that you can only move on from an unhappy experience if you have given it some meaning.• Pupils should be encouraged to move on from simple comprehension and factual questions to questions of a more historical nature.• Then he moved on from that, into what he called Alan Ladd suits.• Has a lot to prove this term, after a poor season Has to move on from the promising youngster stage.• She has long moved on from the roles of her youth.• Gene has moved on from the subject of Gloria.• But let us move on from these scientific matters.• I knew Anton Rogan used to get some stick but I thought things had moved on from those days.• Hornby, founded in 1908, has now moved on from trains and cars to sell dolls and video games. move to• Then Modell can move on to Baltimore.• We then move on to consider in detail two studies of the demand for sport that have been carried out in Britain.• Once the exchanges were established Beveridge and Churchill moved on to examine how to introduce unemployment insurance.• Many people get along using the same programs and never move on to new versions.• President Kennedy glossed over the racial animus in Mississippi as he let the issue die by moving on to other concerns.• If this happens cancel that experiment and move on to something else!• Before moving on to the more advanced aspects of wave riding let us consider what should happen in the first attempts.• Clean the tops of each row before you move on to the next row. 26 move out phrasal verbphr v a) LEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRYto leave the house where you are living now in order to go and live somewhere else 搬出去，迁走 OPP move in He moved out, and a year later they were divorced. 他搬了出去，一年以后他们就离婚了。 of They moved out of London when he was little. 他还很小的时候，他们就搬离了伦敦。 b) LEAVE A PLACEif a group of soldiers moves out, they leave a place 〔部队〕开拔，撤出 c) American EnglishAmE spoken to leave 出发，动身 Are you ready to move out? 你准备好走了吗？ Examples from the Corpus move out• Diana and I aren't together any more. I've moved out.• If the landlord raises the rent again, we'll just have to move out.• Tom moved out of his apartment in Toronto last month. move of• Thirty years later, I am in academia myself and realize now that people are moved out of Department Chair positions regularly.• Lola moved out of her parents' house when she was 18.• For that reason, the training encourages officers to either close in tighter on a combative suspect or move out of range.• I notice a waterspout at the horizon, and watch it until it moves out of sight.• In the last six months, increasingly more money has moved out of stocks in the Standard.• He said he moved out of the bedroom after Louie admitted to him the drugs were his.• Ellie had told me, two weeks after renting her apartment, that soon she would move out of the cabin.• The two ships behind me moved out of the fire, too.• It only really started when everybody began moving out of the house. 27 move over phrasal verbphr v a) MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto change position so that there is more space for someone else 〔为腾出地方而〕挪动，移动 Move over a little, so I can get in. 挪一挪，让我进来。 b) CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto start using a different system, doing a different type of work etc 转变〔指采用新的制度、做不同类型的工作等〕 to Most companies have moved over to computer-aided design systems. 大多数公司都已转而采用计算机辅助设计系统。 c) to change jobs, especially within the same organization or industry 〔尤指在同一机构或行业〕改变工作 from The company’s new publisher just moved over from Villard Books. 公司的新出版人是刚从维拉德出版公司转过来的。 d) move over Madonna/Walt Disney/CD-ROMs etc used when saying that something new is becoming more popular than something older – used humorously 麦当娜/华特·迪士尼/光碟等让位吧〔指新东西比旧东西更流行，幽默用法〕 Move over, Armani, there’s a new designer taking the fashion scene by storm. 阿玛尼，靠边站吧，又有一位新设计师轰动了时尚界。 Examples from the Corpus move over• Move over a bit, I'm falling out of bed.• Penelope moved over and took the driver's seat. move to• Most companies have moved over to computer-aided design systems.• After a bit, they moved over to the bed.• Bernice moved over to the creatures.• He moved over to the door control panel, which now glowed red for locked.• Maybe I should move over to the left a little or to the right.• The announcement is a gentle nudge to developers to move over to the new version of Solaris.• It moved over to the north before it reached the camp, so that we never heard much of the thunder.• She moved over to the refrigerator and opened the door.• He moved over to the window and looked out across rain-driven Wimbledon. move from• The guys who work the Rosemont mine will just be the guys who move over from the Mission unit. 28 move up phrasal verbphr v a) CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERUPto get a better job in a company, or change to a more advanced group, higher rank, or higher level 升迁，晋升；〔级别、水平等〕上升 To move up, you’ll need the right training. 想升职就需要接受适当的培训。 Share prices moved up this month. 股票价格这个月上涨了。 to The kids learn fast, and can’t wait to move up to the junior team. 这些小孩学得很快，迫不及待地想升到少年组去。 He was moving up the ladder (=getting higher and higher positions), and getting management experience. 他职位越升越高，慢慢地积累着领导的经验。 He’s moved up in the world (=got a better job or social position) in the last few years, and his new flat shows it. 他最近几年境况越来越好，他新买的公寓说明了这一点。 b) especially British EnglishBrEMOVE/CHANGE POSITIONFORWARD to change position in order to make more space for other people or things or be near someone else 〔为腾出地方而〕挪动，靠拢 There’s room for one more if everyone moves up a bit. 要是大家都挪一挪，还能挤下一个人。 Examples from the Corpus move up• Could you guys at the front move up a bit?• Suddenly a car moved up alongside Joseph and the driver shouted something at him.• FC Roma are slowly moving up the league table.• The bank clerks seemed to be working really slowly as I moved up the line.• With this win Williams moves up to third place in the world rankings. move to• The track world now awaits his move up to 5,000m.• As his income grew, he moved up to a Porsche.• In his early twenties he had moved up to a suit-and-necktie job as a salesman in New York.• He pointed out that the mark also moved up to about 73. 35 yen.• I had moved up to Allocation and Repayment then, and I sent him a blistering letter about it.• How long was it before they moved up to buying their joint compound by the quart?• Taylor moved up to Clearwater in 1997 and was disappointing again, hitting only.244.• Then they moved up to four-cell embryos-and now the results were dismal.• Texas A&M moved up to the No. 2 position. Examples from the Corpus move• "Do they still live on Reighton Road?" "No, they've moved."• It's essential that these budget talks get moving.• His dad was in the army, so they moved a lot as kids.• His suit was disheveled, his shoes caked with mud; his hands moved abstractly before him.• Now I got to move and start all over.• It may be difficult to move areas since many local authorities and some housing associations operate strict residence restrictions.• I can hear someone moving around downstairs!• Many socialists were moving away from faith in revolution towards a fight for reform.• Airport authorities are moving fast to improve security following a series of bomb threats.• My mother moved forward and grabbed my wrist.• In her early years her family had moved from one town to another, and she had never felt settled anywhere.• Once she's made up her mind, you can't move her.• Moving house can be extremely stressful.• Every time I move I get a pain in my left shoulder.• More rabbits are likely to move in, more rabbits are bred and no area stays denuded for very long.• I think that the trade agreement is moving in the right direction.• I tried to open the door, but I couldn't move it an inch.• Neither side is willing to move on this issue.• If anyone wants to put in a bid on the property they'll have to move quickly.• Police say that the investigation is moving slowly, and they are hoping that more witnesses will come forward.• So, just as the statue was to be moved, the controversy heated up.• It took three men to move the piano.• Don't move, there's a spider on your back.• A collection of firefighting crews moved to a primitive airstrip, a strip of grass amid the pines.• After the war, Oberth moved to Heidelberg to study with the outstanding chemists and physicists there.• He also earned a law degree before changing his name from Margulois to Merrick and moving to New York in 1939.• In the past year the leadership has moved to strengthen their control over the party.• Did you know that Karen's moving to the US in August? move quickly/slowly/steadily etc• After the passage of the Act through Parliament, events in Bedford moved quickly.• She was moving slowly along the edge of the pavement when a car door swung open in front of her, blocking her path.• Alan is moving slowly, apparently distracted by other cases.• Only time would do that and time moved slowly at the Greenham camp that spring for Folly.• They prod us with their guns because we are not moving quickly enough for them.• They are heavy, smart trout, and they move quickly into the heavy water and riffles.• When Stafford saw Cantor move slowly toward the right, he descended on the opposite side.• Looking up from the paper, I saw Sheikha Grandmother moving slowly toward us, on Selma's arm. move to/into/from• With so much loose cash around, it is no surprise that the yakuza have moved into pachinko.• On passing downs, Russell will move to tackle with McGlockton while Smith and Johnstone play end.• In this case, a 45 year old woman with a large family had recently moved into the area.• Simon was sitting in Thomas's armchair, which was too big to be moved to the cottage.• He moved to the far end of the living room and boiled a small young spider plant.• After a moment, Eline moved to the table and stared down at her drawings determined to work.• Sometimes, however, it moves from there to the bloodstream and thus finds the nervous system, where it does damage.• Some have been moved to write letters to the editor or to the reviewer. move towards/away from• Our source claims the dealers thought the bike was too much of a move away from Ducati's racing pedigree.• Alarmingly, Lynch moves away from his central subject by this act of transfiguration.• Speaking from experience, I advise the Hymers to move away from Kent.• He moved away from the bar.• Cleared by the surface controller, he moves away from the spire and drops his weights, and we leave the bottom.• Like Castro himself, it has shown just enough flexibility to move away from untenable positions.• The Republican movement is learning this lesson, albeit slowly, as it moves away from violence. get/keep things moving• A lot of international help will be needed to get things moving.• It is aimed at specific areas and should get things moving.• They've got things organised off the pitch with the structures to keep things moving.• You have to keep things moving.• He says it is just what is needed in Northampton to get things moving again.• Management and councillors are anxious to get things moving as soon as possible.• But they expect a decent housing market, steady business investment and rising exports to keep things moving forward.• Once he'd got things moving he telephoned me. move on/against• But as it happened, the house had held, and now they were moving on.• He nodded add then moved on.• If we spend much time regretting, we lose precious time moving on.• They should accept that planning permission has been refused and move on.• We have heard recently that Trafford is working on the same lines, so we will have to get a move on.• If they started to cause trouble, we just asked them to move on and they appreciated it.• Perhaps we have moved on, become less hate-filled, less afraid of difference, less sexually repressed.• Since there are no more acknowledgements, Vickie moves on to problem solving. be deeply/genuinely/profoundly moved• They could see that he was genuinely moved and excited by his insane idea.• As boy and man, Fred Taylor was genuinely moved by matters scientific and technical.• They were genuinely moved by the news.• Blue is deeply moved by this.• Ceyx was deeply moved, for she loved him no better than he loved her, but his purpose held fast.• Stewart was deeply moved to be back in the compelling presence of his big brother after five years. be/feel moved to do something• You can also create one of these compressed archives that can be moved to another computer and restored there.• All equipment, notes - anything useful that could be dismantled - were to be moved to another location.• She was waiting to be moved to start her month.• Cram wallflowers into containers now to be moved to centre stage in late spring.• As I learned more about the situation, I felt moved to get involved.• Following treatment, calves should be moved to pasture which has not been grazed by cattle in the same year.• Equally, you can not read about its history and be moved to sympathy by those revelations.• Can one, maybe two cameras, be moved to the next set for the following scene? move something to/from something• Ms. Parry's appointment was moved to 10:30. move away from/off/to etc• But essentially I was moving away from dead ends more than being drawn toward children.• When a naval base or arms factory is closed down, people move away to find jobs.• The other passengers moved away from mea reaction I noticed more and more in the months ahead.• Decreasing the velocity will mean that the spacecraft moves away from perigee less quickly.• When looking at the coin in the water, moving away from the container meant you could no longer see the coin.• We moved away from the house maybe thirty feet to where there were some low crab apples, and waited.• But most men do not choose their fathers as role models as they move away from their families and into the world.• Like Castro himself, it has shown just enough flexibility to move away from untenable positions. move that• They moved that a new scheme should be prepared, in conformity with catholic social teaching.• The whole of Berlin seemed to be on the move that day, spreading itself along the barrier like ivy.• They had taken the lead after two minutes with a simple move that found the Oxford defence in disarray.• This is a move that immediately suggests a preliminary to political blackmail.• The other kind of move that is ruled out is one that violates the hard core, as we have already mentioned.• But the officials were adamant that a Cliftonville player was offside during the move that preceded the goal.• Sensing his authority had ebbed, Fujimori grimly took the only exit left: political suicide, a move that stunned everyone.• The chairman moved that the meeting be adjourned.• Many in the entertainment industry at the time saw it as a historic move that would open pop stations to blacks. Related topics: Board games, Household move2 ●●● S2 W1 noun [countableC] 1 decision/action 决定/行动DO something/TAKE ACTION something that you decide to do in order to achieve something 行动，举措 She’s still thinking about her next move. 她还在考虑她的下一步行动。 move to do something the Board’s recent moves to cut interest rates 董事会最近调低利率的举动 Most of the council members are reluctant to make such a drastic move. 大多数市政会成员不愿采取如此极端的举动。 The authorities have made no move to resolve the conflict. 当局没有采取任何措施来解决冲突。 a good/wise/smart etc move She decided to learn as much about it as she could, which seemed like a wise move. 她决定尽可能多地学习这方面的知识，看来是明智之举。 Taking the position was a good career move (=a decision that will improve the type of jobs you can do). 接受这个职位在事业上是走对了一步。 there are moves afoot (to do something) British EnglishBrE (=there are plans, especially secret ones) 有计划（要做某事） It seems there could be moves afoot to close the centre. 好像有计划要关闭这个中心。 2 movement 活动 [usually singular] when someone moves for a short time in a particular direction 〔朝某一方向的〕移动，活动 Good gymnasts rehearse their moves mentally before a competition. 优秀的体操运动员赛前都会在心中默默地把动作过一遍。 He made no move to come any nearer. 他没有再靠近。 Martin made a move towards the door. 马丁朝门口挪了挪。 watch/follow somebody’s every move His green eyes followed Cissy’s every move. 他那双绿色的眼睛紧盯着茜茜的一举一动。 One false move (=move in the wrong direction) and I’ll shoot. 乱动一下我就开枪。 3 progress/change 进展/改变 a change, especially one which improves a situation 〔尤指朝好的方面的〕转变，改变 move towards/from/against/to the country’s move towards democracy 该国朝向民主的转变 a move away from traditional industries such as coal mining 采煤等传统产业的转型 Much more research is being done, which is a move in the right direction. 现在在做的研究工作多得多了，这个转变方向是正确的。 4 be on the move a) TRAVELto be travelling from one place to another 在迁移，在行进 The rebel army is on the move. 叛军正在转移。 b) BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DOto be busy and active 忙碌；活跃 Roy is constantly on the move. 罗伊总是很忙。 c) CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto be changing and developing a lot, especially in a way that improves things 在发展变化；在改进 Museums are on the move, adding exhibits that entertain and educate. 博物馆在改变，增加了具有娱乐性和教育性的展品。 Examples from the Corpus be on the move• Abbot lives in Manhattan, but he's usually on the move.• The guerrillas stay on the move to avoid capture.• In a mountain valley where arctic blasts have encased the grass in sheets of ice, wild bison are on the move.• Coal was on the move when Leith was first recognised as a port back in the days of Robert the Bruce.• Once again, Bibby could be on the move in March.• The economy is finally on the move.• He was always on the move, never staying in one town more than a few days.• Those kids are always on the move.• The chasers join in the hunt once the monkeys are on the move.• Even pronouns are on the move.• Thousands of refugees are on the move, fleeing heavy shelling in their home towns.• The whole population of the town seemed to be on the move.• That Chip and his joie de vivre are on the move.• But can they help to illuminate the question of what is on the move? 5. get a move on spokenHURRY used to tell someone to hurry 快点，赶紧 Examples from the Corpus get a move on• Get a move on or we'll be late!• I think we'd better get moving, it's only five minutes to boarding time.• They keep shifting around and getting moved on and everyone acts like they're a general nuisance.• He'd better get a move on.• Come on Sally, get a move on!• If we didn't get a move on there wouldn't be a route left to do!• If Sister doesn't get a move on, they could always content themselves with the shortest children's story ever told.• Senior commission officials say that it is up to national governments to get a move on.• She had to get a move on if she was going to make it to the city before noon.• We have heard recently that Trafford is working on the same lines, so we will have to get a move on.• My brother-in-law began setting up our platform, and I made the mistake of telling him to get a move on. 6 make the first move FIRSTto do something first, especially in order to end a quarrel or start a relationship 〔尤指为了结束争吵或建立关系〕迈出第一步，先采取行动 Men say they like it when women make the first move. 男人说他们喜欢女人采取主动。 Examples from the Corpus make the first move• And now Cambridge United, who recently sacked controversial manager John Beck, have made the first move.• We were both trembling with desire, afraid to make the first move.• He had decided to do nothing further for the present and leave it to Berowne to make the first move.• And in the matter of seduction itself, once more it is the male who is expected to make the first move.• She was damned if she was going to make the first move.• Those weeks, not seeing him, wondering, too proud to make the first move.• If they have upset you, perhaps they are hoping you will make the first move.• We suggest you make the first move. 7 games 游戏DGB when you change the position of one of the objects in a game such as chess 〔下棋的〕一步，一着 Several moves later, Ron took his king. 几步棋下来，罗恩把他的王将死了。 It’s your move, Janet (=it is your turn to move an object). 该你走了，珍妮特。 8 make a move British EnglishBrE informalLEAVE A PLACE to leave a place 离开，走 It’s getting late – we ought to make a move. 天晚了——我们该走了。 Examples from the Corpus make a move• He dribbled off some time before making a move on Lott, who tripped on a player behind him while backpedaling.• Tell the truth or the law will be here before you can make a move.• Club vice president Dwight Clark said the team could make a move as early as Saturday.• He showed his empty hands, made a move, and displayed a pair of glass earrings.• Even when the Leafs have made moves, you wonder.• He made a move to kiss me, but I turned away.• Nobody makes a move to stop him.• He's impressed a number of Premier League managers but Venables will be the first to make a move.• What none of the trio could get used to was Evelyn's continued refusal to make a move to clarify her situation.• "The dog won't touch you, " she said , "unless you make a move towards me." 9 going to a new place 去新的地方 [usually singular]DHLEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRY when you leave one house, office etc, and go to live or work in a different one 搬家；搬迁，迁移 The move to a larger office building is long overdue. 早就应该搬去大一点的办公楼了。 10. put/make a move on somebody informal to try to start sexual activity or a sexual relationship with someone 对某人展开攻势 n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: something that you decide to do in order to achieve something verbs make a move We made the move mainly for financial reasons. make no move The government made no move to hold the promised elections. welcome the move Environmentalists welcomed the move to limit the length of fishing nets. oppose a move Union members have opposed the move. support a move The move was supported by the government. a move is aimed at doing something/is designed to do something The move is aimed at strengthening its business in the region. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + move an important move I cannot decide on such an important move on my own. a bold/daring move (=taking a lot of courage) The writers made a bold move by killing off the main character. a good/smart/wise move (=sensible) I’m not sure it was a good move giving him the job. the right move He hoped he had made the right move in telling his father. an unprecedented move (=never having happened before) Barcelona began the unprecedented move of shipping in drinking water. somebody’s next move (=the next thing someone does) What should happen next? What’s our next move? a bad move It was a bad move letting him come here in the first place. a false/wrong move (=made by mistake) One wrong move and the business might never recover. the first move She waited for Michael to make the first move. a career move (=a decision that will improve the type of job you can do) It looked like a good career move, with the possibility of promotion later. phrases there are moves afoot to do something British EnglishBrE (=there are plans, especially secret ones, to do something) There are moves afoot to change things. a move in the right direction The decision seemed to be a move in the right direction. n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: when someone moves for a short time in a particular direction verbs make a move She made a move towards the door. make no move He made no move to stop her. watch/follow somebody’s every move His eyes followed Cissy’s every move. adjectives a false/wrong move (=in the wrong direction) One false move, and she’d fall over the edge. a sudden move She made a sudden move towards me from the doorway. Examples from the Corpus move• It's probably time to think about a move to a new job.• There is a move towards greater equality for women in the workplace.• A move further towards the end-user is being forged by linking the chlorine, hypochlorite and electrochemical technology businesses.• The coach has taught the players some basic defensive moves.• Let's face it -- going from an academic life to the world of business is never an easy move.• His first move after taking office was to appoint four communists to his cabinet.• The first 25 metres are 8a+, serving to sap strength and stamina for the harder moves to come.• The UN's latest move to stop the fighting has ended in failure.• It is merely that Gandhi was ready for a back-to-nature move and a passage in Ruskin crystallized his determination.• What will his next move be?• The management have offered less money than we wanted so what's our next move?• He added that a statement was expected later this week on moves to secure the colliery's financial position.• In the United States during the period we are discussing there were powerful moves for the professionalisation of sociology and social science.• Public sector unions are likely to oppose Blair's move away from government investment in health and transport.• Planners hope to encourage the move towards increased use of public transport.• This picture marks the move to the big screen of some of our best television comedians.• The United Nations was supposed to supervise the move to independence.• The move completed, Paige sank to the ground and rested her head back against the rising bulk of a tree.• The move was announced by Norman Lamont towards the end of his tenure of the Chancellorship.• The move took three days.• He reflected that there was very rarely logic in these moves, or if there was he could not 115 understand it.• Three board members have opposed these moves.• It's your move. next move• It simulates the bit of the search space which is rooted at the current state, and plans an acceptable next move.• He stared north for a moment, thinking out his next move.• His next moves were to acquire a major London publishing house and the prestigious London Times newspaper.• If she says yes, then a different kind of next move is in order.• There I found Phil and Mike discussing the next move.• Wait for him to make the next move.• Fear that the next move will be worse. made no move• He retained his hold on her wrist but made no move to pull her to her feet.• His acolyte preceded him and the two officers in charge made no move to interfere.• He'd made no move to leave, however, and scuffed along behind them.• No wonder Rouke had made no move to stop her.• But he has made no move to appoint such a group.• I noted with curiosity that Phil made no move to assist her.• A single tear escaped from the corner of her eye but she made no move to look away.• The law still made no move. move towards/from/against/to• This work was not merely a move towards understanding molecular bonding but also the material for an entire branch of chemistry.• She changed her name and moved to Atlanta.• People are reportedly being told to pack up and move to California or face having no job to go to.• The fourth car passenger was still too injured to be moved from the Accident Recovery Room in Casualty.• We had moved to an upwardly mobile suburb of Chicago.• Already, Internet access providers and universities have moved to limit certain material.• Future steps could include moving from process monitoring to process control.• If mediation is to succeed and become well-used, legal thinking must move from the adversarial to the facilitative. From Longman Business Dictionary movemove /muːv/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 1informal if a product moves, or if a shop, dealer etc moves it, it sells very quickly These computer games are moving very fast. The kids love them. The company isn’t moving enough product. 2to change to a different job, department etc, or to make someone change to a different job, department etc move (somebody) to/from something She’s just moved from the sales department. 3formal to officially make a suggestion at a meeting move that The chairman moved that the meeting be adjourned. 4to go to live or work in a different place move to When are you moving to Memphis? move into They’ve moved into a bigger office. → see also career move Origin move1 (1200-1300) Old French mouvoir, from Latin movere →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1move2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2
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