1no object, usually with adverbial of direction Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

她站起来向门走去。

1. 1.1with object Change the place, position, or state of.
   改变…的位置
   she moved the tray to a side table

   她把盘子拿到边桌上。

   can you move your car so I can get mine out?

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Next autumn, sever the shoot from the parent, leave it a few weeks to settle, then move to its new position.
   • She adjusts positions, moving her feet up onto the couch, and leans on his shoulder.
   • They claim moving the market into the centre of Driffield has helped to breathe new life into the commercial activity of the town.
   • Orchestral sections were moved from one position to another in a search for perfect sound relationships.
   • As a conveyor belt moved plastic trays along, lines of workers were placing chocolates into them by hand.
   • Bottle banks have already been moved to the car park near the bank.
   • They immediately moved our car, a Vauxhall Corsa, to a safe place, and put the fire out.
   • Most of the furniture was moved to the side too.
   • I moved a pillow into position.
   • The seed should then be sown outdoors and the plants moved to their flowering positions in autumn if large enough or the following spring if not.
   • Amy moved her finger upward and pointed to two more black dots.
   • They agreed to move their protest further along the street, but argued they had the right to protest in public.
   • Town hall bosses are considering moving the market to a new home to fit in with plans for a cultural quarter.
   • He got out of his car to move the cones and was confronted by two masked men, one armed with a knife.
   • It also suggests using sandbags or floorboards to block doorways and moving cars to higher ground.
   • Officers said they could not move the car as it was not in a dangerous position, so they handed the matter over to the Borough Council.
   • I moved our car back into the garage, assuming there was a festival or parade the following day.
   • When he and Kate came out of the restaurant, the car had been moved to a shady spot.
   • At first he thought Craig was playing a joke and had just moved the car around the corner.
   • He said these traffic lights were badly positioned and should be moved to a more suitable place.

   Synonyms

   carry, transport, transfer, transpose, shift, switch
2. 1.2 Change one's place of residence or work.
   搬家；变换工作地点
   his family moved to London when he was a child

   当他还是孩子的时候，他们举家迁到了伦敦。

   with object they moved house four days after the baby was born

   孩子出生四天后他们就搬了家。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • She later moved to the Department of Foreign Affairs where she spent time in the passport office.
   • The family had only moved to the house on Whitworth Road four months ago.
   • For the first time he spoke about a conversation he'd had with his son, who had moved to England only a few months ago.
   • The Brontë family lived there before moving to the parsonage at Haworth.
   • The boys' families had recently moved to a new housing development.
   • He later moved with his family to Canada, having obtained permanent residence there.
   • Born in Essex to a colonel's family, she moved frequently during her childhood.
   • Aides have reportedly confirmed that he was talking about stepping down as Education Secretary and moving to a different department.
   • When my dad decided to retire from the New York Police Department, we moved down to Florida.
   • But the College also said she could move to the accounts department immediately if she so chose.
   • The family moved around a lot and she went to 15 different schools.
   • She also began to know everything there is to know about the housing service as she moved from department to department.
   • At first, they settled along the coast, but eventually settlers moved inland.
   • David had wanted to move to Spain.
   • She tells us repeatedly about how she planned to travel after the war but she ended up meeting my Grandad, marrying him very quickly and moving to London.
   • His family had moved from a smaller house a few miles away right before he entered seventh grade.
   • He was born into a poor London family that moved frequently, allowing him little formal education.
   • They forget that when a player moves abroad he has to get used to the cultural, lifestyle, and behavioural differences a new club will invariably throw up.
   • Smith and his family are moving to live in Spain later this year.
   • During World War I the family moved to Amsterdam to live with relatives.

   Synonyms

   relocate, move house, move away/out, change address/house, leave, go away, decamp

   change jobs

   migrate, emigrate

   Scottish &amp Northern English flit

   informal split

   British informal up sticks

   North American informal pull up stakes
3. 1.3 (of a player) change the position of a piece in a board game.
   （棋手）走棋，走子
   White has forced his opponent to move

   怀特逼迫对手走子。

   with object if Black moves his bishop he loses a pawn

   如果黑方走象，他就会失去一兵。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • When all pieces have been placed on the board, the players move the pieces around one intersection at a time.
   • Each player moves a pair of pegs up the outside and down the inside of their side of the board.
   • Players move from space to space on a board in the shape of Madagascar which is coloured in the white, red and green of the national flag.
   • Leaning forward to his opponent he moves all pieces from both sides around the board until he has finally checkmated his way to victory.
   • If a piece is in limbo, the player must get it back on the board before moving any other piece.
   • Once this is filled up players move their pieces creating larger and larger stacks.
   • The objective is simply to be the first to move all the pieces across the board and into the star point opposite.
4. 1.4informal Depart; start off.
   〈非正式〉离去；出发
   let's move—it's time we started shopping

   我们出发吧——我们该开始采购了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Okay... gotta move! See you all later!
   • ‘Let's move,’ Chris whispered to me.
   • He said that we'd better move if we were going to make it home by dark.
5. 1.5in imperative move itinformal Hurry up.
   〈非正式〉快些，赶紧
   come on—move it!

   抓紧——快点！

6. 1.6informal Go quickly.
   〈非正式〉快走
   Kennings was really moving when he made contact with a tyre at the hairpin and flipped over

   肯宁斯在U字形急转弯时过快，一只轮胎擦地翻了车。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • They might look blubbery and slow, but they can move when they have to.
   • The wind was really moving at this point.
   • He can really move for a big guy.
   • The ball was really moving when it reached him.
7. 1.7 (with reference to merchandise) sell or be sold.
   with object booksellers should easily be able to move this biography of Lincoln

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I've seen some shell shocked illustrators at shows lately, completely unable to understand why their prints aren't moving in quantity.
   • These copies are moving fast and will be sold out in a matter of days.

   Synonyms

   be bought, be purchased, go

2no object Make progress; develop in a particular manner or direction.

飞机设计已经向前迈了一大步。

委员们急于让一切尽快运转起来。

1. 2.1 Change from one state, opinion, or activity to another.
   （使）改变状态（或观点、领域、活动）
   the school moved over to the new course in 1987

   这所学校在1987年改用了新的课程。

   with object she deftly moved the conversation to safer territory

   她机灵地把交谈转到了更稳妥的话题。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Dad and Alistair's conversation had now moved onto India.
   • At the end of the first year, the company had moved firmly into profit with sales approaching €1.7m.
   • Soon enough the conversation moves to the one thing in the world that I can't ever get enough of… movies.
   • We moved reluctantly toward the opinion that Labor was, at least arguably, the best option available.
   • After the first two years the financial position improved as farming moved into more prosperous times.
   • It is a measure of how far to the right official opinion has moved.
   • This quality threshold is likely to be raised as the organisation moves into the private sector.
   • Back in the office, conversation moved fluidly onto our staff conference, due at the end of October.
   • It is now clear that the party has moved firmly to the right under new leadership.
   • Then the conversation moves to New Year's resolutions.
   • On defence he has tried to move the party rightwards.
   • Over the longer term they will organise a political party to make alternative proposals to move society to the right.
   • The activities have moved from policing to social fencing.
   • Progressive opinion seems to be moving towards trusteeship as a solution.
   • The story moves from playful conversation to knuckle crunching violence at the drop of a hat, but you never get lost or thrown out of the story.
   • The topic of conversation then moved onto the less weighty issue of the day's soccer results.
   • With each reactionary word, he moves his party further to the right
   • In three years, the global campaign moved debt relief from a marginal issue to the centre of global attention.
   • The conversation then moved to my Grandma, who keeps a diary so she knows what's happening and what day it is.
   • We must move firmly beyond a passive politics in which people are simple recipients of policies decided for them.

   Synonyms

   change, budge, shift one's ground, change one's tune, sing a different song, change one's mind, change one's opinion, have second thoughts

   do a U-turn, do an about-face, reconsider, climb down, back-pedal

   British do an about-turn
2. 2.2 Take action.
   采取行动
   hardliners may yet move against him, but their success might be limited

   强硬派还有可能采取行动反对他，但他们的成功概率可能有限。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The company has been moving to expand its brand into hotels and casinos.
   • He could be ousted from the Tory leadership within days as MPs finally prepare to move against him.
   • If you are found guilty of such an offence perhaps the government will move against you.
   • The Labour Party has not taken any steps to move against its leader.
   • This time, police and security forces did not follow orders to move against the crowd.
   • Its two bigger competitors are moving to lock up oil and gas supplies at home and abroad.
   • He began his fight last week, with a warning to the party not to move against him as a troublesome dissenter.
   • This she did with a measure of maturity beyond her years, moving quickly to repel attacks and eliminate danger.
   • Once, when detectives raided the house, nearby residents moved quickly to protect the girls.
   • Bosses have moved to reassure workers that the wilder rumours are not true: the York factory has a future.
   • He admits it was an error and the Government is moving quickly to fix it.
   • They should now move quickly to build profitable market shares overseas in order to survive.
   • However, the management team moved quickly to bring in a clutch of signings and the season has picked up.
   • He only withdrew his remarks after elements of his own party threatened to move against his leadership.
   • The government has also threatened to move against the power workers.
   • The military's failure to move against him only highlighted how divided it was.
   • The shadow of that bloody event hung over the decision to move against the student strike.
   • He also moved to assure residents that the area would not be left out of the proposals.
   • Retailers are moving steadily to meet the consumer demand for online and offline channels.
   • If management moves to raise efficiency and doesn't sell more cars, it will end up with even more unneeded workers.

   Synonyms

   take action, act, take steps, make a move, do something, take measures, take the initiative

   informal get moving
3. 2.3move in/within Spend one's time in (a particular sphere) or among (a particular group of people)
   在（一定范围或人群）中进行社交活动
   she moved in the pop and art worlds

   她活跃在流行音乐界和美术界。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • They moved in the same circles in London.
   • Democritus was an ancient Greek philosopher who moved in the same circles as Socrates.
   • We see each other at least every fortnight - we move in similar circles, attending formal dinners and charity functions.
   • He was a master at moving within and among very different worlds.
   • We moved within the same social circles and were members of the same clubs.
   • He moved in fashionable society and was a personal friend of several of Queen Victoria's children.

   Synonyms

   circulate, mix, go round, socialize, fraternize, keep company, associate

   informal hang out, hang around

   British informal hang about

3with object and infinitive Influence or prompt (someone) to do something.

他对音乐的热爱促使他去上希尔博士的课程。

1. 3.1with object Arouse a strong feeling, especially of sorrow or sympathy, in (someone)
   感动
   she felt deeply moved by this picture of his plight

   Example sentencesExamples

   • When they listened to the national anthem during the ceremony, they were moved to tears.
   • I know that when I hear music, it moves me in a way that I can't easily explain.
   • Her husband Jack was moved to tears as onlookers watched him unveil the plaque and lay her ashes to rest.
   • The book was hard to get hold of here in Canada but when I finally got a copy, I was deeply moved by it.
   • I am deeply moved by reading this story and my deepest sympathy goes out to the person who wrote it.
   • There were particular songs that really moved me because of the lyrics and the music.
   • The film deeply moved the audience and we could gauge that there was total involvement.
   • The music is vital - it really moves the audience.
   • It's a movie that moves people very deeply.
   • I first read this when I was a teenager living in Trinidad in the early eighties, and I remember it moving me then.
   • I was moved by the music but make-up, costume and performance were what was important.
   • I cannot remember the last time an album so profoundly moved me, such is the magical beauty of the music contained within.
   • I was deeply moved - but also entertained - by your VE-Day feature in the May issue.
   • It's not so much the lyrics or the music specifically that moves me.
   • The events described in the book still have the power to move her to tears.
   • It is not necessary to be a highly skilled author to write a story that makes readers catch their breath, laugh out loud or be moved to tears.
   • The orchestra was fine, but there was a never a time that I felt deeply moved by their playing.
   • Many of the crowd were moved to tears during the two-minute silence, while veterans lowered standards to the ground.
   • The memory and the love of your loved one will continue to move you and inspire you for the rest of your life.
   • I love stories that move us and that remind us of what it is to be human.
2. 3.2archaic with object Stir up (an emotion) in someone.
   〈古〉激起（情绪）
   he justly moves one's derision

   他活该被嘲笑。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • They are continually blaspheming, which affronts him and moves his anger.
   • That poor child moved my compassion deeply.
   • It moves pity more than mirth, to see a man, whom Nature has made no fool, so very industrious to appear like an ass.
   • It raises the ill humour of mankind, excites the keener spirits, moves indignation in beholders and sows the very seeds of schism in men's bosoms.
   • All the prejudices, all the exaggerations of both the great parties in the state, moved his scorn.

   Synonyms

   affect, touch, strike, impress, shake, upset, disturb, hit, disquiet, agitate, stir, make an impression on, have an impact on, tug at someone's heartstrings

4with object Propose for discussion and resolution at a meeting or legislative assembly.

她想要就这议案提出修正案。

请允许我动议本议院谴责政府的经济政策。

1. 4.1archaic Apply formally to (a court or assembly) for something.
   向（法庭，大会）请求（或申请、要求）
   his family moved the Special Court for adequate ‘maintenance expenses’ to run the household

   他的家属向特别法庭申请足够的“扶养费”以便维持家庭生活。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • So, you would be having to move the Full Court for special leave to cross-appeal.
   • The latest ruling effectively means that his only remaining option in the matter is to move a civil court to seek damages.
   • The family moved court for a copy of the will so that it could move court for its legality.
   • Did you move the court to change its declaration, to bring its declaration into line with its reasons?
   • What are the requisite things that the consumer needs to move the consumer court for deficiency in service?

5with object Empty (the bowels)

1A change of place, position, or state.

她突然向我走来。

这个国家转向独立。

事业转向。

1. 1.1 A change of house or business premises.
   搬家；迁移
   Annie mourned her move from the noisy, crowded town to the peace of the countryside

   the need for more space led to the move to the present offices

   Example sentencesExamples

   • They can request everything from a copy bill to a new connection, as well as notify us of a move to new premises or give us their meter reading.
   • Despite many house moves, she had always made sure her large consignment of motley cardboard boxes went too.
   • The move to bigger premises will enable the company to continue to expand.
   • The service ranges from sourcing reliable cleaners, gardeners or plumbers to helping with house moves or booking a holiday.
   • I assumed it had gone missing during his various house moves and I just forgot about it.
   • The business has also undergone major changes, with a move to new premises and the creation of new jobs.
   • It was most likely left in a box somewhere during one of the many house moves since the late '80s.
   • Between moves, families settled into whatever housing was possible.
   • The money she earned, about £60 a week, was put to one side to fund her move to a new house.
   • I turned down a move to Chicago about three years ago as I'd recently got myself settled in the new house.
   • I guess the house move is the dominant thing in my mind at the moment.
   • In 1658, Rembrandt made his final move to a rented house in a modest middle-class quarter.
   • The move is to larger premises and the 12 staff, some of whom have worked at the Old Road store for decades, will go too.
   • She added that due to their recent move of premises, they have twice the amount of space but only the same staff to work in it.
   • He was told the volume of work for the body shop side of the business had increased in anticipation of a move to new premises.
   • I had it in my last house, and then it vanished amid the chaos of the house move.
   • Just as remarkable is the story of the manuscript's survival through the decades, including three years on the run from the Gestapo, several house moves and even a flood.
   • A move to new Scottish premises is also likely to take place before the end of the year.
   • When I contemplate most house moves, the actual activity has indeed been confined to a few days only, spread out over a period, long or short.
   • The city council had promised to help us, that they understood our position following the move from Clarence Street.

   Synonyms

   relocation, change of house/address/job, removal, transfer, posting

   Scottish &amp Northern English flit, flitting
2. 1.2 An act that initiates or advances a process or plan.
   步骤
   my next move is to talk to Matthew

   我下一步是找马修谈话。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • These comments are certain to be seen by some as a move towards tax harmonisation in the EU.
   • We've seen tremendous moves made toward lowering the tension there.
   • Significant moves are planned to get more tourists into this country by air and sea.
   • West Swindon residents are being invited to give their opinions on how successful moves to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area have been.
   • The ‘early finish’ scheme follows moves to change the school year into six shorter terms with standard holidays across England and Wales.
   • If the holder of the office is very proactive and indeed imaginative he or she can initiate moves to further the cause of Sligo.
   • Edinburgh is making moves to lure the department store to the capital.
   • I'm looking for evening classes so that I can make moves towards the career change I've long been considering.
   • Employees leaving the factory on Tuesday said that they had heard nothing about moves to close the factory.
   • The department is making moves to better manage the land that most Australians write off as useless.
   • I was already initiating moves to get myself onto a site much closer to home, back in Liverpool.
   • Mr Bayley said there had been cases in York where families facing eviction started moves to buy the house - with the council powerless to stop them.
   • The company said some of the cost-cutting moves involved layoffs.
   • She would initiate moves designed to bring more financial discipline to the municipalities' budgets, she said.
   • It called for imaginative moves to free up the property market, including the introduction of relocation grants for people who have reared their families.
   • If there is any move to block the deal, the opinion of the Competition Authority must be sought.
   • Moves are afoot in the union to try and end resistance to the reforms.
   • During these 18 years, we had seen many of the most significant moves to strengthen the position of Gaelic.
   • He wanted a general manager who would not make moves or express an opinion without consulting him.
   • The bank said the cost-cutting move would help refocus and growth the company's retail business.

   Synonyms

   initiative, step, action, act, measure, tack, manoeuvre, tactic, stratagem, deed, gambit, ploy, ruse, trick, dodge
3. 1.3 A manoeuvre in a sport or game.
   （运动或比赛中的）传递，转移
   Robson began a move which saw Webb run from the halfway line down the right

   罗布森开始传球，预见到韦伯会从中线右边向前直插。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Unless he trains his body to a fitness level he has never reached and readjusts his game to include moves he has never considered, he will not become a great basketball player.
   • Just before full-time, he unleashed the best move of the game.
   • Persistent foul play or cynical moves such as deliberate handball would see the player sent to the sin-bin.
   • The Old Boys started the game with a bang and scored a try with the first move of the game.
   • Cook started and finished a classy move which resulted in one of the best goals ever witnessed at the venue.
   • Leigh won one of their best ever victories coming back from a 19 point deficit to win with the last move of the game.
   • He was involved in several attacking moves.
   • He scored again from a five-yard scrum with the last move of the game.
   • The move was initiated by Corduff from the left wing, when he delivered the ball across to the opposite wing.
   • Confidence oozed from every position with everyone producing flicks and tricks and flowing passing moves.
   • Smith says much of his success throughout his career came from studying tapes of Rice and incorporating Rice's moves into his game.
   • In probably the best move of the game, Moseley scored the important try.
   • Both of West Germany's goals in the 1974 World Cup Final resulted from long moves from deep, which surely would have been stopped by a better-organised defence.
   • He is fearless going over the middle and has great moves after the catch.
   • He is making some of the elusive moves and tough catches that often weren't evident a year ago.
   • He shot home from near the penalty spot after the game's best move.
   • He has incorporated more and more ridiculous moves into his game each year.
   • He finished the move of the match with his second goal.
   • I remember the Grand Slam year of 1990 with particular affection, all my schoolmates would re-enact moves from those games when we played among ourselves.
   • And after Symes had seen a shot turned away, the substitute began the move which put City in front.
4. 1.4 A player's turn to change the position of a piece in a board game.
   （棋手）走棋，走子
   in this position Karpov had to seal his 41st move

   I am a pawn and bishop down after 12 moves

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He's like a chess player, looking two moves ahead.
   • Now using the Internet, games can be held on virtual boards and players can message moves to each other electronically.
   • Whose move is it?
   • In orthodox Chess, if a player has no legal move and his king is not in check, the game is a draw.
   • It can often be seen several moves ahead when a player is able to win.
   • The move chosen in the game gives Black a slight edge without giving up a pawn.
   • Ray watched as they moved piece by piece, some moves taking longer to consider than others.
   • Each of the moves had to be with a different piece and a player had to be able to escape check on the first move of their turn otherwise it was checkmate.
   • It's your move now.
   • Is it my move next?
   • At the highest levels of chess, before you touch a piece, you are playing out an entire game of moves and countermoves in your head.
   • The left- and right-hand numbers tell us the number of moves remaining after either player's next turn.
   • I remember reading once that amateur chess players think as many moves ahead as grandmasters.
   • The large screen displayed the moves the players had made.

   Synonyms

   turn, go, play

   opportunity, chance

   informal shot