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mo.tion MOVEMENTH5mEJ7F[n, $5moJ-nthe act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement运动，移动，动作the motion of the Earth around the sun [U]地球绕太阳的转动The violent motion of the ship upset her stomach. [U]船的剧烈摇动使她恶心。He rocked the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion. [C]他轻轻地前后摇动着摇篮。They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen). [U]他们把进球又慢放了一遍。A single motion of her head was enough to tell me she was unhappy. [C]她头稍稍一动就足以让我知道她不快乐。(Br dated, Aus specialized) People sometimes use motion or motions as a polite way of referring to the process of excretion of solid waste.大便（委婉语）The nurse asked if her motions were regular. [C]护士问她大便是否正常。(infml disapproving) To go through the motions is to do something without caring very much about it or having much interest in it.装装样子，敷衍塞责He says he's been investigating my complaint and that he's very sympathetic, but I feel he's just going through the motions.他说他一直在调查我的投诉，而且他很同情我，可我觉得他只是在敷衍。To put/set a machine or process in motion is to start it.使某物开始运转或工作Once the printing processes have been put in motion, they're not so easy to stop.一旦印刷程序开始，它们就不容易停止了。We wrote to the passport office to set the official process in motion.我们写信到护照办公室使官方程序启动。A telephone call would set the wheels in motion (= cause action to start), wouldn't it?一个电话就能引起行动，是吗？Motion picture is Am fml for MOVIE.Motion sickness is another word for travel sickness.晕车，晕船或晕机 [TRAVEL]
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