move
verb OPAL S
/muːv/
/muːv/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they move | /muːv/ /muːv/ |
he / she / it moves | /muːvz/ /muːvz/ |
past simple moved | /muːvd/ /muːvd/ |
past participle moved | /muːvd/ /muːvd/ |
-ing form moving | /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ |
(使)改变位置,移动 - Don't move—stay perfectly still.
别动,一点都别动。 - The bus was already moving when I jumped onto it.
我跳上车的时候,公共汽车已经开动了。 - The ball was really moving (= moving fast) when it reached him.
当球到达他身边时,它确实在移动(=移动得很快)。 - + adv./prep. He could hear someone moving around in the room above.
他能听到楼上屋里有人走动。 - Phil moved towards the window.
菲尔朝窗户走去。 - You can hardly move in this pub on Saturdays (= because it is so crowded).
这家酒吧星期六总是挤得令人无法挪动。 - You can't move for books in her room.
她的屋里书多得让人挪不开步。 - Temperatures will drop as the cold front moves down across France.
随着冷锋席卷法国,气温将会下降。 - move something I can't move my fingers.
我的手指动不了了。 - move something + adv./prep. We moved our chairs a little nearer.
我们把椅子挪近了一点。 - She moved the ball toward the opponent's goal.
她将球移向对手的球门。 - He moved his arm away from his face.
他将手臂从脸上移开。
Extra Examples- Over a million people move around this city daily.
每天有超过一百万人在这座城市中流动。 - Investors can move money into foreign bonds when the dollar is weak.
当美元疲软时,投资者可以将资金转移到外国债券。 - Black clouds moved across the sky.
黑云在天空中移动。 - Can you move down the steps?
你能走下台阶吗? - Move your chairs a little closer.
把你们的椅子挪近一点。 - Someone had moved the bike from where I left it.
有人把自行车从我停放的地方移走了。 - The papers on his desk had been moved.
他桌上的文件被移走了。 - We moved a little nearer.
我们移近了一些。 - The traffic moved slowly along the highway.
车辆在公路上缓慢前行。
- Don't move—stay perfectly still.
搬家;搬迁 - We don't like it here so we've decided to move.
我们不喜欢这地方,所以决定搬走。 - move (from…) (to…) The company's moving to Scotland.
公司准备迁往苏格兰。 - People move from place to place today in ever greater numbers.
如今,人们从一个地方搬到另一个地方的人数越来越多。 - move away She's been all on her own since her daughter moved away.
自从她女儿搬走以后,她一直独自生活。 - move house (British English) We moved house last week.
我们上星期搬家了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa2- In 1905 his family moved to Milan, where he studied sculpture.
1905年,他的家人搬到了米兰,他在那里学习雕塑。 - There are a lot more people moving across borders.
有更多的人跨境流动。 - They've moved house three times in the past year.
过去一年中他们搬了三次家。 - We moved here in 2003.
我们于2003年搬到这里。 - Moving can be an extremely stressful experience.
搬家是一件极费心力的事。 - All her family have moved away so she's on her own.
她的家人都搬走了,所以她独自生活。 - He worked as a sales rep before moving to the marketing department.
到市场部工作之前他是一名销售代表。
- We don't like it here so we've decided to move.
synonym transfer使变换;调动 - I'm being moved to the New York office.
我要调到纽约办事处去。
Extra Examples- He's recently been moved from our Head Office.
他最近从我们的总部调离。 - We've decided to move her into the Accounts Department.
我们决定把她调到会计部。 - Several major industries have been moved from the north to the south of the country.
一些主要工业已从该国北部转移到南部。
- I'm being moved to the New York office.
走棋;移动棋子 - It's your turn to move.
该你走棋了。 - move something She moved her queen.
她走了一步王后棋。
- It's your turn to move.
- [intransitive] (informal) to leave, begin something, etc. quickly
立刻动身;马上行动 - Let's move—it's time we went shopping.
我们走吧,该去买东西了。
- Let's move—it's time we went shopping.
synonym shift变化;改变;转变 - (+ adv./prep.) The government has not moved on this issue.
政府在这个问题上立场没有转变。 - Things have moved on a lot since the days when I was young.
自从我年轻的时候以来,事情已经发生了很大的变化。 - move something (+ adv./prep.) Let's move the meeting to Wednesday.
我们把开会时间改到星期三吧。
- (+ adv./prep.) The government has not moved on this issue.
synonym progress前进;进步;进展 - move on Time is moving on.
时代在进步。 - move ahead Share prices moved ahead today.
今天的股票价格上升了。 - move forward After that, things moved forward at lightning speed
此后,事情以迅雷不及掩耳之势向前推进 - + adv./prep. Things are not moving as fast as we hoped.
事情的进展不像我们希望的那么快。 - Things certainly move fast in the blogosphere.
博客圈里的事情发展确实很快。 - Finally things are moving in the right direction.
事情终于朝着正确的方向发展了。
- move on Time is moving on.
- [intransitive] to take action; to do something
synonym act采取行动;做(事) - The police moved quickly to dispel the rumours.
警察迅速采取行动来消除谣言。 - The firm has moved to reassure customers that they will continue to provide good service.
该公司已采取行动向客户保证他们将继续提供优质服务。
Synonyms actionactionmeasure ▪ step ▪ act ▪ moveThese are all words for a thing that somebody does.action a thing that somebody does:- Can you explain your actions?
你能解释一下你的行为吗?
- Tougher measures against racism are needed.
需要更强硬的反种族主义措施。
- This was a first step towards a united Europe.
这是朝着统一的欧洲迈出的第一步。
- an act of kindness
善行
- They are waiting for the results of the opinion polls before deciding their next move.
他们在等待民意测验的结果,然后再决定下一步行动。
- to take action/measures/steps
- to make a step/move
- a heroic/brave/daring action/step/act/move
- The police moved quickly to dispel the rumours.
使感动(尤指因为同情或悲伤);打动 - move somebody We were deeply moved by her plight.
她的困境深深地打动了我们。 - move somebody to something Grown men were moved to tears at the horrific scenes.
这样悲惨的场面甚至让铮铮汉子潸然泪下。
Extra Examples- I am really moved by people's kindness.
我真的被人们的善良所感动。 - The film moved me so much, I started to weep.
这部电影让我非常感动,我开始哭泣。 - The woman's story had really moved her.
那个女人的故事着实打动了她。
- move somebody We were deeply moved by her plight.
- [transitive] (formal) to cause somebody to do something
synonym prompt促使,迫使(某人做某事);使去做 - move somebody to do something She felt moved to address the crowd.
她不由得想给大家讲一番话。 - move somebody He works when the spirit moves him (= when he wants to).
他只有在想干活的时候才干活。
Extra Examples- Like many adolescents he was moved to write poetry.
像许多青少年一样,他被感动去写诗。 - ‘Certainly not!’ he was moved to protest.
“当然不是!”他感动地抗议。 - As the delays got worse he was moved to make a mild complaint.
随着延误情况越来越严重,他忍不住提出了温和的抱怨。
- move somebody to do something She felt moved to address the crowd.
- [transitive, intransitive] move (something) to sell goods; to be sold
销售;卖出 - How quickly can we move this stock?
这批货我们能多快脱手? - These copies are moving fast—they'll soon be sold out.
这些副本的销售速度很快,很快就会售空。
- How quickly can we move this stock?
- [transitive] (formal) to suggest something formally so that it can be discussed and decided
synonym put forward(正式地)提出,提议 - move something The Opposition moved an amendment to the Bill.
反对党对法案提出修正案。 - move that… I move that a vote be taken on this.
我提议就此进行投票。
- move something The Opposition moved an amendment to the Bill.
change position
change house/job
in board games
leave/begin
change ideas/time
make progress
take action
cause strong feelings
make somebody do something
sell
suggest formally
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French moveir, from Latin movere.
Idioms
get your ass in gear | move your ass (North American English)
(British English get your arse in gear, move your arse )
- (offensive, slang) a rude way of telling somebody to hurry
别磨磨蹭蹭的;赶快 - If you get your ass in gear, we can make it out of here tonight.
如果你全力以赴,我们今晚就可以离开这里。
- If you get your ass in gear, we can make it out of here tonight.
get moving
- (informal) to begin, leave, etc. quickly
马上行动;迅速开始(或离去等) - It's late—we'd better get moving.
天不早了,咱们走吧。
- It's late—we'd better get moving.
get something moving
- (informal) to cause something to make progress
使进步;推动 - The new director has really got things moving.
新来的主任确实使事情有了进展。
- The new director has really got things moving.
going/moving forward
- (formal or business) in the future, starting from now
将来;以后;从现在起 - We have a very solid financial position going forward.
今后我们会有非常稳健的财务状况。 - The strategy going forward is still undecided.
未来的策略尚未确定。 - Moving forward, we need to have a real plan.
展望未来,我们需要有一个真正的计划。
- We have a very solid financial position going forward.
keep up/move with the times
- to change and develop your ideas, way of working, etc. so that you do what is modern and what is expected
跟上时代;跟着潮流 - Many complained that the Royal Family had failed to move with the times.
许多人抱怨王室未能与时俱进。
- Many complained that the Royal Family had failed to move with the times.
move your ass | get your ass in gear (North American English)
(British English move your arse , get your arse in gear)
- (offensive, slang) a rude way of telling somebody to hurry
别磨磨蹭蹭的;赶快 - If you move your ass, we can make it out of here tonight.
如果你动动你的屁股,我们今晚就可以离开这里。
- If you move your ass, we can make it out of here tonight.
move heaven and earth
- to do everything you possibly can in order to achieve something
Topics Successc2竭尽所能;竭尽全力
move it
- (especially in orders) (informal) to do something more quickly because there is not much time
赶快,急忙(做某事) - Move it! We’re going to be late!
快点!我们要迟到了!
- Move it! We’re going to be late!
move mountains
- to make a great effort to do something
努力(做某事) - The director moved mountains to remake this classic film.
导演费尽心血翻拍了这部经典电影。
- The director moved mountains to remake this classic film.