mover
/ˈmuːvə(r)/noun
1
- a person or thing in motion, especially an animal活动中的人(或物, 尤指动物):
she's a lovely mover and jumper.
她是一匹活力强、善跳跃的漂亮马。
1.1
- usu. with modifier a person undertaking or undergoing a move or change in a particular aspect of their life接受(或经受)生活中某方面变化的人:
transferability of pension rights for job movers.
工作变动者养老金领取权的可转移性。
1.2
- chiefly N. Amer. a person whose job is to remove and transport furniture from one house to another〈主北美〉搬家工。
2
- a person who makes a formal proposal at a meeting or in an assembly动议人:
the mover and seconder of the Loyal Address.
“效忠演说”的动议人和附议人。
2.1
- a person who instigates or organizes something鼓动者; 组织者:
she was a key mover in making this successful conference happen.
她是使这次会议得以成功召开的主要组织者。
短语
a mover and shaker
- a powerful person who initiates events and influences people权势人物, 有影响的人物。
- ORIGIN: from movers and shakers, a phrase from O'Shaughnessy's Music & Moonlight (1874).