motion
noun uk/ˈməʊ.ʃən/ us/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
(MOVEMENT)
C2 [ C or U ]动;运动;移动
the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement
The violent motion of the ship upset his stomach. 船的剧烈摇晃使他的胃很不舒服。
He rocked the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion. 他轻轻地前后晃动摇篮。
They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen). 他们用慢动作又播了一遍进球镜头。
[ C ] UK（委婉语）排便;大便，粪便
a polite way of referring to the process of getting rid of solid waste from the body, or the waste itself
The nurse asked if her motions were regular. 护士问她大便是否正常。
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- Onstage she is a human dynamo, spending the hour in perpetual motion.
- He gloved the ball, turned, and threw in one motion.
- The motion of the car almost lulled her to sleep.
- The spaceship's jets were fired periodically to dampen a side-to-side pendulum motion that had developed.
- I thought a phone call to the right person might set the wheels in motion.
(SUGGESTION)
C2 [ C ]（会议中正式提出准备表决的）提议，动议
a formal suggestion made, discussed, and voted on at a meeting
[ + to infinitive ] Someone proposed a motion to increase the membership fee to $500 a year. 有人提议将年会费增加至500美元。
The motion was accepted/passed/defeated/rejected. 提议被接受／通过／驳倒／否决了。
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- Delegates have voted in favour of the motion.
- Anyone wishing to dissent from the motion should now raise their hand.
- Those voting for the motion, 96, and those voting against, 54.
- The motion for tonight's debate is, "This house believes that capital punishment should be abolished."
- He proposed a motion that the chairman resign.
Idioms
go through the motionsidiom informal disapprovingC2 装装样子;敷衍了事
to do something without thinking it is very important or having much interest in it
He says he's been investigating my complaint, but I feel he's just going through the motions. 他说他一直在调查我的投诉，可我觉得他只是在敷衍了事。
put/set something in motionidiom 使…开始运转，启动
to start a machine or process
Once the printing processes have been put in motion, they're not so easy to stop. 印刷工序一旦启动，就不容易停止了。
We filled in a form to set the whole process in motion. 我们填写了表格，启动一整套程序。
motion
verb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] uk/ˈməʊ.ʃən/ us/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
打手势；点（或摇）头示意
to make a signal to someone, usually with your hand or head
I saw him motion to the man at the door, who quietly left. 我看到他向门口的人示意，那人便悄然离开了。
Her family all gathered around her, but she motioned them away. 家人都围到她身边，但她示意他们离开。
[ + obj + to infinitive ] He motioned me to sit down. 他示意我坐下。
Synonyms: gesticulate gesture