motor

noun

/ˈməʊtə(r)/

/ˈməʊtər/

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a device that uses electricity, petrol, etc. to produce movement and makes a machine, a vehicle, a boat, etc. work发动机；马达
- An electric motor is used to pump the water.电动机被用来抽水。
- Batteries power the motor.电池为马达提供动力。
- He started the motor.他启动了发动机。
- Diesel engines drive six electric motors.柴油发动机驱动六个电动机。
see also outboard motor
Extra Examples
- A powerful motor drives the mill wheel.水车轮由一个大功率发动机驱动。
- One of the wheels is fitted with an electric motor.其中一只轮子安装了电动机。
- An electric current drives motors located under the floor.电流驱动位于地板下的电机。
- She left the motor running.她让马达一直运转着。
- Electricity powers hydraulic motors that compress these bales.电力驱动液压马达压缩这些捆包。
- small motors for toys and clocks玩具和钟表的小马达
- a circular saw with a fan-cooled motor带有风扇冷却马达的圆锯
- The car has a faulty starter motor.这辆车的起动马达有故障。
- When you turn the ignition key, the starter motor spins the engine.当你转动点火钥匙时，起动马达带动发动机转动。
Topics Engineeringb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- powerful
- small
- …
verb + motor
- start
- turn on
- turn off
- …
motor + verb
- run
- work
- drive something
- …
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a source of power, energy or movement汽车
- Consumer spending has been the motor of economic growth.消费者支出一直是经济增长的动力。
- Women are the motors of change in politics and the economy.女性是政治和经济变革的发动机。
(British English, old-fashioned or humorous) a car汽车
- He uses the motor for local shopping trips.他在当地购物时使用汽车。
- I'm so rich now I can buy a shiny new motor!我现在很有钱，可以买一台闪亮的新马达了！
Extra Examples
- It was his birthday so he drove the motor around Pudong all night.那天是他的生日，所以他整夜开着汽车在浦东转悠。
- Seems funny that my dodgy old motor has become a classic car.有趣的是，我的老爷车变成了一辆老爷车。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1

Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person who imparts motion): from Latin, literally ‘mover’, based on movere ‘to move’. The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 19th cent.

motor

adjective

/ˈməʊtə(r)/

/ˈməʊtər/

[only before noun]

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having an engine; using the power of an engine有引擎的；由发动机推动的
- The street is closed to motor vehicles.这条街禁止机动车通行。
(especially British English) connected with vehicles that have engines机动车的；汽车的
- Europe's motor industry faces international competition.欧洲汽车工业面临国际竞争。
- I like all forms of motor sports.我喜欢所有形式的运动。
- a motor accident机动车事故
- motor insurance汽车保险
- motor fuel汽车燃料
(specialist) connected with movement of the body that is produced by muscles; connected with the nerves that control movement肌肉运动的；运动神经的
- uncoordinated motor activity不协调的肌肉运动
- Both motor and sensory functions are affected.运动功能和感觉功能都受到影响。

Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person who imparts motion): from Latin, literally ‘mover’, based on movere ‘to move’. The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 19th cent.

motor

verb

/ˈməʊtə(r)/

/ˈməʊtər/

[intransitive] (British English, old-fashioned)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they motor	/ˈməʊtə(r)/ /ˈməʊtər/
he / she / it motors	/ˈməʊtəz/ /ˈməʊtərz/
past simple motored	/ˈməʊtəd/ /ˈməʊtərd/
past participle motored	/ˈməʊtəd/ /ˈməʊtərd/
-ing form motoring	/ˈməʊtərɪŋ/ /ˈməʊtərɪŋ/

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+ adv./prep. to travel by car, especially for pleasure乘车旅行；驾车旅行
- We motored down to Oxford for the day.我们开车去牛津过了一天。
Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person who imparts motion): from Latin, literally ‘mover’, based on movere ‘to move’. The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 19th cent.