listen

 Auto Play

listen

 Auto Play
PETS rank
movement

?�★

Font Size

Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

movement ['muːvmənt]
  1. 1. noun [宗] [ 政治] (group of people) 团体
  2. 2. noun [c/u] (moving) 动静
  3. 3. noun [c] (gesture) 动作
  4. 4. noun [of goods] [ people] (transport,travel) 运输
  5. 5. noun [c/u] (shift) (in attitude,policy) 动向
  6. 6. noun [c] [音] 乐章
  7. 7. noun [c] (also: bowel movement) 排便
  8. 8. n pl [of person] movements 活动

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

movement [ˈmuːvmənt]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] 动,活动动作
    Movement is a sign of life.
    运动生命的象征
  2. 2. n.[c/u] [Plural] 移动位移转移
  3. 3. n.[c] 团体
    Politicians have to respect a mass movement.
    政治家必须尊重群众运动
    He was a charter member of the movement.
    他是运动的发起人之一
  4. 4. n.[c] [Music] 乐章
    The second movement is slow and melodic.
    第二乐章缓慢富于旋律感。
  5. 5. n.[c] 社会运动
  6. 6. n.[c] 似动,视动,视在运动
    The succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement.
    闪光连续性产生运动错觉
  7. 7. n.[c] [Euphemistic] 排便
    He had a bowel movement.
    他上过厕所了。
  8. 8. n.[c] 倾向动向趋势
  9. 9. n.[c] 运转装置,可动部件;(钟表等的)机芯
    It was an expensive watch with a diamond movement.
    那是一块采用钻石机芯昂贵手表
  10. 10. n.[c] [Plural] 移动移走调动
  11. 11. n.[c/u] 变动波动
  12. 12. n.[c] 变化演变
  13. 13. n.[u] 发展进展;(情节的)曲折

Collins English-English Dictionary

movement ['muːvmənt]
  1. 1. n the act, process, or result of moving
  2. 2. n an instance of moving
  3. 3. n the manner of moving
  4. 4. n a group of people with a common ideology, esp a political or religious one
  5. 5. n the organized action of such a group
  6. 6. n a trend or tendency in a particular sphere
  7. 7. n the driving and regulating mechanism of a watch or clock
  8. 8. n [often plural] a person's location and activities during a specific time
  9. 9. n the evacuation of the bowels
  10. 10. n the matter evacuated
  11. 11. n [music] a principal self-contained section of a symphony, sonata, etc, usually having its own structure
  12. 12. n tempo or pace, as in music or literature
  13. 13. n [fine arts] the appearance of motion in painting, sculpture, etc
  14. 14. n [prosody] the rhythmic structure of verse
  15. 15. n a positional change by one or a number of military units
  16. 16. n a change in the market price of a security or commodity

Examples

lateral movement
横向运动
women's liberation movement
妇女解放运动
Peter was able to scare away the bear with a sudden movement.
彼得突然动了一下,才吓走了那只熊。
The dollar has made a large movement this week, falling to a new low against the euro.
和欧元正相反,本周美元汇率有很大波动,达到新低。
I'm part of the movement to stop killing animals for their fur.
我参与了抗议猎杀动物以获取其皮毛的运动。

Would you like to know more about this word? Simply click the button on the right to ask real people.
You can also check your questions and answers at ‘ My nciku > Posts ’.

Revised Vocab Lists

This word has been edited
17 times by users.

View
Content partners 外研社collins