motor
n. 马达, 发动机, 原动力, 汽车 a. 马达的, 发动机的, 汽车的, 发动的 vt. 推动, 以汽车载运 vi. 乘汽车, 驾车
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教材释义与例句
发动机，马达；汽车
the part of a machine that makes it work or move, by changing power, especially electrical power, into movement
乘汽车
to travel by car
以汽车载运
汽车的；机动的
relating to cars or other vehicles with engines
释义与例句
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1.
A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
马达
摩托
引擎
发动机
电动机
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2.
A motor car, or automobile, sometimes extended to other powered vehicles, such as goods vehicles.
Nice motor!
Motor insurance is expensive for youngsters.
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3.
A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
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4.
Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
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5.
The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.
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The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
俚语
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To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.
过时On Saturday we motored down to Plymouth.
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To rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine.
及物 航空 商务 工程During startup, the engine should be motored for 20 to 30 seconds to allow the shafts to straighten out, as they may have become bowed under their own weight while the airplane was sitting on the ground.
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To progress at a brisk pace.
比喻 非正式Sales were slow at first, but now things are really motoring.
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To leave.
俚语I gotta motor.
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Relating to the ability to move.
生物She has excellent motor skills.
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Propelled by an internal combustion engine (as opposed to a steam engine or turbine).
航海 交通
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词源
From Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”).
来源：wiktionary