英语词汇“on the move”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. on (also †upon) the move: in the process of moving from one place or situation to another; always travelling or moving about; (figurative) progressing, esp. after a period of stasis.In quot. 1732 the sense may be more like ‘on the point of moving’ than ‘in the process of moving’; cf. sense 3c.

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society > travel > [phrase]

on (also upon) the road1642

on (also upon) the move1732

for (or on) the (high) jump1859

1732 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Impertinents i. i. 7 in Sel. Comedies VIII I thank'd him gently, with a Nod, meditating at every turn a handsome Retreat; but he observing me upon the Move, in order to leave him [etc.].

1788 J. Ledyard Let. June in Journey through Russia (1966) 244 I..finish the affair & within the month shall be on the move.

1801 ‘Gabrielli’ Mysterious Husband III. 80 She lay forming and rejecting plans till day began to dawn, and she heard the farmer upon the move.

1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xxxii. 319 Everybody seemed to be busy, humming, and on the move.

1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. i. 18 It does not follow from such arguments as these that civilization is always on the move, or that its movement is always progress.

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xcv. 499 The dresser on duty had to be at hand day and night... You were on the move all the time.

1958 R. K. Narayan Guide ix. 184 On the third day we should be on the move again, and the bustle and activity of travel would shield us from troublesome personal topics.

1995 Evening Sun (Baltimore) 28 July b1/1 Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke steadily promoted his accomplishments in portraying Baltimore as a city on the move.

单词	on the move
释义	> as lemmas on (also †upon) the move a. on (also †upon) the move: in the process of moving from one place or situation to another; always travelling or moving about; (figurative) progressing, esp. after a period of stasis.In quot. 1732 the sense may be more like ‘on the point of moving’ than ‘in the process of moving’; cf. sense 3c. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [phrase] on (also upon) the road1642 on (also upon) the move1732 for (or on) the (high) jump1859 1732 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Impertinents i. i. 7 in Sel. Comedies VIII I thank'd him gently, with a Nod, meditating at every turn a handsome Retreat; but he observing me upon the Move, in order to leave him [etc.]. 1788 J. Ledyard Let. June in Journey through Russia (1966) 244 I..finish the affair & within the month shall be on the move. 1801 ‘Gabrielli’ Mysterious Husband III. 80 She lay forming and rejecting plans till day began to dawn, and she heard the farmer upon the move. 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xxxii. 319 Everybody seemed to be busy, humming, and on the move. 1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. i. 18 It does not follow from such arguments as these that civilization is always on the move, or that its movement is always progress. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xcv. 499 The dresser on duty had to be at hand day and night... You were on the move all the time. 1958 R. K. Narayan Guide ix. 184 On the third day we should be on the move again, and the bustle and activity of travel would shield us from troublesome personal topics. 1995 Evening Sun (Baltimore) 28 July b1/1 Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke steadily promoted his accomplishments in portraying Baltimore as a city on the move. extracted from moven. < as lemmas
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