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

movementnoun

uk/ˈmuːv.mənt/us/ˈmuːv.mənt/

movement noun (POSITION CHANGE)

B2 [ C or U ] a change of position:

He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away.

For a long time after the accident, he had no movement in (= was unable to move) his legs.

Her movements were somewhat clumsy.

sb's movements

what someone is doing during a particular period:

I don't know his movements this week.

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With one movement, she disarmed the man and pinned him against the wall.
A sharp tap on the knee usually causes an involuntary movement of the lower leg.
The movement of the ship caused the mast to sway from side to side.
Satellite photographs provide us with a lot of information about their troop movements.
Some people run their lives according to the movements of the stars.

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Movement

ambulatory
be treading water idiom
catalepsy
comings
get
gravitation
immobile
immobilize
inert
mobile
motile
motility
motion
movable
moving
pull
pull up short idiom
steady
still
tread

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General words for movement

Acting and acts

movement noun (GROUP OF PEOPLE)

C1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] a group of people with a particular set of aims:

the women's movement

The suffragette movement campaigned for votes for women.

[ + to infinitive ] a movement to stop animals being killed for their fur

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Activism & pressure groups

activism
activist
agitation
agitator
agitprop
CND
gay activist
gherao
groundswell
guerrilla
hunger strike
lobby
petitioner
protester
radical
rasta roko
rebel
rebellion
reformer
stir

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Groups of people

movement noun (CHANGE OPINION)

[ C or U ] a situation in which people change their opinion or the way that they live or work:

There has been a movement towards more women going back to work while their children are still young.

Recently there has been some movement away from traditional methods of teaching.

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Change and changes

a change is as good as a rest idiom
adjustment
alteration
blip
changeover
drift
ebb
fluctuate
gradation
metamorphosis
modulate
paradigm shift
perversion
punctuated equilibrium
sea change
shake-up
speciation
step change
tide
vicissitudes

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movement noun (PROGRESS)

[ U ] an occasion when something develops, changes, or happens in a particular way or direction:

There has been little movement in the dollar (= it has not changed in value very much) today.

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Change and changes

a change is as good as a rest idiom
adjustment
alteration
blip
changeover
drift
ebb
fluctuate
gradation
metamorphosis
modulate
paradigm shift
perversion
punctuated equilibrium
sea change
shake-up
speciation
step change
tide
vicissitudes

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movement noun (MUSIC)

[ C ] one of the main parts of a piece of classical music:

Beethoven's fifth symphony has four movements.

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Musical pieces

arrangement
bolero
bossa nova
Britannia
cantata
chorus
fantasia
melody
nocturne
octet
opus
passage
playlist
reel
sextet
signature tune
solo
song form
string quartet
trio

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movement noun (CLOCK/WATCH)

[ C ] the part of a clock or watch that turns the hands (= thin sticks) that point to the time

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Watches & clocks

24-hour clock
against the clock idiom
alarm
alarm clock
at/on the stroke of sth idiom
bezel
clock
crystal
hour hand
hourglass
lose
minute hand
pendulum
radio alarm clock
strike
twenty-four-hour clock
watchband
watchstrap
winder
wristwatch

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movement noun (EXCRETE)

[ C ] polite word (used especially by doctors and nurses) an act of emptying the bowels:

When did you last have a (bowel) movement?

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Animal physiology: excrement & its excretion

accident
anal fissure
bathroom
be caught/taken short idiom
bowel movement
call of nature idiom
cowpat
crap
droppings
dump
go to the bathroom idiom
guano
melaena
motion
move
pass
poop
regular
shite
turd

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单词	movement
释义	Contents noun (7) movement (POSITION CHANGE) movement (GROUP OF PEOPLE) movement (CHANGE OPINION) movement (PROGRESS) movement (MUSIC) movement (CLOCK/WATCH) movement (EXCRETE) Contents noun (4) movement (CHANGE OF CONDITIONS) movement (ACTION) movement (CHANGE OF POSITION) movement (CHANGE OF BODY PLACE) Contents noun (4) movement (1) movement (2) movement (3) movement (4) English American Business movementnoun uk/ˈmuːv.mənt/us/ˈmuːv.mənt/ movement noun (POSITION CHANGE) B2 [ C or U ] a change of position: He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away. For a long time after the accident, he had no movement in (= was unable to move) his legs. Her movements were somewhat clumsy. sb's movements what someone is doing during a particular period: I don't know his movements this week. More examples With one movement, she disarmed the man and pinned him against the wall. A sharp tap on the knee usually causes an involuntary movement of the lower leg. The movement of the ship caused the mast to sway from side to side. Satellite photographs provide us with a lot of information about their troop movements. Some people run their lives according to the movements of the stars. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Movement ambulatory be treading water idiom catalepsy comings get gravitation immobile immobilize inert mobile motile motility motion movable moving pull pull up short idiom steady still tread See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: General words for movement Acting and acts movement noun (GROUP OF PEOPLE) C1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] a group of people with a particular set of aims: the women's movement The suffragette movement campaigned for votes for women. [ + to infinitive ] a movement to stop animals being killed for their fur Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Activism & pressure groups activism activist agitation agitator agitprop CND gay activist gherao groundswell guerrilla hunger strike lobby petitioner protester radical rasta roko rebel rebellion reformer stir See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Groups of people movement noun (CHANGE OPINION) [ C or U ] a situation in which people change their opinion or the way that they live or work: There has been a movement towards more women going back to work while their children are still young. Recently there has been some movement away from traditional methods of teaching. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Change and changes a change is as good as a rest idiom adjustment alteration blip changeover drift ebb fluctuate gradation metamorphosis modulate paradigm shift perversion punctuated equilibrium sea change shake-up speciation step change tide vicissitudes See more results » movement noun (PROGRESS) [ U ] an occasion when something develops, changes, or happens in a particular way or direction: There has been little movement in the dollar (= it has not changed in value very much) today. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Change and changes a change is as good as a rest idiom adjustment alteration blip changeover drift ebb fluctuate gradation metamorphosis modulate paradigm shift perversion punctuated equilibrium sea change shake-up speciation step change tide vicissitudes See more results » movement noun (MUSIC) [ C ] one of the main parts of a piece of classical music: Beethoven's fifth symphony has four movements. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Musical pieces arrangement bolero bossa nova Britannia cantata chorus fantasia melody nocturne octet opus passage playlist reel sextet signature tune solo song form string quartet trio See more results » movement noun (CLOCK/WATCH) [ C ] the part of a clock or watch that turns the hands (= thin sticks) that point to the time Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Watches & clocks 24-hour clock against the clock idiom alarm alarm clock at/on the stroke of sth idiom bezel clock crystal hour hand hourglass lose minute hand pendulum radio alarm clock strike twenty-four-hour clock watchband watchstrap winder wristwatch See more results » movement noun (EXCRETE) [ C ] polite word (used especially by doctors and nurses) an act of emptying the bowels: When did you last have a (bowel) movement? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Animal physiology: excrement & its excretion accident anal fissure bathroom be caught/taken short idiom bowel movement call of nature idiom cowpat crap droppings dump go to the bathroom idiom guano melaena motion move pass poop regular shite turd See more results » movementnoun us/ˈmuv·mənt/ movement noun (CHANGE OF CONDITIONS) [ C/U ] the act or process of changing a situation or event, or of changing the way something happens or is done: [ C ] There has been a movement toward smaller families. movement noun (ACTION) [ C ] a group of people with a particular set of aims: The women’s movement works for better job opportunities for women. movement noun (CHANGE OF POSITION) [ C/U ] a change of position or place: [ U ] Fire doors should be kept closed to prevent the movement of fire from one area to another. movement noun (CHANGE OF BODY PLACE) [ C/U ] a change in the place or position of your body or a part of your body: [ C ] the movements of the dancers [ U ] There was no movement in his legs. movementnoun uk/ˈmuːvmənt/us [ C ] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a change in a number, price, etc. for example on a financial market: movements in sth Short-term movements in currency are difficult to predict. This stock market report discusses the latest trends and reasons behind share price movements. [ C ] POLITICS an organized group of people who work together to achieve or oppose something: She's been in the environmental movement for 35 years. the labour/labor/(trade) union movement the civil-rights/women's movement [ C or U ] TRANSPORT the process of moving or being transported from one place to another: the company's movement of jobs abroad We want to remove restrictions on trade and movements of capital. Under European law product safety takes precedence over freedom of movement for the product. [ S ] the process of changing from one particular system, activity, etc. to another: a movement to/towards/from sth The movement toward free trade lies at the heart of globalization. See also capital movement currency movement free movement mass movement
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movementnoun

movement noun (POSITION CHANGE)

movement noun (GROUP OF PEOPLE)

movement noun (CHANGE OPINION)

movement noun (PROGRESS)

movement noun (MUSIC)

movement noun (CLOCK/WATCH)

movement noun (EXCRETE)

movementnoun

movement noun (CHANGE OF CONDITIONS)

movement noun (ACTION)

movement noun (CHANGE OF POSITION)

movement noun (CHANGE OF BODY PLACE)

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