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

mo•tor n. [countable]

a small engine, esp. an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, etc.:The motor won't start.
Electricitya machine that changes electrical energy into mechanical energy:a little electric motor that burns out if it is overloaded.

adj. [before a noun]

of or relating to a motor.
Transportof, by, or for motor vehicles or for motorists:a motor inn.
Psychology, Physiologyof or relating to muscular movement:a motor response.

Automotiveto ride in an automobile;
drive: [no object]They motored quietly into town.[~ + object]She motored them to the train station.

See -mot-.

mo•tor n.

a comparatively small and powerful engine, esp. an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
any self-powered vehicle.
a person or thing that imparts motion, esp. a contrivance, as a steam engine, that receives and modifies energy from some natural source in order to utilize it in driving machinery.
ElectricityAlso called electric motor. a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy, as an induction motor.
Businessmotors, stocks or bonds in automobile companies.

adj.

pertaining to or operated by a motor.
Transportof, for, by, or pertaining to motor vehicles:motor freight.
Automotivedesigned or for automobiles, their drivers, or their passengers:The hotel has a motor lobby in its parking garage for picking up and discharging passengers.
causing or producing motion.
[Physiol.]conveying an impulse that results or tends to result in motion, as a nerve.
Psychology, Physiology Also, motoric. of, pertaining to, or involving muscular movement:a motor response; motor images.

v.i.

Automotiveto ride or travel in an automobile;
drive:They motored up the coast.

v.t.

British Terms, Automotive[Chiefly Brit.]to drive or transport by car:He motored his son to school.

Latin mōtor mover, equivalent. to mō- (variant stem of movēre to move) + -tor -tor
1580–90

motor /ˈməʊtə/ n

the engine, esp an internal-combustion engine, of a vehicle
(as modifier): a motor scooter
Also called: electric motor a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy by means of the forces exerted on a current-carrying coil placed in a magnetic field
any device that converts another form of energy into mechanical energy to produce motion
chiefly Brit a car or other motor vehicle
as modifier: motor spares

adj

producing or causing motion
of or relating to nerves or neurons that carry impulses that cause muscles to contract
of or relating to movement or to muscles that induce movement

(intransitive) to travel by car
(transitive) Brit to transport by car
(intransitive) informal to move fast; make good progress

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin mōtor a mover, from movēre to move

单词	motor
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 mo•tor /ˈmoʊtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a small engine, esp. an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, etc.:The motor won't start. Electricitya machine that changes electrical energy into mechanical energy:a little electric motor that burns out if it is overloaded. adj. [before a noun] of or relating to a motor. Transportof, by, or for motor vehicles or for motorists:a motor inn. Psychology, Physiologyof or relating to muscular movement:a motor response. v. Automotiveto ride in an automobile; drive: [no object]They motored quietly into town.[~ + object]She motored them to the train station. See -mot-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 mo•tor (mō′tər),USA pronunciation n. a comparatively small and powerful engine, esp. an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like. any self-powered vehicle. a person or thing that imparts motion, esp. a contrivance, as a steam engine, that receives and modifies energy from some natural source in order to utilize it in driving machinery. ElectricityAlso called electric motor. a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy, as an induction motor. Businessmotors, stocks or bonds in automobile companies. adj. pertaining to or operated by a motor. Transportof, for, by, or pertaining to motor vehicles:motor freight. Automotivedesigned or for automobiles, their drivers, or their passengers:The hotel has a motor lobby in its parking garage for picking up and discharging passengers. causing or producing motion. [Physiol.]conveying an impulse that results or tends to result in motion, as a nerve. Psychology, Physiology Also, motoric. of, pertaining to, or involving muscular movement:a motor response; motor images. v.i. Automotiveto ride or travel in an automobile; drive:They motored up the coast. v.t. British Terms, Automotive[Chiefly Brit.]to drive or transport by car:He motored his son to school. Latin mōtor mover, equivalent. to mō- (variant stem of movēre to move) + -tor -tor 1580–90 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: motor /ˈməʊtə/ n the engine, esp an internal-combustion engine, of a vehicle (as modifier): a motor scooter Also called: electric motor a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy by means of the forces exerted on a current-carrying coil placed in a magnetic field any device that converts another form of energy into mechanical energy to produce motion chiefly Brit a car or other motor vehicle as modifier: motor spares adj producing or causing motion of or relating to nerves or neurons that carry impulses that cause muscles to contract of or relating to movement or to muscles that induce movement vb (intransitive) to travel by car (transitive) Brit to transport by car (intransitive) informal to move fast; make good progress Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin mōtor a mover, from movēre to move
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