momentum

Word family  noun moment momentum adjective momentary momentous adverb momentarily

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mo·men·tum /məʊˈmentəm, mə- $ moʊ-, mə-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]  1  FAST/QUICKINCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTthe ability to keep increasing, developing, or being more successful 动力，势头gain/gather momentum 加速 The campaign for reform should start to gather momentum in the new year. 要求进行改革的运动在新的一年里声势应该会壮大。 incentives to maintain the momentum of European integration 保持欧洲一体化发展势头的激励措施 Governments often lose momentum in their second term of office. 政府往往会在第二届任期中丧失冲劲。momentum of the momentum of increasing immigration 移民增多的势头momentum towards the momentum towards economic union 经济上融合的势头2  FAST/QUICKthe force that makes a moving object keep moving 〔使运动物体继续运动的〕冲力，推力，动力gain/gather momentum (=move faster) 加速 The wheel was allowed to roll down the slope, gathering momentum as it went. 那轮子沿着斜坡向下滚动，速度越来越快。 Pratt, without losing any momentum at all, passed them both and won the race. 普拉特劲头丝毫不减，超过他们两个赢得了比赛。3  technicalHPTEM the force or power that is contained in a moving object and is calculated by multiplying its weight by its speed 动量momentum of the momentum of a particle 粒子的动量n COLLOCATIONSverbsgain/gather/build up momentum (=become more and more successful)The show gathered momentum over the next few months and became a huge hit.give something momentum (=make something become more successful)The agreement was small, but it gave new momentum to the talks.maintain momentum (=make something continue at the same pace)The party was determined to maintain the momentum of reform.lose momentum (=to start to become less successful)The team seems to have lost its momentum.keep the momentum going (also sustain the momentum formal) (=keep being successful)Hopefully we can keep the momentum going and win the next game as well.adjectivesirresistible (=that cannot be stopped)The social changes began to gather irresistible momentum.

Examples from the Corpus

momentum• We are trying to measure the position and momentum of an electron as accurately as possible.• It closes very rapidly and has considerable momentum.• On the Look-Out derives extra momentum from this eccentric procedure.• While critics of his decision gained momentum Thursday, the record shows they face an uphill battle.• As the slope got steeper, the sled gathered momentum.• The ball was moving along, slowly losing momentum on the bumpy ground.• Gonzalez insisted that fears of lost momentum should not be a concern.• Raymond is traveling full speed downhill on his own momentum.• The attacker's own momentum pushes him forward on to the blow.• Missile defence has a political momentum that makes a supposedly awkward question such as whether it really works pale almost into irrelevance.• Players skate around the ice with realistic momentum, ie you have to slow down to turn round.• Carey's momentum carried him past the base.gain/gather momentum• How did the escaping gas gain momentum?• It's a subject that has gained momentum across the country in recent years.• That idea, once dismissed as nonsense, keeps gaining momentum.• Biological and entomological studies gained momentum through the photographic record.• Clay Shaw of Florida, has failed to gain momentum, and time is running out.• I waited for it to gather momentum.• Gradually the train gathered momentum, and within seconds it was moving at top speed.• The slope was getting steeper and their sledge was gaining momentum all the time.gain/gather momentum• How did the escaping gas gain momentum?• It's a subject that has gained momentum across the country in recent years.• That idea, once dismissed as nonsense, keeps gaining momentum.• Biological and entomological studies gained momentum through the photographic record.• Clay Shaw of Florida, has failed to gain momentum, and time is running out.• I waited for it to gather momentum.From Longman Business Dictionarymomentummo‧men‧tum /məʊˈmentəm, mə-moʊ-, mə-/ noun [uncountable] the ability to keep increasing, developing, or being more successfulA movement to remove government restrictions on business operations gained momentum.Economists warned the economy was losing momentum rapidly and that growth could slip as low as 1.5% next year.Origin momentum (1600-1700) Latin “movement, moment”, from movere “to move”

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ability the being to increasing, keep or more successful developing, Corpus Business

momentum
mo‧men‧tum /məʊˈmentəm, mə- $ moʊ-, mə-/ noun [uncountable]1. the ability to keep increasing, developing, or being more successful
    gain/gather momentum
    The campaign for reform should start to gather momentum in the new year.
    incentives to maintain the momentum of European integration
    Governments often lose momentum in their second term of office.
    momentum of
    the momentum of increasing immigration
    momentum towards
    the momentum towards economic union
2. the force that makes a moving object keep moving
    gain/gather momentum (=move faster)
    The wheel was allowed to roll down the slope, gathering momentum as it went.
    Pratt, without losing any momentum at all, passed them both and won the race.
3. technical the force or power that is contained in a moving object and is calculated by multiplying its weight by its speed
    momentum of
    the momentum of a particle
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ gain/gather/build up momentum (=become more and more successful) The show gathered momentum over the next few months and became a huge hit.
   ▪ give something momentum (=make something become more successsful) The agreement was small, but it gave new momentum to the talks.
   ▪ maintain momentum (=make something continue at the same pace) The party was determined to maintain the momentum of reform.
   ▪ lose momentum (=to start to become less successful) The team seems to have lost its momentum.
   ▪ keep the momentum going (also sustain the momentum formal) (=keep being successful) Hopefully we can keep the momentum going and win the next game as well.
■ adjectives
   ▪ irresistible (=that cannot be stopped) The social changes began to gather irresistible momentum.

mo·men·tumBrE /məˈmentəm/ 🔊NAmE /moʊˈmentəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the ability to keep increasing or developing 推进力；动力；势头◆The fight for his release gathers momentum each day. 争取使他获释的斗争声势日益加强。🔊🔊◆They began to lose momentum in the second half of the game. 在比赛的下半场，他们的势头就逐渐减弱。🔊🔊a force that is gained by movement 冲力◆The vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped. 那辆车顺着坡越跑冲力越大。🔊🔊(specialist) the quantity of movement of a moving object, measured as its mass multiplied by its speed 动量