motor

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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mo·tor1 /ˈməʊtə $ ˈmoʊtər/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun [countable]  1  TPthe part of a machine that makes it work or move, by changing power, especially electrical power, into movement 马达；发动机；电动机 an electric motor 电动马达 ► Motor is not generally used to refer to the part of a vehicle which produces the power for it to move. Use engine: My car needs a new engine.通常不用 motor 指车辆的发动机，而用 engine: My car needs a new engine. 我的车需要换一台新的发动机。2  British English old-fashioned or informalTTC a car 汽车 That’s a nice motor you’ve got, Dave. 你这车不错啊，戴夫。 → outboard motor

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motor• The ceiling fan is powered by an electric motor.• The supply also had to power some huge electric motors, and some of these were constantly switching in and out.• The fan's motor made a funny popping sound.• The heavier the motors, the bigger the batteries needed to power it.• I got out of the car but left the motor running.• The circuit only sends the motor an impulse when the sensor's output is different from the required setting.• Lord Beverley helped me up into the passenger seat and began the long business of starting the motor.• Just then, the motor failed and the boat began drifting out of control.

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motor2 adjective [only before noun]  1  especially British EnglishTTC relating to cars or other vehicles with engines 汽车的；机动车辆的 the motor industry 汽车工业 a motor accident 车祸 motor insurance 汽车保险2  TPhaving an engine 有引擎的，机动的 a motor scooter 低座小摩托车3  technicalHB relating to nerves that make muscles move 运动神经的 impaired motor function 受损的运动神经功能

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motor• The disease results in impaired motor function.• Coming out of the motor home, she is staggering.• McLaren started the trend a few years ago by bringing along a motor home which, when parked, then expanded skywards.• A sound like a brief, deep blast from a motor horn was the only response.• But isn't it time insurance companies started to treat home insurers the same way as motor insurers?• motor oil• Some economists feel deep disquiet at the use of food grains to produce motor spirit.• For several decades the number of deaths resulting from motor vehicle accidents per 100,000 population has increased.• a motor vehicle• Later, I learned that not one of these men owned a motor vehicle.

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motor3 verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]  British English old-fashionedTTC to travel by car 乘汽车旅行；驾车旅行 Bertie is motoring down from London. 伯蒂要从伦敦开车走。→ See Verb table

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motor• True, motoring has a few drawbacks.• With epic nonchalance I motored north.• I motored out to deeper water.• We then motored rather quickly across to the bay and got the rods into action.• Then the breakers were all astern and Terrie was coming round to starboard to motor up the back of the reef.Origin motor1 (1400-1500) Latin motus, past participle of movere; → MOVE1

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mo‧tor¹ S3 W3 /ˈməʊtə $ ˈmoʊtər/ noun [countable]1. the part of a machine that makes it work or move, by changing power, especially electrical power, into movement:
    an electric motor
  ► Motor is not generally used to refer to the part of a vehicle which produces the power for it to move. Use engine: My car needs a new engine.
2. British English old-fashioned informal a car:
    That’s a nice motor you’ve got, Dave.
⇨ outboard motor

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motor² adjective [only before noun]
1. especially British English relating to cars or other vehicles with engines:
    the motor industry
    a motor accident
    motor insurance
2. having an engine:
    a motor scooter
3. technical relating to nerves that make muscles move:
    impaired motor function

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motor³ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
British English old-fashioned to travel by car:
    Bertie is motoring down from London.