movement
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++move·ment /ˈmuːvmənt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 people working together 一起工作的人 [countable]PPGGroup of PEOPLE a group of people who share the same ideas or beliefs and who work together to achieve a particular aim 〔政治、社会等方面的〕运动（团体）civil rights/feminist/peace etc movement the civil rights movement of the 1960s 20世纪60年代的民权运动movement to do something Mendes led a movement to stop destruction of the rain forest. 门德斯领导一个阻止破坏雨林的运动。movement for the movement for independence 独立运动2 position/place 位置/地点 [countable, uncountable]move/change position a) when someone or something changes position or moves from one place to another 运动，动作，活动 the dancer’s graceful movements 舞蹈演员优美的动作movement of A slight movement of the curtains showed where she was hiding. 窗帘稍微动了一下，暴露了她藏身的位置。 the movement of goods across the border 商品的过境 He motioned to the door with a movement of his head. 他动了一下头，朝门口示意。 b) a planned change in the position of a group of soldiers 军队有计划的移动 reports of troop movements in the area 该地区部队动向的报告3 change/development 变化/发展 [uncountable]PROGRESS a gradual change or development in a situation or in people’s attitudes or opinions 变化，转变，发展 There’s been no movement in the peace talks since Thursday. 自周四以来，和平谈判一直没有进展。movement towards/away from a movement towards equality with men in the workplace 朝着职场男女平等方向的转变4 somebody’s movements DOthe places where someone goes and the things they do during a certain period 〔在某一期间内〕某人的行踪，某人的活动 Police are trying to trace Carter’s movements since Tuesday. 警方在设法追查卡特自星期二以来的行踪。5. music 音乐 [countable]APM one of the main parts into which a piece of music is divided, especially a symphony 〔尤指交响曲的〕乐章6. clock/watch 钟/表 [countable usually singular]DT the moving parts of a piece of machinery, especially a clock or watch 〔活动〕机件；〔尤指钟表的〕机芯7. body waste 身体的排泄物 [countable] formalHBH when you get rid of waste matter from your bowels 排便n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2a: verbsmake a movementHe made a small movement with his head, to indicate the door.control somebody's/something's movementSome people have trouble controlling their hand movements.restrict/hinder somebody's movement (=make movement more difficult)Clothes should not be so tight that they restrict your movement.adjectivesa big movementHe made a big sweeping movement with his arm.a small/little movementShe made a restless little movement.a slight movement (=small)His eye caught a slight movement behind the bushes.a quick/sudden movementDon't make any quick movements that might scare the dog.a slow movementthe slow movements of the old manan easy movement (=without effort)She swung her legs off the bed in one easy movement.a smooth movement (=graceful)Tom leaped over the fence in one smooth movement.a jerky movement (=with many starts and stops)the jerky movements of a frightened horsea rhythmic movement (=with a strong rhythm)When giving a massage, use firm rhythmic movements.a forward/backward movementwaves caused by the forward movement of the boatphrasesfreedom of movement (=when people can go wherever they want)The automobile gave people a freedom of movement previously unknown.ease of movement (=when someone or something can move easily)Cyclists wear tight fitting shorts for ease of movement.Examples from the Corpus
movement• Any movement will set off the alarm.• It takes much time and effort to find recorded music that is suitable as movement accompaniment.• One of the leaders of the pro-democracy movement has been arrested.• The environmental movement has been trying to preserve our natural resources.• the first movement of Bach's A Minor Violin Concerto• He watched her graceful movements as she came towards him.• a dancer's graceful movements• There is a gradual movement towards tolerance and understanding.• Sethe took the opportunity afforded by his movement to shift as well.• As a baby can explore the world and learn through its movements, so Infant explores its world and expands its capabilities.• There's been no movement in the dispute since Thursday.• The modern age of movement towards democracy began with the French Revolution in 1789.• The doctor thinks she'll recover quite a lot of movement, though maybe not all.• During the 1920S, they worked furiously to force him out of movement leadership.• We watched for signs of movement in the trees.• She was active in a number of political movements, including the campaign to end slavery.• The prospect of still higher unemployment as growth slows is prompting movement on the union side.• This is especially true of open reservoirs, less so on established pits or lakes where bankside vegetation restricts movement.• The aim of the civil rights movement was to eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms.• the civil rights movement• Soldiers were sent into the area to report on the enemy's movements.• I crept to the door, and with a sudden movement, opened it wide.• Make gentle sweeping movements across the hedge so that the blade can cut on both sides.• The slower you do sit-ups, the harder the movement is to do.• the movement of the human heart• the movement of goods across state borders• Would a renewed Labour Party imply a revived trade union movement?civil rights/feminist/peace etc movement• It provides a useful point of departure for a historian of the present-day civil rights movement in the Soviet Union.• It was 1964, the civil rights movement was sweeping across the land, all the way into the halls of Congress.• He talked about the civil rights movement, the need for political engagement, careful analysis, honest leadership.• A number of demands which were to be raised by the civil rights movement were taken up by the manifesto.• The Republicans are in the civil rights movement the same as they are in the trade unions.• At this time, the civil rights movement was blooming, and the city felt racial tension.• Up until the civil rights movement of the 1960s, they tended to marry only those from their own class and milieu.• The civil rights movement in the early Seventies was an honourable non-sectarian movement peopled by pacifist idealists in pursuit of justice.troop movements• The graphics depicting troop movements are simple-minded and drawn on forgettable backgrounds.• If the main troop movements were quicker than in 480 B.C., those of the scouts were faster still, in proportion.• Valuable information was sent back regarding troop movements, flying-bomb factory and assembly areas, and supply dumps.move·ment noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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move‧ment S1 W1 /ˈmuːvmənt/
noun
civil rights/feminist/peace etc movement
the civil rights movement of the 1960s
movement to do something
Mendes led a movement to stop destruction of the rain forest.
movement for
the movement for independence
2. POSITION/PLACE [uncountable and countable]
a. when someone or something changes position or moves from one place to another:
the dancer’s graceful movements
movement of
A slight movement of the curtains showed where she was hiding.
the movement of goods across the border
He motioned to the door with a movement of his head.
b. a planned change in the position of a group of soldiers:
reports of troop movements in the area
3. CHANGE/DEVELOPMENT [uncountable] a gradual change or development in a situation or in people’s attitudes or opinions:
There’s been no movement in the peace talks since Thursday.
movement towards/away from
a movement towards equality with men in the workplace
4. sb’s movements the places where someone goes and the things they do during a certain period:
Police are trying to trace Carter’s movements since Tuesday.
5. MUSIC [countable] one of the main parts into which a piece of music is divided, especially a symphony
6. CLOCK/WATCH [countable usually singular] the moving parts of a piece of machinery, especially a clock or watch
7. BODY WASTE [countable] formal when you get rid of waste matter from your bowels
■ verbs
▪make a movement He made a small movement with his head, to indicate the door.
▪control somebody's/something's movement Some people have trouble controlling their hand movements.
▪restrict/hinder somebody's movement (=make movement more difficult) Clothes should not be so tight that they restrict your movement.
■ adjectives
▪a big movement He made a big sweeping movement with his arm.
▪a small/little movement She made a restless little movement.
▪a slight movement (=small) His eye caught a slight movement behind the bushes.
▪a quick/sudden movement Don't make any quick movements that might scare the dog.
▪a slow movement the slow movements of the old man
▪an easy movement (=without effort) She swung her legs off the bed in one easy movement.
▪a smooth movement (=graceful) Tom leaped over the fence in one smooth movement.
▪a jerky movement (=with many starts and stops) the jerky movements of a frightened horse
▪a rhythmic movement (=with a strong rhythm) When giving a massage, use firm rhythmic movements.
▪a forward/backward movement waves caused by the forward movement of the boat
■ phrases
▪freedom of movement (=when people can go wherever they want) The automobile gave people a freedom of movement previously unknown.
▪ease of movement (=when someone or something can move easily) Cyclists wear tight fitting shorts for ease of movement.
move‧ment S1 W1 /ˈmuːvmənt/
noun Word Family: noun: move, movement, removal, remover, mover; adjective: movable, unmoved, moving; verb: move, remove; adverb: movingly
1. PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER [countable] a group of people who share the same ideas or beliefs and who work together to achieve a particular aimcivil rights/feminist/peace etc movement
movement to do something
movement for
2. POSITION/PLACE [uncountable and countable]
a. when someone or something changes position or moves from one place to another:
movement of
b. a planned change in the position of a group of soldiers:
3. CHANGE/DEVELOPMENT [uncountable] a gradual change or development in a situation or in people’s attitudes or opinions:
movement towards/away from
4. sb’s movements the places where someone goes and the things they do during a certain period:
5. MUSIC [countable] one of the main parts into which a piece of music is divided, especially a symphony
6. CLOCK/WATCH [countable usually singular] the moving parts of a piece of machinery, especially a clock or watch
7. BODY WASTE [countable] formal when you get rid of waste matter from your bowels
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Power 权力
create/form/be the leader of a political party创建／组建／领导政党 gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress获得／失去／夺回对国会的控制权 start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution发起／引发／领导一场革命；革命一触即发 be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle参与／陷入内部权力斗争 lead/form a rival/breakaway faction领导／组建反对派／分裂派 seize/take control of the government/power夺取／接手对政府／政权的控制权 bring down/overthrow/topple the government/president/regime推翻政府／总统／政权 abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy废除／推翻／恢复君主制 establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government建立军事独裁／稳定的政府 be forced/removed/driven from office/power被迫离职／下台；被免职／赶下台 resign/step down as party leader/an MP/president/prime minister辞去政党领袖／议员／总统／总理的职位 enter/retire from/return to political life开始／退出／重回政治生涯
Political debate 政治辩论
spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate引发激烈的辩论 engage in/participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over sth)参与（关于某事的）政治／公开辩论 get involved in/feel excluded from the political process参与／感觉被排挤出政治进程 launch/start/lead/spearhead a campaign/movement发起／领导一场运动 join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement参与和平／反战／女权／民权运动；与和平／反战／女权／民权运动有联系 criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government批评／公开反对／质疑／支持政府 lobby/put pressure on the government (to do sth)游说／施压于政府（去做某事） come under fire/pressure from opposition parties受到来自反对党的抨击／压力
Policy 政策
call for/demand/propose/push for/advocate democratic/political/land reform(s)呼吁／强烈要求／提议／敦促／倡导民主／政治／土地改革 formulate/implement domestic economic policy制定／执行国内经济政策 change/influence/shape/have an impact on government/economic/public policy改变／影响政府／经济／公共政策 be consistent with/be in line with/go against/be opposed to government policy符合／违背政府政策 reform/restructure/modernize the tax system改革／重组／革新税收制度 privatize/improve/deliver/make cuts in public services私有化／改善／提供／削减公共服务 invest (heavily) in/spend sth on schools/education/public services/(the) infrastructure在学校／教育／公共服务／基础设施上投入（大量）资金 nationalize the banks/the oil industry使银行／石油产业国有化 promise/propose/deliver/give ($80 billion in/significant/substantial/massive) tax cuts承诺／提议／兑现／实行（800 亿美元／大幅度的）减税 a/the budget is approved/ ( especially
NAmE passed by parliament/congress预算经议会／国会通过
Making laws 制定法律
have a majority in/have seats in Parliament/Congress/the Senate在议会／国会／参议院中占多数席位／占有席位 propose/sponsor a bill/legislation/a resolution提交议案／法规／决议 introduce/bring in/draw up/draft/adopt/pass a bill/a law/legislation/measures推出／提出／拟定／起草／采用／通过议案／法律／法规／措施 amend/repeal an act/a law/legislation修正／废除法案／法律／法规 veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution否决／投票反对／反对议案／法规／措施／提议／决议 get/require/be decided by a majority vote获得／需要多数票；由多数票决定