motor
n
1
(a) device that changes (usu electric) power into movement, used to make machines work 发动机; 马达
an electric motor 电动机.
(b) device that changes fuel (eg petrol) into energy to provide power for a vehicle, boat, etc 内燃机
an outboard motor, ie one attached to the back of a small boat 船外发动机(装於小船尾部者).
2 (Brit dated or joc 旧或谑) car 汽车. motor, adj [attrib 作定语]
1 having or driven by a motor (1) 有发动机的; 由发动机驱动的: motor vehicles 机动车辆
a motor mower 机动刈草机.
2 of or for vehicles driven by a motor 机动车辆的; 为机动车辆的: motor racing 汽车比赛
motor insurance 汽车保险
the motor trade 汽车业
the Motor Show 汽车展览
a motor mechanic 汽车机械工.
3 giving or producing motion 产生运动的
motor nerves, ie those that carry impulses from the brain to the muscles 运动神经. motor, v [I, Ipr, Ip]
(dated 旧 Brit) travel by car 乘汽车
They spent a pleasant afternoon motoring through the countryside. 他们一下午都在郊野开著汽车, 十分愉快.
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.
getvt. 得到;抓住;说服;受到(惩罚等);
vt.& vi. 到达,来;
vi. 成为;开始;设法对付;获得利益或财富;
n. 生殖,幼兽;赢利;
meetingn. 会议;聚会;汇合点;运动会;
v. 相遇( meet的现在分词);相识;开会;接触(某物);
leastadj. 最小的;最少的( little的最高级);最不重要的,地位最低的;
adv. 最少,最小;
n. 最小;最少量;
spreadvt.& vi. 伸开;展开;(使)传播;(使)散布;
n. 范围;连续的一段时间;
vt. 涂;把…覆盖在…上(over);把…敲平;散发(气、烟等);
vi. (景色、景致)展现;传开;(人群)散开;软化;
adj. 张开的;[语言学]双唇展开的;(宝石)扁薄发光的;(文章、照片等)跨两栏(或多栏)的;