motor
noun [ C ] uk/ˈməʊ.tər/ us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/
(DEVICE)
B2 发动机，引擎;电动机，马达
a device that changes electricity or fuel into movement and makes a machine work
The pump is powered by a small electric motor. 这个泵是由一台小电机提供动力的。
Our washing machine needs a new motor. 我们的洗衣机需要换个新电动机。
mainly US A car stood by the curb, its motor (= engine) running. 一辆车停在路缘，发动机还开着。
Compare: engine
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- I took the motor apart to see how it worked.
- Dust particles must have got into the motor, which is why it isn't working properly.
- The starter motor was playing up again.
- It looks like the starter motor on the car has burned out.
- This new car is seen as the great white hope of the British motor industry.
(CAR)
mainly UK old-fashioned汽车
a car
Do you know anyone who's looking for a second-hand motor? 你知道有谁想要买二手车吗？
motor
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈməʊ.tər/ us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/
(CAR)
mainly UK汽车的
connected with cars or other vehicles that have engines and use roads
This has been a difficult year for the motor industry/trade. 今年是汽车工业／贸易不景气的一年。
motor insurance 汽车保险
(MUSCLES)
biology specialized肌肉运动的;运动神经的
relating to muscles that produce movement, or the nerves and parts of the brain that control these muscles
He has poor motor control/functions. 他的运动神经的控制力／功能较差。
motor
verb [ I ] uk/ˈməʊ.tər/ us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/
informal快速移动;迅速增加
to move or increase very quickly
Shares have motored ahead as profits have risen. 随着利润上升，股票迅速升值。
UK old-fashioned驾驶汽车
to drive
I was just motoring along, minding my own business, when suddenly I was stopped by the police. 我正开着车，想着自己的事，突然被警察拦住了。