| [/ˈməutə(r); ˋmotɚ/] n 用法:
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）. 用法:
2 (Brit dated or joc 旧或谑) car 汽车. motor 2
adj [attrib 作定语] 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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 3
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. |