a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts
发动机,马达;内燃机;电动机。
〈英,非正式〉 <Bold>MOTOR CAR</Bold>的简称。
a source of power, energy, or motive force
原动力
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hormones are the motor of the sexual functions .激素是性功能的原动力。
〈主 英〉 机动的。
of or relating to motor vehicles
(与)汽车(有关)的
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motor insurance .汽车保险。
giving, imparting, or producing motion or action
原动的,引起运动的
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demand is the principal motor force governing economic activity .需求是支配经济活动的主要推动力。
【生理】 (与)肌肉运动(有关)的;(与)运动神经(有关)的
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the motor functions of each hand .每只手的运动功能。
〈非 正式,主英〉 乘机动车(尤指汽车)旅行
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they motored north up the M6 .他们乘车沿M6公路北上。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]convey (someone) somewhere in a motor vehicle
用汽车运送(人)。
〈非正式〉 尽快地跑;尽快地移动。
"late Middle English (denoting a person who imparts motion): from Latin, literally ‘mover', based on