motion
Từ điển Collocation
motion noun
1 movement
ADJ. steady | circular, rolling, swaying | perpetual the search for the secret of perpetual motion
VERB + MOTION feel She could feel the rolling motion of the ship under her feet. | make He made little flapping motions with his arms.
PREP. into ~ The insects are stirred into motion by the heat of the sun. | in ~ Do not open the door when the train is in motion.
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VERB + MOTION propose, put, put forward, table The motion was put to the conference and fully debated. The Opposition tabled a motion calling for the prime minister's resignation. | debate, discuss The motion will be debated later today. | vote on | be in favour of, speak in favour of, support, vote for | accept, adopt, approve, carry, pass The motion was passed by 165 votes to 78. | be against, speak against, oppose, vote against | defeat, reject The motion was defeated by 51 votes to 43.
PHRASES a motion of no confidence He proposed a motion of no confidence in the government.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something; movement
- the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals; gesture
- a change of position that does not entail a change of location; movement, move, motility
the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
movement is a sign of life
an impatient move of his hand
gastrointestinal motility
- a state of change
they were in a state of steady motion
- a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; question
he made a motion to adjourn
she called for the question
- the act of changing location from one place to another; movement, move
police controlled the motion of the crowd
the movement of people from the farms to the cities
his move put him directly in my path
- an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; apparent motion, apparent movement, movement
the cinema relies on apparent motion
the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
motions|motioned|motioning
syn.: activity doings legislation movement proposal proposition resolution suggestion
ant.: inaction rest