locomotion

英 [ˌləʊkə'məʊʃn] 美 [ˌloʊkə'moʊʃn]

• n. 运动；移动；转位

英英释义

Noun:

1. the power or ability to move

2. self-propelled movement

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. By land, air or sea, birds are masters of locomotion.
   无论是通过陆地,飞越空中还是穿过海洋,鸟应算是运动能手了。
2. The simplest behavior of a robot is locomotion.
   机器人最简单的行为是移动。
3. Food sources also elicit oriented locomotion and recognition behavior patterns in most insects.
   食物源也引诱大多数昆虫定向迁移和识别行为。

经典引文

• Her legs were attached to her torso for the strict purpose of useful locomotion.

  出自： V. Gornick

词汇搭配

• amoeboid locomotion 变形虫运动
• flagellate locomotion 鞭毛运动
• ameboid locomotion 阿米巴样运动, 变形...

近反义词

【近义词】

• movement 活动
• motion 移动
• transit 运输
• travel 旅行
• propulsion 推进
• kinetic energy 动能
• kinesis [生理]由外界刺激引起的...
• drive 开车
• motivity 动力
• motive power 动力