change place or position
change place by moving
advance; get nearer to an end
cause (a person) to feel pity, sadness, anger, admiration, etc.
make at a meeting (a formal suggestion on which arguments for and against are beard, and a decision taken, especially by voting)
an act of moving, movement
an act of taking a piece from one square and putting it on another
sth (to be) done to achieve a purpose
an act of going to a new home, office, etc.
"he didn't make a move to help"
"his first move was to hire a lawyer"
"they say that three moves equal one fire"
"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
"movement is a sign of life"
"an impatient move of his hand"
"gastrointestinal motility"
"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"
"How fast does your new car go?"
"We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"
"The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"
"The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
"news travelled fast"
"Move those boxes into the corner, please"
"I'm moving my money to another bank"
"The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
"He moved his hand slightly to the right"
"We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"
"The basketball player moved from one team to another"
"We should go farther in this matter"
"She went through a lot of trouble"
"go about the world in a certain manner"
"Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
"she is always moving"
"the debate moved from family values to the economy"
"think before you act"
"We must move quickly"
"The governor should act on the new energy bill"
"The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
"This child impressed me as unusually mature"
"This behavior struck me as odd"
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"
"Her fate moved us all"
"The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"
"The speech has to go through several more drafts"
"run through your presentation before the meeting"
"she moves in certain circles only"
"Can I go now?"
My first move was to try and get a job on one of the newspapers.
出自: W. C. Williams
Months before David Owen made his formal move to leave the Labour Party.
出自: M. Foot
It challenged me more than other sports, with its infinite possibility of moves.
出自: G. Naylor
When you castle your King, do not move the Pawns before him till forced to it.
出自: E. Hoyle
She moved her lips..but could not speak.
出自: T. Hardy
Sir Laurence Mont..moved his legs with speed.
出自: J. Galsworthy
The lake was moved by strange tides.
出自: E. Waugh
I must have that phone moved out of the hall.
出自: J. Rule
I..moved the towel with my foot.
出自: J. Fowles
Two policemen walked by and moved a couple of the men.
出自: R. Ingalls
The essential characteristic of material objects..that they can be moved about in space.
出自: M. Warnock
The date of..Founder's Day had been moved forward.
出自: R. P. Jhabvala
他已经在走动了。
Day and night the giant arms of the cranes move about, loading and unloading cargo.
吊车的巨臂日夜移动,装货卸货。
I heard someone moving about upstairs.
我听见楼上有人走来走去。
He is a great traveller and has moved about all over the world.
他是个伟大的旅行家,足迹踏遍了全世界。
Salesmen are constantly moving around from one town to another.
推销员总是不断地从一个城镇跑到另一个城镇。
警察叫我们走开。 move sb along
They moved us along.
他们要我们往前走。
往后退,屋顶要垮了! move sth ⇔ back
If we move the table back, there'll be room for another chair.
我们把桌子向后移一下,就可以腾出地方再放把椅子。 move back
The family left town three years ago but moved back last week.
那家人三年前搬出了城,上星期又搬回来。
我们只得把那学生调到慢班。 move down
Move down inside, please!Make room for others.
请往里走,给其他的人让点地方!
这位代表提议重新考虑这一建议。
The noble Lord moved for the papers to be brought.
这位上院议员正式要求查看一些文件。
他们将在下星期搬进新居。
We moved out yesterday and the new tenants are moving in today.
我们昨天迁出,新房客今天就要迁入。
The family are moving in on the first of the month.
月初第一天,这家准备乔迁新居 。
We can't move in until next month.
我们直到下个月才能搬进去。
The new tenants moved in on Tuesday.
新房客星期二就搬了进来。 move sth in
They helped us to move the furniture in.
他们帮我们把家具搬了进来。
不要停留在这里,往前走,往前走!
By the time he got there, his friends had already moved on.
当他到达那儿时,他的朋友已经离开了。
I have been in this job for five years now.It is time I was moving on.
这件工作我已干了五年,也该提升了。 move sb ⇔ on
We wanted to park in front of the bank, but the traffic warden moved us on.
我们想在银行前面停车,可交通监察员却把我们驱走了。
政府什么时候对这一重要事情采取行动?
他晋升得很快。 move sb ⇔ up
Dr. Smith was moved up from an associate to a full professorship.
史密斯博士由副教授晋升为正教授。
误 We are moving a/the house tomorrow.
误 We are moving our house tomorrow.
正 We are moving house tomorrow.
析 短语move house是固定短语,在house前不能加饰任何修饰语和限定语。
误 I have moved to Beijing for a year.
正 It is a year since I moved to Beijing.
析 move是瞬间动词,不可与表示一段时间的状语连用。
误 She moved to tears at the news.
正 She was moved to tears at the news.
析 move是及物动词,表示“感动得流泪”,应该说be moved to tears。
误 Deeply moving by the sad film, she couldn't help crying.
正 Deeply moved by the sad film, she couldn't help crying.
析 分词作状语时,其逻辑上的主语就是句子的主语。表示主动意味时应该用现在分词,表示被动意味时应用过去分词。