0 the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement -- 動;運動;移動
1 a formal suggestion made, discussed, and voted on at a meeting -- (會議中正式提出準備表決的)提議,動議
[ + to infinitive ] Someone proposed a motion to increase the membership fee to $500 a year. 有人提議將會費增加至每年500美元。
The motion was accepted/passed/defeated/rejected. 提議獲得接受/獲得通過/被駁倒/遭到否決。
2 to make a signal to someone, usually with your hand or head -- 做手勢;點(或搖)頭示意
Onstage she is a human dynamo, spending the hour in perpetual motion.
The spaceship's jets were fired periodically to dampen a side-to-side pendulum motion that had developed.
I thought a phone call to the right person might set the wheels in motion.
Anyone wishing to dissent from the motion should now raise their hand.
Those voting for the motion, 96, and those voting against, 54.