1 a group of people with a particular set of aims -- （有特定目標的）運動
the women's movement 婦女運動
The suffragette movement campaigned for votes for women. 婦女參政運動旨在為婦女爭取選舉權利。
[ + to infinitive ] a movement to stop animals being killed for their fur 制止獵殺動物以獲取皮毛的運動
2 a situation in which people change their opinion or the way that they live or work -- （意見、生活或工作模式的）改變
3 an occasion when something develops, changes, or happens in a particular way or direction -- （按照一定方式或趨勢的）發展，改變
4 one of the main parts of a piece of classical music -- 樂章
Beethoven's fifth symphony has four movements. 貝多芬的第五交響曲有四個樂章。
5 the part of a clock or watch that turns the hands (= thin sticks) that point to the time -- （鐘錶的）機芯
6 (used especially by doctors and nurses) an act of emptying the bowels -- （尤為醫護人員用語）排泄糞便
When did you last have a (bowel) movement? 你上次排便是甚麼時候？
With one movement, she disarmed the man and pinned him against the wall.
A sharp tap on the knee usually causes an involuntary movement of the lower leg.
The movement of the ship caused the mast to sway from side to side.
Satellite photographs provide us with a lot of information about their troop movements.
Some people run their lives according to the movements of the stars.
In contrast, the nonspatial characteristics of the target (such as its weight or function) are almost completely unlikely to change after the movement is planned.
Finally, planning will time the movement such that a sufficient period of time is available for the control system to operate.
Investigating a model of commonsense thinking about causes of movement with 7- to 16-year-old pupils.
