0 the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement -- 动;运动;移动
1 a formal suggestion made, discussed, and voted on at a meeting -- (会议中正式提出准备表决的)提议,动议
[ + to infinitive ] Someone proposed a motion to increase the membership fee to $500 a year. 有人提议将年会费增加至500美元。
The motion was accepted/passed/defeated/rejected. 提议被接受/通过/驳倒/否决了。
2 to make a signal to someone, usually with your hand or head -- 打手势;点(或摇)头示意
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.