1 a group of people with a particular set of aims -- (有特定目标的)运动
the women's movement 妇女运动
The suffragette movement campaigned for votes for women. 妇女参政运动旨在为妇女争取选举权利。
[ + to infinitive ] a movement to stop animals being killed for their fur 制止猎杀动物获取毛皮的运动
2 a situation in which people change their opinion or the way that they live or work -- (意见、生活或工作模式的)转变
3 an occasion when something develops, changes, or happens in a particular way or direction -- (按照一定方式或趋势的)发展,改变
4 one of the main parts of a piece of classical music -- 乐章
Beethoven's fifth symphony has four movements. 贝多芬的第五交响曲有四个乐章。
5 the part of a clock or watch that turns the hands (= thin sticks) that point to the time -- (钟表的)机芯
6 (used especially by doctors and nurses) an act of emptying the bowels -- (尤为医护人员用语)排泄粪便
When did you last have a (bowel) movement? 你上次排便是什么时候?
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.