•The violent motion of the ship upset his stomach.船的剧烈摇晃使他的胃很不舒服。

•He rocked the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion.他轻轻地前后晃动摇篮。

•They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen).他们用慢动作又播了一次进球画面。

•The nurse asked if her motions were regular.护士问她排便是否正常。

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•[+ to infinitive] Someone proposed a motion to increase the membership fee to £500 a year.有人提议将会费增加至每年500英镑。

•The motion was accepted/passed/defeated/rejected.提议获得接受／获得通过／被驳倒／遭到否决。

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•He says he's been investigating my complaint, but I feel he's just going through the motions.他说他一直在调查我的投诉，可我觉得他只是在敷衍了事。

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•Once the printing processes have been put in motion, they're not so easy to stop.印刷程式一旦开始，就不容易停下来。

•We wrote to the passport office to set the whole process in motion.我们写信到护照办公室启动一整套程式。

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•I saw him motion to the man at the door, who quietly left.我看到他向门口的人示意，那人便悄然离开了。

•Her attendants all gathered round her, but she motioned them away.随从都围到她身边，但她示意他们离开。

•[+ obj + to infinitive] He motioned me to sit down.他示意叫我坐下。