move2 ●●● S2 W1 noun [countableC] 1 decision/action 决定/行动DO something/TAKE ACTION something that you decide to do in order to achieve something 行动,举措 She’s still thinking about her next move. 她还在考虑她的下一步行动。
move to do something the Board’s recent moves to cut interest rates 董事会最近调低利率的举动
Most of the council members are reluctant to make such a drastic move. 大多数市政会成员不愿采取如此极端的举动。
The authorities have made no move to resolve the conflict. 当局没有采取任何措施来解决冲突。
a good/wise/smart etc move She decided to learn as much about it as she could, which seemed like a wise move. 她决定尽可能多地学习这方面的知识,看来是明智之举。
Taking the position was a good career move (=a decision that will improve the type of jobs you can do). 接受这个职位在事业上是走对了一步。
there are moves afoot (to do something) British EnglishBrE (=there are plans, especially secret ones) 有计划(要做某事) It seems there could be moves afoot to close the centre. 好像有计划要关闭这个中心。
2 movement 活动 [usually singular] when someone moves for a short time in a particular direction 〔朝某一方向的〕移动,活动 Good gymnasts rehearse their moves mentally before a competition. 优秀的体操运动员赛前都会在心中默默地把动作过一遍。
He made no move to come any nearer. 他没有再靠近。
Martin made a move towards the door. 马丁朝门口挪了挪。
watch/follow somebody’s every move His green eyes followed Cissy’s every move. 他那双绿色的眼睛紧盯着茜茜的一举一动。
One false move (=move in the wrong direction) and I’ll shoot. 乱动一下我就开枪。
3 progress/change 进展/改变 a change, especially one which improves a situation 〔尤指朝好的方面的〕转变,改变move towards/from/against/to the country’s move towards democracy 该国朝向民主的转变
a move away from traditional industries such as coal mining 采煤等传统产业的转型
Much more research is being done, which is a move in the right direction. 现在在做的研究工作多得多了,这个转变方向是正确的。
4 be on the move a) TRAVELto be travelling from one place to another 在迁移,在行进 The rebel army is on the move. 叛军正在转移。
b) BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DOto be busy and active 忙碌;活跃 Roy is constantly on the move. 罗伊总是很忙。
c) CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto be changing and developing a lot, especially in a way that improves things 在发展变化;在改进 Museums are on the move, adding exhibits that entertain and educate. 博物馆在改变,增加了具有娱乐性和教育性的展品。
be on the move• Abbot lives in Manhattan, but he's usually on the move.• The guerrillas stay on the move to avoid capture.• In a mountain valley where arctic blasts have encased the grass in sheets of ice, wild bison are on the move.• Coal was on the move when Leith was first recognised as a port back in the days of Robert the Bruce.• Once again, Bibby could be on the move in March.• The economy is finally on the move.• He was always on the move, never staying in one town more than a few days.• Those kids are always on the move.• The chasers join in the hunt once the monkeys are on the move.• Even pronouns are on the move.• Thousands of refugees are on the move, fleeing heavy shelling in their home towns.• The whole population of the town seemed to be on the move.• That Chip and his joie de vivre are on the move.• But can they help to illuminate the question of what is on the move? 5. get a move on spokenHURRY used to tell someone to hurry 快点,赶紧get a move on• Get a move on or we'll be late!• I think we'd better get moving, it's only five minutes to boarding time.• They keep shifting around and getting moved on and everyone acts like they're a general nuisance.• He'd better get a move on.• Come on Sally, get a move on!• If we didn't get a move on there wouldn't be a route left to do!• If Sister doesn't get a move on, they could always content themselves with the shortest children's story ever told.• Senior commission officials say that it is up to national governments to get a move on.• She had to get a move on if she was going to make it to the city before noon.• We have heard recently that Trafford is working on the same lines, so we will have to get a move on.• My brother-in-law began setting up our platform, and I made the mistake of telling him to get a move on. 6 make the first move FIRSTto do something first, especially in order to end a quarrel or start a relationship 〔尤指为了结束争吵或建立关系〕迈出第一步,先采取行动 Men say they like it when women make the first move. 男人说他们喜欢女人采取主动。
make the first move• And now Cambridge United, who recently sacked controversial manager John Beck, have made the first move.• We were both trembling with desire, afraid to make the first move.• He had decided to do nothing further for the present and leave it to Berowne to make the first move.• And in the matter of seduction itself, once more it is the male who is expected to make the first move.• She was damned if she was going to make the first move.• Those weeks, not seeing him, wondering, too proud to make the first move.• If they have upset you, perhaps they are hoping you will make the first move.• We suggest you make the first move.
7 games 游戏DGB when you change the position of one of the objects in a game such as chess 〔下棋的〕一步,一着 Several moves later, Ron took his king. 几步棋下来,罗恩把他的王将死了。
It’s your move, Janet (=it is your turn to move an object). 该你走了,珍妮特。
8 make a move British EnglishBrE informalLEAVE A PLACE to leave a place 离开,走 It’s getting late – we ought to make a move. 天晚了——我们该走了。
9 going to a new place 去新的地方 [usually singular]DHLEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRY when you leave one house, office etc, and go to live or work in a different one 搬家;搬迁,迁移 The move to a larger office building is long overdue. 早就应该搬去大一点的办公楼了。
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: something that you decide to do in order to achieve somethingverbsmake a moveWe made the move mainly for financial reasons.
make no moveThe government made no move to hold the promised elections.
welcome the moveEnvironmentalists welcomed the move to limit the length of fishing nets.
oppose a moveUnion members have opposed the move.
support a moveThe move was supported by the government.
a move is aimed at doing something/is designed to do somethingThe move is aimed at strengthening its business in the region.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + move an important moveI cannot decide on such an important move on my own.
a bold/daring move (=taking a lot of courage)The writers made a bold move by killing off the main character.
a good/smart/wise move (=sensible)I’m not sure it was a good move giving him the job.
the right moveHe hoped he had made the right move in telling his father.
an unprecedented move (=never having happened before)Barcelona began the unprecedented move of shipping in drinking water.
somebody’s next move (=the next thing someone does)What should happen next? What’s our next move?
a bad moveIt was a bad move letting him come here in the first place.
a false/wrong move (=made by mistake)One wrong move and the business might never recover.
the first moveShe waited for Michael to make the first move.
a career move (=a decision that will improve the type of job you can do)It looked like a good career move, with the possibility of promotion later.
phrasesthere are moves afoot to do something British EnglishBrE (=there are plans, especially secret ones, to do something)There are moves afoot to change things.
a move in the right directionThe decision seemed to be a move in the right direction.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: when someone moves for a short time in a particular directionverbsmake a moveShe made a move towards the door.
make no moveHe made no move to stop her.
watch/follow somebody’s every moveHis eyes followed Cissy’s every move.
adjectivesa false/wrong move (=in the wrong direction)One false move, and she’d fall over the edge.
a sudden moveShe made a sudden move towards me from the doorway.