motor

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Related topics: Power, Motor vehicles

mo·tor1 /ˈməʊtə $ ˈmoʊtər/ S3 W3 noun [countableC]

1 TPthe part of a machine that makes it work or move, by changing power, especially electrical power, into movement 马达；发动机；电动机

an electric motor

电动马达

Motor is not generally used to refer to the part of a vehicle which produces the power for it to move. Use engine: My car needs a new engine.

通常不用 motor 指车辆的发动机，而用 engine: My car needs a new engine. 我的车需要换一台新的发动机。

2 British EnglishBrE old-fashioned or informalTTC a car 汽车

That’s a nice motor you’ve got, Dave.

你这车不错啊，戴夫。

→ outboard motor

Examples from the Corpus

motor• The ceiling fan is powered by an electric motor.• The supply also had to power some huge electric motors, and some of these were constantly switching in and out.• The fan's motor made a funny popping sound.• The heavier the motors, the bigger the batteries needed to power it.• I got out of the car but left the motor running.• The circuit only sends the motor an impulse when the sensor's output is different from the required setting.• Lord Beverley helped me up into the passenger seat and began the long business of starting the motor.• Just then, the motor failed and the boat began drifting out of control.

Related topics: Motor vehicles, Power, Biology

motor2 adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 especially British EnglishBrETTC relating to cars or other vehicles with engines 汽车的；机动车辆的

the motor industry

汽车工业

a motor accident

车祸

motor insurance

汽车保险

2 TPhaving an engine 有引擎的，机动的

a motor scooter

低座小摩托车

3 technicalHB relating to nerves that make muscles move 运动神经的

impaired motor function

受损的运动神经功能

Examples from the Corpus

motor• The disease results in impaired motor function.• Coming out of the motor home, she is staggering.• McLaren started the trend a few years ago by bringing along a motor home which, when parked, then expanded skywards.• A sound like a brief, deep blast from a motor horn was the only response.• But isn't it time insurance companies started to treat home insurers the same way as motor insurers?• motor oil• Some economists feel deep disquiet at the use of food grains to produce motor spirit.• For several decades the number of deaths resulting from motor vehicle accidents per 100,000 population has increased.• a motor vehicle• Later, I learned that not one of these men owned a motor vehicle.

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