motherhood
n. 母道,母性,母爱
例句与用法:1.She finds motherhood very rewarding.她认为做母亲得偿所愿。
2.The state of being a mother; motherhood.母亲身份；母道作为母亲的状态；母道
3.Motherhood doesn't suit her; she shouldn't have had children.＂她不宜做母亲，她不该生孩子。＂
英英解释:名词motherhood:
1. the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
同义词：maternity
mothering
n. 省亲,归宁
例句与用法:1.French pianist, writer, and editor best known for Madame Curie(1937), a biography of her mother, Marie Curie.居里，埃弗·丹尼斯生于1904法国钢琴家、作家和编辑，以一本描述她的母亲玛丽·居里的传记小说居里夫人（1937年）而闻名
2.My mother put me down for dollars150, 000 in her will.我妈妈在她的遗嘱中指名给我150000美元。
3.My mother placed$20 at my disposal.我母亲留下20美元供我使用。
4.My mother could not come twelve thousand miles from Australia in time of war to meet Bill's girl.我母亲不可能在战争期间旅行12，000英里从澳大利亚来见比尔的女朋友。
英英解释:动词mother:
1. care for like a mother
同义词：mother, fuss, overprotect
2. make children
同义词：beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
motherland
n. 祖国
例句与用法:1.The soldiers swore allegiance to their motherland.士兵们宣誓效忠于他们的祖国。
2.Her motherland is in the tropical region.她的祖国位于热带地区。
3.I love my motherland.我爱我的祖国。
4.They fought for their motherland shoulder to shoulder.他们齐心协力为祖国战斗。
5.We are loyal to our motherland.我们忠于祖国。
英英解释:名词motherland:
1. the country where you were born
同义词：fatherland, homeland, mother country, country of origin, native land
motherless
a. 无母的
英英解释:形容词motherless:
1. having no living or known mother
motherly
a. 母亲的
词形变化:名词:motherliness
例句与用法:1.The matron looked a comfortable, motherly soul but she soon showed her teeth if any of the inmates gave signs of having minds of their own.那个女看守看上去内心平静，待人像慈母一般，但是只要被收容者有迹象自作主张，她可就不那么客气了。
2.Her motherly kindness attaches us all to her.她像母亲一般仁慈，我们大家都很依恋她。
英英解释:形容词motherly:
1. befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
副词motherly:
1. in a maternal manner; as a mother
同义词：maternally
motherwort
n. [植]益母草,茺蔚
英英解释:名词motherwort:
1. bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers
同义词：Leonurus cardiaca
mothery
a. 含醋母的,醋母样的
mothproof
a. 防蛀的
vt 使...具有防蛀能力
英英解释:动词mothproof:
1. protect from moths
形容词mothproof:
1. resistant to damage by moths
同义词：moth-resistant
mothy
a. 多蛾的,多蛀虫的,虫蛀的
英英解释:形容词mothy:
1. worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
同义词：moth-eaten
2. infested with moths
motif
n. 主题,意念,动机
例句与用法:1.A motif in art, literature, or music.主题艺术、文学或者音乐的主题
2.A rectangular column with a capital and base, set into a wall as an ornamental motif.壁柱，半露柱有柱顶和底座的长方形柱子，作为装饰图案置入墙内
英英解释:名词motif:
1. a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors
2. a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music
同义词：motive
3. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
同义词：theme
motile
a. 能动的,有自动力的
英英解释:名词motile:
1. one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
形容词motile:
1. (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement
motility
n. 运动性,自动力
英英解释:名词motility:
1. ability to move spontaneously and independently
2. a change of position that does not entail a change of location
同义词：motion, movement, move
motion
n. 打手势,示意,移动,动作,提议
v. 运动,向...打手势
词形变化:动词过去式:motioned 过去分词:motioned 现在分词:motioning 第三人称单数:motions
例句与用法:1.He opened the door and motioned me to come in.他打开了门，招手让我进去。
2.Parts of the film were shown again in slow motion.影片的一些部分以慢动作重放。
3.His motion was rejected.他的提议遭到了拒绝。
4.He went through the motions of welcoming her friends but then quickly left the room.他虚应故事欢迎一下她的朋友，转眼就离开了房间。
5.He motioned (to) me to sit down.他示意我坐下.
6.He motioned to the waiter.他向侍者示意.
7.The motion was put to the assemblage.这项提议已提交大会了。
8.What's your opinion of the motion?你认为这项提议怎样？
英英解释:名词motion:
1. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
同义词：movement
2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
同义词：gesture
3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location
同义词：movement, move, motility
4. a state of change
5. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
同义词：question
6. the act of changing location from one place to another
同义词：movement, move
7. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
同义词：apparent motion, apparent movement, movement
动词motion:
1. show, express or direct through movement
同义词：gesticulate, gesture
motional:
a. 运动的
英英解释:形容词motional:
1. of or relating to or characterized by motion
motionless
a. 不动的,静止的
词形变化:副词:mo-tionlessly 名词:motionlessness
例句与用法:1.The cat remained motionless, waiting for the mouse to come out of its hole.猫一动不动地等着老鼠出洞。
2.She stood there (being) motionless.她站在那儿，一动也不动。
3.He moved no more, unless to feed the furnace, but remained motionless as a statue.除了给炉子加煤，他一动也不动，好像雕像似的静止在那里。
4.He stands motionless and silent, looking neither to the right nor to the left.他一动也不动地站着，默不作声，既不右盼，也不左顾。
英英解释:形容词motionless:
1. not in physical motion
同义词：inactive, static, still
motivate
v. 给与动机,刺激,提高...的学习欲望
英英解释:动词motivate:
1. give an incentive for action
同义词：actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
motivated
a. 有积极性的
例句与用法:1.They are motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward.他们受赏与罚的双重因素所激励。
2.Her suicide was motivated by desperation.她自杀的诱因是自暴自弃。
3.Filled with or motivated by zeal; fervent.热情的充满热情的或为热情所动的；热烈的
4.Motivated by a spiritual force or genius; inspired.产生灵感的被神圣的力量或神灵激励的；受鼓舞的
英英解释:动词motivate:
1. give an incentive for action
同义词：motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
形容词motivated:
1. provided with a motive or given incentive for action
motivation
n. 动机
词形变化:形容词:motivational 副词:motivationally
例句与用法:1.Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.拟人论，拟人观赋予无生命的物体，动物或自然现象以人的动机，特征或行动
英英解释:名词motivation:
1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
同义词：motive, need
2. the condition of being motivated
3. the act of motivating; providing incentive
同义词：motivating
motivational
a. 激发性的
英英解释:形容词motivational:
1. of or relating to motivation
motivator
n. 操纵机构
英英解释:名词motivator:
1. a positive motivational influence
同义词：incentive, inducement |
