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单词 move
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verb | noun
movemove1 /muv/ verb 1 to move your body► move
to change the position of your body:
  • Every time I move, my arm hurts.
  • My fingers were so cold that I couldn’t move them.
    • ► fidget
    to keep moving a little bit because you are bored or nervous. You often use fidget about someone moving their feet or hands:
  • The kids were bored, so they kept fidgeting in their seats.
  • Stop fidgeting with your hair!
    • ► squirm
    to twist your body from side to side because you are uncomfortable, or to get away from someone who is holding you:
  • The baby was crying and squirming so much I nearly dropped her.
    • ► wriggle
    to move and twist your body or part of your body from side to side:
  • I managed to wriggle through the hole in the fence.
    • ► wiggle
    to move your toes, fingers, bottom, etc. with a series of small movements:
  • She took off her shoes and wiggled her toes in the sand.
    • ► stir
    to move slightly or change your position:
  • She stirred in her sleep but didn’t wake up.
    • ► jump
    to make a sudden movement because you are frightened or surprised:
  • I’m sorry if I startled you - I didn’t mean to make you jump.
    • ► twitch
    if a part of your body twitches, it makes a sudden small movement that you cannot control:
  • He was tired, and the muscle in his eye began to twitch.
    • ► lunge
    to make a sudden strong movement toward someone or something, especially to attack him or her:
  • The man lunged forward and grabbed John's arm.
    • ► lurch
    to move or walk very unsteadily, moving forward or from side to side with sudden irregular movements:
  • Paul lurched sideways as the boat rolled suddenly.
    •  ➔ see fly, go, jump1, pass1, rock2, run1, slide, walk1, wave for other words about moving    2 to move from one place or position to another► move
    to go from one place or position to another:
  • She got up and moved closer to the fire.
  • The Marines moved slowly toward the enemy position.
  • It was a stormy day, and the clouds were moving quickly across the sky.
    • ► advance
    to move forward, especially in a slow and determined way:
  • The soldiers were unable to stop the enemy troops advancing on the city.
    • ► progress (formal)
    to move forward slowly:
  • The pain in his leg forced him stop before he had progressed more than a few steps.
    • ► approach AWL
    to move toward or nearer to someone or something:
  • The train slowed down as it approached the station.
    • ► surge
    to move forward very suddenly and quickly:
  • He hit the gas pedal and the car surged forward.
    • 3 to move something from one place to another place► move
    to take something from one place and put it in another place:
  • I moved the chair out of the way.
  • When the river started to flood, we moved everything we could carry to higher ground.
    • ► transport AWL
    to take goods, objects, or people from one place to another in a vehicle:
  • The fruit is transported by air from Costa Rica to the U.S.
    • ► transplant
    to remove an organ from someone’s body and put it in the body of a sick person who needs it:
  • The doctors transplanted one of his kidneys into his daughter during the 5-hour operation.
    • ► transfer AWL
    to move someone or something from one place to another:
  • Dad’s company is transferring him from San Francisco to New York.
  • During the magic trick, she quickly transfers the coin into her other hand.
    • ► maneuver
    to move something into a different position, when this is difficult and you must use skill:
  • We managed to maneuver the piano through the doorway.
    • 4 to move somewhere as a group► move
    to go somewhere with a group of other people or animals:
  • Herds of buffalo used to move freely across the great plains.
    • ► stream
    to move somewhere quickly and steadily, in large numbers or amounts:
  • People began streaming out of the movie theater after the show.
    • ► pour
    pour means the same as stream:
  • People from all over the U.S. poured into Washington to see the new president take office.
    • ► swarm
    if a large group of people swarm somewhere, they go there quickly:
  • Shoppers began swarming into the mall as soon as it opened.
    • 5 to go to live or work in a different place► move
    to go to live or work in a different place:
  • I moved to Texas with my parents when I was 11.
    • ► relocate AWL
    to move to a new place. You use relocate especially when people or things are moved for official or business reasons:
  • If the company relocates to Florida, will you leave your job or move there too?
    • ► immigrate AWL
    to come to a country in order to live there permanently:
  • His father immigrated to the United States from Poland.
    • ► emigrate
    to leave your own country in order to live in another country:
  • Yatsu emigrated from Japan to the United States at the age of 25.
    • ► migrate AWL
    if birds or animals migrate, they travel to a warmer part of the world in winter and return in spring:
  • The birds have started migrating south for the winter.
    • 6 to move part of an object► move
    to make part of an object change position:
  • Look, you can move the toy’s arms and legs so it looks like it’s walking.
    • ► manipulate AWL (formal)
    to make something move or turn in the way that you want, using your hands:
  • Babies quickly learn how to hold and manipulate objects with their hands.
    • verb | noun
    movemove2 /muv/ noun ➔ see movement
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