momentum
noun
məʊˈmentəm
noun
1
the
ability
to
keep
increasing,
developing,
or
being
more
successful
动力，势头
gain/gather
momentum
The
campaign
for
reform
should
start
to
gather
momentum
in
the
new
year.
要求进行改革的运动在新的一年里声势应该会增大。
incentives
to
maintain
the
momentum
of
European
integration
保持欧洲一体化发展势头的激励措施
Governments
often
lose
momentum
in
their
second
term
of
office.
往往政府在第二个任期里会越来越没有冲劲。
[+
of
]
the
momentum
of
increasing
immigration
移民增多的势头
[+
towards
]
the
momentum
towards
economic
union
经济联合发展的势头
2
the
force
that
makes
a
moving
object
keep
moving
〔使运动物体继续运动的〕冲力，推力，动力
gain/gather
momentum
(move
faster)
加速
The
wheel
was
allowed
to
roll
down
the
slope,
gathering
momentum
as
it
went.
那轮子沿着斜坡向下滚动，速度越来越快。
Pratt,
without
losing
any
momentum
at
all,
passed
them
both
and
won
the
race.
普拉特速度丝毫不减，超过他们两个并赢得了比赛。
3
the
force
or
power
that
is
contained
in
a
moving
object
and
is
calculated
by
multiplying
its
weight
by
its
speed
动量
technical
[+
of
]
the
momentum
of
a
particle
粒子的动量