move
verb
noun
muːv verb
1
CHANGE PLACE
改变地方
to change from one place or position to another, or to make something do this （使）改变位置，（使）移动，搬动 I,T
Please keep the doors closed while the train is moving.
火车行驶时请保持车门关闭。
‘Come on,’ Sue said. No one moved.
“来吧。”休说，但没人动。
Could you move your car, please? It’s blocking the road.
你能把车挪一下吗？挡着路了。
move quickly/slowly/steadily etc
The plane moved slowly along the runway, then stopped.
飞机沿着跑道慢慢滑行，然后停了下来。
[+ away/out/to/towards etc ]
He moved closer to her.
他朝她走近。
Becca moved down the steps and into the yard.
贝卡走下台阶进了院子。
[+ about/around ]
I could hear someone moving around upstairs.
我听到有人在楼上来回走动。
The bar was so crowded you could hardly move .
酒吧很挤，人都难以挪动。
At Christmas, you couldn’t move for toys in this house (=there were a lot of toys) .
圣诞节的时候，这房子里玩具多得都挪不开步。
Paul couldn’t move a muscle (=could not move at all) – he was so scared.
保罗吓得无法动弹。
2
NEW HOUSE/OFFICE
新房子/新办公室
if a person or company moves, or if you move them, they go to live or work in a different place 搬家; 搬迁; 迁移 I,T | BrE
We’ve moved seven or eight times in the last five years.
在过去五年里我们搬了七八次家。
[+ to/into/from ]
When are you moving to Memphis?
你什么时候搬到孟菲斯去？
They’ve moved into bigger offices in London.
他们已搬到伦敦更大的办公室去了。
move sb to/into/from etc sth
He had to move his mother into a nursing home.
他不得不让他母亲搬进一家养老院。
The company is moving its sales center downtown.
公司将把销售中心搬到市中心。
move house/home
My parents kept moving house because of my dad’s job.
因爸爸工作的缘故，我父母不断地搬家。
3
CHANGE OPINION ETC
改变看法等
a. to change from one opinion or way of thinking to another b. to persuade someone to change their opinion 说服〔某人〕改变看法 I T
Neither side is willing to move on the issue of territory.
双方都不愿意在领土问题上让步。
[+ to-wards/away from ]
The two political parties have moved closer towards each other in recent months.
这两个政党在最近几个月里靠得更近了。
At this stage, children move further away from the influence of their parents, and depend more on their friends.
在这个阶段，儿童进一步脱离父母的影响，更多地依赖朋友了。
She won’t be moved – it doesn’t matter what you say to her.
她是劝不动的 — 不管你对她说什么。
4
PROGRESS
进展
to make progress in a particular way or at a particular rate 进展，前进; 发展 I
Things moved quickly once the contract was signed.
合同一签，事情进展就很快了。
The negotiations seem to be moving in the right direction.
谈判好像正在朝着正确的方向发展。
get/keep things moving
The plan should boost employment and get things moving in the economy.
这个计划应该能够促进就业，推动经济的发展。
5
TAKE ACTION
采取行动
to start taking action, especially in order to achieve something or deal with a problem 行动起来; 采取行动 I
[+ on/against ]
The governor has yet to move on any of the recommendations in the report.
州长对报告中的任何一条建议都尚未有什么动作。
move fast/quickly/swiftly
You’ll have to move fast if you want to get a place on the course.
要想取得这门课程的名额，你得赶快行动。
6
CHANGE JOB/CLASS ETC
换工作/班级等
to change to a different job, class etc, or to make someone change to a different job, class etc （使）变换〔工作、班级等〕; I,T
move sb to/into/from sth
Several students were moved from the beginners’ class into the intermediate one.
一些学生被从初级班调到中级班。
He spent five years at KLP, before moving to IMed as a manager.
他在 KLP 公司工作了五年，然后跳到 IMed 公司做经理。
7
EMOTION
情感
to make someone feel strong emotions, especially of sadness or sympathy 打动，使感动 T
be deeply/genuinely/profoundly moved
Russell was deeply moved by what he heard.
拉塞尔被他所听到的事情深深地感动了。
His speech moved the audience to tears .
他的演讲让听众感动得落泪。
8
CAUSE SB TO DO STH
使某人做某事
to cause someone to do something 促使 T
move sb to do sth
Seeing her there had moved him to think about the time they had together.
在那儿看到她使他想起他们在一起的时光。
be/feel moved to do sth
I have never before felt moved to write, but I feel I must protest.
以前我从未想过要写点什么，但现在我觉得我必须提笔抗议了。
9
TIME/ORDER
时间/顺序
to change the time or order of something 变更，改变; 转变 T
move sth to/from sth
Could we move the meeting to Thursday?
我们能把会议改到周四吗？
10
CHANGE SUBJECT
改变话题
to start talking or writing about a different subject 改变话题 I
[+ away from/off/to etc ]
We seem to be moving away from the main point of the discussion.
我们好像偏离讨论的要点了。
11
get moving move it
11. also 又作 used to tell someone to hurry 马上行动; 迅速开始 spoken
Come on, get moving or you’ll be late for school.
好了，快点，否则你上学要迟到了。
12
it’s time I was moving/we ought to get moving etc
12. used to say that you need to leave or go somewhere [口] 我/我们等该走了 spoken
I think it’s time we were moving.
我想我们该走了。
I ought to get moving – I have to be up early tomorrow.
我该走了 — 我明天得早起。
13
GAMES
游戏
to change the position of one of the objects used to play a game such as CHESS 移动（棋子），走（棋） I,T
14
AT A MEETING
在会上
to officially make a proposal at a meeting [正式] 提议，提出（动议） I,T | formal BrE
move that
The chairman moves that the meeting be adjourned.
主席提议休会。
move to do sth
I move to approve the minutes as read.
我提议确认宣读的会议记录。
move an amendment
They want to move an amendment to the bill.
他们想提议修正该法案。
15
GO FAST
快速行进
to travel very fast [非正式] 快速行进，飞驰 I | informal
This car can really move!
这辆小汽车能跑得飞快！
16
BE BOUGHT
被购买
if things of a particular kind are moving, they are being bought, especially at a particular rate 〔尤指按某一速度〕出售，脱手 I
The highest-priced homes are still moving slowly.
高价位的房子仍然卖得很慢。
17
move with the times
17. to change the way you think and behave, as society changes 与时俱进; 顺应时代 （潮流 ）
If the resorts want to keep attracting tourists, they need to move with the times.
这些度假胜地要想不断吸引游客就必须顺应潮流。
18
move in ... circles/society/world
18. to spend a lot of time with a particular type of people and know them well 与某一团体/社会/圈子的人交往
She spent time in England, where she moved in high society.
她在英格兰呆过，在那里与上层社会人士交往。
19 if a process or situation is moving along, or if you move it along, it continues and makes progress 〔使〕进展
Construction of the bridge is moving along.
桥梁的施工在继续进行。
move sth along
I hope we can move things along and get the negotiations going again.
我希望我们能推动一下，让谈判重新启动起来。
20
move sb along
↔ to officially order someone to leave a public place 命令某人离开〔公共场所〕
A queue formed by the gates, and a policeman tried to move people along.
大门边排起了一排队伍，一名警察试图叫人们走开。
21 to change where you live very frequently, especially so that you live in many different parts of a country 经常搬家，不断改变住址〔尤指在某国的不同地方生活〕
My dad was in the army, so we moved around a lot.
我爸爸是个军人，所以我们经常搬家。
22 to go to live in a different area 搬走
My best friend moved away when I was ten.
我十岁时我最好的朋友搬走了。
23 to change to a lower group, rank, or level 〔级别、水平等〕下降
Interest rates have moved down.
利率下降了。
A drop in wages has meant that these families have moved down the economic scale.
工资降低意味着这些家庭的经济水平下降了。
24
move into sth
also 又作 to start living in a new home 搬进新居;
When are you moving in?
你什么时候搬进新家？
Mom and Dad had always planned to move into a smaller house when we grew up.
爸妈一直计划等我们长大了他们要搬到小一点的房子里去。
25 to start living with someone in the same home 开始〔和某人〕同居; 搬来〔和某人〕一起居住
[+ with ]
Steve’s going to move in with her.
史蒂夫将搬过来和她住在一起。
26 to start being involved in and controlling a situation that someone else controlled previously 强行插手，干预
The big multinationals moved in and started pushing up prices.
那些大的跨国公司插手进来，开始抬高价格。
[+ on ]
Investors moved in on a group of car enthusiasts and took over the market.
投资者插手进来，从一群汽车爱好者手中抢走了市场。
27 to go towards a place or group of people, in order to attack them or take control of them 〔为攻击或控制人群而〕向…逼近，进逼
[+ on ]
Police moved in on the demonstrators in the square.
警察向广场上的示威者逼近。
28 if a vehicle or group of people moves off, it starts to leave 〔车辆或人群〕离开，出发，启程
Always check behind the car before you move off.
启动时一定要看看车的后面。
29
CHANGE JOB/CLASS
变换工作/班级
to leave your present job, class, or activity and start doing another one 变换工作 （班级，活动 ）
I enjoyed my job, but it was time to move on.
我是喜欢我的工作，但是也应该换一换了。
[+ to ]
When you finish, move on to the next exercise.
你做完以后，接着做下一个练习。
move on to higher/better things (get a better job or social position – used humorously) 另谋高就〔幽默用法〕
Jeremy’s leaving the company to move on to higher things.
杰里米就要离开公司另谋高就了。
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CHANGE/DEVELOP
改变/发展
a. to develop in your life, and change your relationships, interests, activities etc b. to change, progress, improve, or become more modern as time passes 变得更现代，向前发展
I’ve moved on since high school, and now I don’t have much in common with some of my old friends.
高中以后我各方面都提高了，现在我和我的一些老朋友已经没有多少共同之处了。
[+ from ]
She has long since moved on from the roles of her youth.
她早就不是她年轻时候的角色了。
By the time the software was ready, the market had moved on.
等到这个软件开发好，市场又变了。
31
move sb on
to order someone to leave a particular place – used especially about police [英] 〔尤指警察〕命令某人离开某地 BrE
The police arrived on the scene and began moving the protesters on.
警察赶到现场后开始驱赶抗议者。
32
CHANGE SUBJECT
改变话题
to start talking about a new subject in a discussion, book etc 〔在讨论、书籍等中〕开始谈论新话题，进入新的话题
Before we move on, does anyone have any questions?
在我们进入下面的话题之前有人有什么问题吗？
33
CONTINUE JOURNEY
继续行程
to leave the place where you have been staying and continue to another place 继续前行
After three days we decided it was time to move on.
三天以后，我们决定该继续前行了。
[+ to ]
The exhibition has now moved on to Edinburgh.
展览现在转到爱丁堡继续进行。
34
TIME
时间
if time, the year etc moves on, the time passes 〔时间〕流逝
As time moves on, I’d like the children to play more challenging music.
随着时间的推移，我希望孩子们能弹奏更具挑战性的曲子。
35
time is moving on
used to say that you must leave soon or do something soon, because it is getting late 时间不早了 BrE spoken
Time’s moving on – we’d better get back to the car.
时间不早了 — 我们最好回到车上去。
36 to leave the house where you are living now in order to go and live somewhere else 搬出去，迁走;
He moved out, and a year later they were divorced.
他搬了出去，一年以后他们就离婚了。
[+ of ]
They moved out of London when he was little.
他还很小的时候，他们就搬走离开了伦敦。
37 if a group of soldiers moves out, they leave a place 〔部队〕开拔，撤出
38 to leave [美，口] 出发，动身 AmE spoken
Are you ready to move out?
你准备好走了吗？
39 to change position so that there is more space for someone else 〔为腾出地方而〕挪动，移动
Move over a little, so I can get in.
挪一挪，让我也能进来。
40 to start using a different system, doing a different type of work etc 转变〔指采用新的制度、做不同类型的工作等〕
[+ to ]
Most companies have moved over to computer-aided design systems.
大多数公司都已转而采用计算机辅助设计系统。
41 to change jobs, especially within the same organization or industry 改变工作〔尤指在同一机构或行业〕
[+ from ]
The company’s new publisher just moved over from Villard Books.
公司的新出版人是刚从维拉德书局转过来的。
42
move over Madonna/Walt Disney/CD-ROMs etc
used when saying that something new is becoming more popular than something older – used humorously 麦当娜/沃尔特．迪士尼/光盘等让位吧〔指新东西比旧东西更流行，幽默用法〕
Move over, Armani, there’s a new designer taking the fashion scene by storm.
阿玛尼，靠边站吧，又有一位新设计师轰动了时尚界。
43 to get a better job in a company, or change to a more advanced group, higher rank, or higher level 升迁，晋升;〔级别、水平等〕上升
To move up, you’ll need the right training.
你想升职就需要接受适当的培训。
Share prices moved up this month.
股票价格这个月上涨了。
[+ to ]
The kids learn fast, and can’t wait to move up to the junior team.
这些孩子学得很快，迫不及待地想升到少年组去。
He was moving up the ladder (=getting higher and higher positions) , getting experience of command.
他职位越升越高，慢慢地积累着领导的经验。
He’s moved up in the world (=got a better job or social position) in the last few years, and his new flat shows it.
他最近几年境况越来越好，他新买的公寓说明了这一点。
44 to change position in order to make more space for other people or things or be near someone else [尤英] 〔为腾出地方而〕挪动，靠拢 especially BrE
There’s room for one more if everyone moves up a bit.
要是大家都挪一挪，还能挤下一个人。
noun
45
DECISION/ACTION
决定/行动
something that you decide to do in order to achieve something 行动，举措 BrE
She’s still thinking about her next move .
她还在考虑她的下一步行动。
move to do sth
the Board’s recent moves to cut interest rates
董事会最近调低利率的行动
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措。
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 sth) BrE (=there are plans, especially secret ones) 【英】 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。
46
MOVEMENT
行动
when someone moves for a short time in a particular direction 〔朝某一方向的〕移动，活动 usually singular 一般用单数
Good gymnasts rehearse their moves mentally before a competition.
优秀的体操运动员在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.
马丁朝门口动了动。
watch/follow sb’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。
47
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
[+ towards/from/against/to ]
the country’s move towards democracy
国家朝着民主的发展
a move away from traditional industries such as coal mining
从采煤等传统工业的转型
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。
48
be on the move
a. to be travelling from one place to another b. to be busy and active c. to be changing and developing a lot, especially in a way that improves things 在发展变化; 在改进
The rebel army is on the move.
叛军正在转移。
Roy is constantly on the move.
罗伊总是很忙。
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。
49
get a move on
used to tell someone to hurry [口] 快点，赶紧 spoken
50
make the first move
to 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而〕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。
51
GAMES
游戏
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.
走了几步后，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。
52
make a move
to leave a place [英，非正式] 离开，走 BrE informal
It’s getting late – we ought to make a move.
天晚了 — 我们该走了。
53
GOING TO A NEW PLACE
去新的地方
when you leave one house, office etc, and go to live or work in a different one 搬家; 搬迁，迁移 usually singular 一般用单数
The move to a larger office building is long overdue.
早就应该搬到大一点的办公楼了。