Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #24363
locomotions
运动能力;移动能力
locomotions is the plural of locomotion.
the power or ability to move
- 1.
The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.
从一处移动到另一处的能力或行为。
- 2.
Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming, brachiating or flying.
通过行走、跑、跳、爬、游泳、荡臂或飞行改变位置的自主运动。
- 3.
A dance, originally popular in the 1960s, in which the arms are used to mimic the motion of the connecting rods of a steam locomotive.
最初流行于20世纪60年代的一种舞蹈,用手臂模仿蒸汽机车连杆的运动。
移动;运动;从一处移动到另一处的能力或行为。;通过行走、跑、跳、爬、游泳、荡臂或飞行改变位置的自主运动。;最初流行于20世纪60年代的一种舞蹈,用手臂模仿蒸汽机车连杆的运动。;运动
In use
Human locomotion is a complex process that involves many muscles and bones.
The robot's locomotion relies on four wheels and a battery.
Some organisms use tiny hairs for locomotion through water.
noun + of + noun
The locomotion of snakes is fascinating.
蛇的运动方式令人着迷。
adjective + locomotion
Birds are capable of rapid locomotion.
鸟类能够快速移动。
means/mode of locomotion
这是一个常用搭配,表示‘运动方式’。
Walking is the most natural means of locomotion.
Connections
Collocations
- modes of locomotion
- 移动方式;运动模式
- Fish and birds have very different modes of locomotion.鱼和鸟的移动方式非常不同。
- human locomotion
- 人体运动;人类移动
- Scientists study human locomotion to design better prosthetics.科学家研究人体运动,以设计更好的假肢。
- animal locomotion
- 动物运动;动物移动
- Animal locomotion can involve walking, swimming, or flying.动物运动可能涉及行走、游泳或飞行。
- bipedal locomotion
- 双足移动;两足行走
- Bipedal locomotion is a key feature of human evolution.双足移动是人类进化的一个关键特征。
- do the locomotion
- 跳“火车舞”(一种模仿火车运动的舞蹈)
- At the party, everyone got up and did the locomotion.在聚会上,大家都站起来跳起了“火车舞”。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把loco想成火车头(locomotive),motion是运动:火车头带动运动,即从一处移到另一处。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:biology、physiology、robotics、academic writing locomotion 通常用于较正式或科技语境,表示“移动、运动”或“移动能力”,多出现在生物学、生理学和机器人学等学术或专业讨论中;日常对话里更常用 movement 或 moving around。
Grammar Note
不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵词(重读元音及之后均为 /əʊʃən/):motion、emotion、promotion、devotion、notion,其中 motion 正是 locomotion 的词尾拼写。注意形近异音词:location /ləʊˈkeɪʃən/ 虽以 -tion 结尾,但重读元音是 /eɪ/,不押韵;locomotive /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/(机车)以 locomot- 开头,结尾读 /tɪv/,也不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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