Word · Frequency #4468
mobile
动态雕塑；悬挂式装饰
A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of hanging parts that can move independently, often set in motion by air currents.
- 1.
A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.
悬挂式动态雕塑或装饰
- 2.
a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
亚拉巴马州西南部的一条河流；流入莫比尔湾
- 3.
One who moves or can move (e.g. to travel).
流动者；旅行者
- 4.
a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay
亚拉巴马州西南部莫比尔湾上的一个港口
- 5.
An object capable of moving under its own power.
自行移动的物体
- 6.
sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
悬在半空中的雕塑,其精密平衡的部件可由气流带动
莫比尔（美国阿拉巴马州港市）；莫比尔河；可移动的人；能走动的人；可自行移动的物体；悬挂式动态雕塑或装饰
In use
The artist's mobile hung gracefully from the ceiling, its delicate parts swaying in the breeze.
She bought a colorful mobile for the baby's crib to stimulate his vision.
In the art gallery, several mobiles were displayed near the windows to catch the air currents.
Connections
Collocations
- Mobile Bay
- 莫比尔湾
- The ship sailed into Mobile Bay.船驶入了莫比尔湾。
- Mobile River
- 莫比尔河
- The Mobile River flows through Alabama.莫比尔河流经阿拉巴马州。
- hanging mobile
- 悬挂式动态雕塑
- The artist created a beautiful hanging mobile.艺术家创作了一个美丽的悬挂式动态雕塑。
- baby mobile
- 婴儿挂饰
- We bought a colorful baby mobile for the nursery.我们为婴儿房买了一个彩色挂饰。
- kinetic mobile
- 动态雕塑
- The museum displayed several kinetic mobiles.博物馆展出了几个动态雕塑。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
莫比尔（Mobile）是阿拉巴马州港口，想象船只在移动（mobile）；动态雕塑也是可移动的装饰。一动一静，记住mobile的双重名词义。
Context & Register
作为名词，两义项：①地理名称（莫比尔河/城市），多用于正式场合或地理讨论；②动态雕塑，常见于艺术展览或居家装饰，中性语气。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words all end with the sound /aɪl/ and rhyme with 'mobile' when referring to the sculpture. Note that 'mobile' as in 'Mobile, Alabama' is pronounced /moʊˈbiːl/ and does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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