Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #10556
motionless
静止的；不动的
not moving; completely still
- 1.
At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving.
静止的；固定的；不动的
- 2.
not in physical motion
不在物理运动中
静止的；固定的；不动的；不在物理运动中；不动的；静止的；[机] 不动的；静止的
In use
The cat sat motionless, watching the bird.
He stood motionless for several minutes, deep in thought.
The leaves hung motionless in the still air.
be motionless
The statue was motionless.
雕像一动不动。
remain motionless
强调持续静止状态。
The cat remained motionless as the mouse approached.
老鼠靠近时，猫一动不动。
stand motionless
He stood motionless in the rain.
他站在雨中一动不动。
Connections
Collocations
- remain motionless
- 保持静止；一动不动
- The deer remained motionless in the tall grass.那只鹿在高高的草丛中一动不动。
- stand motionless
- 站着不动；呆立
- He stood motionless, waiting for the verdict.他站着不动，等待判决。
- lie motionless
- 躺着不动；一动不动地躺着
- She lay motionless in the hospital bed.她躺在病床上一动不动。
- sit motionless
- 坐着不动
- The old man sat motionless by the window.老人坐在窗边一动不动。
- perfectly motionless
- 完全静止的；纹丝不动的
- The surface of the water was perfectly motionless.水面纹丝不动。
- motionless figure
Learner notes
Memory Tip
motion（动）+ less（无）= 毫无动作，像画面被暂停一样一动不动。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、descriptive narration motionless 多用于书面或正式描写，表示完全静止；日常口语中更常说 still 或 not moving。
Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes: emotionless /ɪˈməʊʃənlɛs/ shares the stressed /məʊʃən/ with motionless, and motion /ˈməʊʃən/ matches the first syllable. Notion /ˈnəʊʃən/ rhymes with motion but not with motionless because it lacks the /lɛs/ ending. Lookalike warnings: passionless /ˈpæʃənlɛs/ and frictionless /ˈfrɪkʃənlɛs/ end in the same -tionless spelling and /ʃənlɛs/ sound, but their stress falls on the first syllable (/pæ/ and /frɪk/), so they do not rhyme with motionless. Locomotion /ˌləʊkəˈməʊʃən/ contains the same /məʊʃən/ chunk but is not an adjective ending in -less.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.