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a/an [adj] motor
修饰motor的形容词常表示类型，如electric, gas, outboard等。
an electric motor
一个电动马达
马达；发动机
motors — plural of motor
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
马达；发动机
a machine that converts energy into mechanical motion
an electric motor
一个电动马达
将其他能量形式转化为机械能或赋予运动的机器或装置
A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
汽车,有时扩展到其他动力车辆,如货车
A motor car, or automobile, sometimes extended to other powered vehicles, such as goods vehicles.
某物的动力源；灵感；推动力
A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
任何能够将化学能转化为机械工作的蛋白质
Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
The washing machine's motor is making a strange noise.
洗衣机的马达发出奇怪的噪音。
A small electric motor powers the toy car.
一个小型电动机为玩具车提供动力。
He replaced the boat's motor before the summer trip.
他在夏季旅行前更换了船的发动机。
修饰motor的形容词常表示类型，如electric, gas, outboard等。
an electric motor
一个电动马达
motor在这里指车辆发动机。
He started the motor and drove away.
他启动发动机然后开走了。
motor用作定语，构成复合名词，如motor car, motor cycle。
motor vehicle
机动车
Not this
I need more motor to start the car.
Use this
I need more power to start the car.
中文“原动力”常被误译为'motor'，但英语中'motor'指机器，不指抽象的动力。应使用'power'或'force'。
Not this
I have two motor in my garage.
Use this
I have two motors in my garage.
中文名词没有复数变化，英语可数名词'motor'复数需加-s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
电动机
The fan is powered by an electric motor.
风扇由电动机驱动。
机动车辆
Motor vehicles are not allowed in the park.
机动车辆不得进入公园。
机油
You should check the motor oil level regularly.
你应该定期检查机油油位。
运动神经
Damage to motor nerves can cause paralysis.
运动神经损伤可能导致瘫痪。
舷外发动机
The boat is equipped with an outboard motor.
这艘船装备了一台舷外发动机。
喋喋不休的人
My new roommate is a real motor mouth; he talks nonstop from morning till night.
我的新室友真是个话匣子，从早到晚说个不停。
发动你的引擎
Get your motor runnin', head out on the highway
发动你的引擎，上路吧
它有一个警用马达
It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks.
它有一个警用马达，440立方英寸的引擎，它有警用轮胎，警用悬挂，警用减震器。
Use motors naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音似‘摩托’，摩托车靠马达驱动，记住 motor 就是马达。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、technical manuals “motor” 在表示“发动机、马达”时，通常用于日常对话和技术描述中，属于中性词，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
Words rhyming with 'motor' (stressed vowel /əʊ/ + /tə/): rotor, voter. Words with similar spelling but different pronunciation: actor, tutor, sector, mentor.
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