motion、move与movement这些名词都有“运动”之意。
motion : 指不处于静止状态而在移动的过程中,强调运动本身,而不涉及其动因。
- The violent motion of the ship upset his stomach.
船的剧烈摇晃使他的胃很不舒服。 - He rocked the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion.
他轻轻地前后晃动摇篮。 - They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen).
他们用慢动作又播了一遍进球镜头。
move : 着重开始的行动或变化。
- She held the gun to his head and said, "One move and you're dead!"
她拿着枪对着他的头,说:“动一下你就没命了。” - I hate the way my boss watches my every move (= watches everything I do).
我讨厌老板总是监视我的一举一动。
movement : 通常抽象地指有规则的动作或定向运动,特指政治性的运动。
- He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away.
他突然动了一下,鸟受惊飞走了。 - For a long time after the accident, he had no movement in (= was unable to move) his legs.
出事以后的很长时间里,他的腿都不能动。 - Her movements were somewhat clumsy.
她的动作很笨拙。
- the women's movement
妇女运动 - The suffragette movement campaigned for votes for women.
妇女参政运动旨在为妇女争取选举权利。 - a movement to stop animals being killed for their fur
制止猎杀动物获取毛皮的运动