(1)移(行，活)动(moving，being moved，changing positions)[C，U]：stand/lie there without making any～一动不动地站着/躺着;hear a～in the hut听到木屋里的动静;see a～in the bush看到灌木丛里有东西在动;detect a～in the underground 发觉地下组织的活动;have no～in one's arms/one's hands/one's legs 胳膊/双手/腿不能动弹;the～of our eyes in dreaming slumber睡梦中眼睛的活动;The room shakes with his every～.房间随他的每一个动作而颤动。〖同〗motion，action;

(2)活动，情节(activity，action)[U]：The play/novel lacks～.这出戏/部小说缺乏情节发展。enjoy a play that has plenty of～喜欢剧情发展多变的戏剧;

(3)倾(动)向，趋势(general directions of ideas，ways of things，etc;tendency，trend)[U，sing][N(from/toward)]：a～towards simple design in clothes/towards greater freedom in the arts/towards healthy living and eating简朴的服装设计/更加自由的艺术/健康的生活和饮食的趋势;There is some～away from the churches/the traditional methods of teaching.有某种脱离教会/传统教学方法的倾向。

(4)(思想，社会)运动(activities of a group of people to achieve a specific goal)[C，Gp[N(to)]：the labour/the Scout/the trade union/the civil rights～工人/童子军/工会/民权运动;a～to abolish child labour/stop animals being killed/promote women's rights 废除雇佣童工/停止猎杀动物的/提高妇女权益的运动;The aim of our～is to clear up the city.我们运动的目的是清整城市。That year saw the decline of the New Life M～. 那一年是新生活运动衰落的年代。〖同〗drive;

(5)(市场，物价等)变动(活跃)(change in the price of goods or some stock)[U，C][N(in)]：a considerable(an upward)～in oil shares/the price of coffee/the cotton market 石油股价/咖啡价格/棉花市场的剧烈波动(上扬);There was little～in the dollar yesterday.昨日美元价格浮动不大。

(6)活动，行踪(actions or activities，as of a person or a body of persons，(esp as observed by sb else))[pl]：keep an eye on sb's/have much interest in sb's～s 关注某人的行动/对某人的行动感兴趣; The police are watching carefully the～s of the men/the suspects/the spies/the crowd.警察正在密切注视这些人/嫌疑犯/间谍/人群的行踪。Let me know all your～s today. 告诉我你们今天都干什么了。〖同〗activities，actions;

(7)(部队、军舰等的)调动(change in the location of troops，ship，ets)[C]：a　quick/steady～of troops军队的迅速调动/稳步前进;observe troop～s 观察部队调动的情况;By a series of rapid～s，the general placed his army in an advantageous position.通过一系列的迅速调动，将军将其部队部署在有利的位置。

(8)(钟表等的)机芯，机件(moving parts of a mechanism，esp a watch，clock，etc)[C]：the～of a watch/a clock 手表/钟表的机械部分;need a complete new～需要一个全新的机芯;The watch has a 21-jewel/a fine Swiss～.这只表有21钻/这只表有优质瑞士机芯。

(9)(交响乐)乐章(section of a large scale piece of music)[C]：the third/the first～of a symphony/a sonata交响乐的第三/奏鸣曲的第一乐章;Beethoven's fifth symphony has four～s.贝多芬的第五交响乐有四个乐章。a～of a suite 一部组曲的一个乐章;〖同〗section，part;

(10)通(大)便(act of emptying one's bowels)[C](fml)：have a～大便;Do you have regular～s? 你的大便正常吗?

【注意】movement为集合名词作主语时，谓语动词数的使用参见AUDIENCE。

【辨异】movement 与move和 motion的区别见 MOTION。