engine
I took the motor apart to see how it worked.
Dust particles must have got into the motor, which is why it isn't working properly.
The starter motor was playing up again.启动马达又出故障了。
It looks like the starter motor on the car has burned out.看起来像是汽车发动机的启动装置被烧坏了。
This new car is seen as the great white hope of the British motor industry.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Machines - Engines & motors
clockwork
electromotive
engine
exhaust
multi-engine
power-assisted
servomechanism
servomotor
sprocket
starter motor
steam engine
traction engine
treadle
turbo
work
workings

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The engine & engine parts

motornoun[C] (CAR)

mainly UKold-fashioned
a car: 汽车
Do you know anyone who's looking for a second-hand motor?你知道有谁想要买二手车吗？

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Cars
4×4
all-wheel drive
artic
automobile
banger
beach buggy
beetle
black cab
classic car
crock
dragster
hardtop
Jeep
marque
Mk
rear-wheel drive
road racer
sport utility vehicle
sportily
sprint car
motor
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˈməʊ.tər/ us /ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/

motoradjective[before noun] (CAR)

mainly UK
connected with cars or other vehicles that have engines and use roads: 汽车的
This has been a difficult year for the motor industry/trade.今年是汽车工业／贸易不景气的一年。
motor insurance汽车保险

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Cars
4×4
all-wheel drive
artic
automobile
banger
beach buggy
beetle
black cab
classic car
crock
dragster
hardtop
Jeep
marque
Mk
rear-wheel drive
road racer
sport utility vehicle
sportily
sprint car

motoradjective[before noun] (MUSCLES)

biology specialized
relating to muscles that produce movement, or the nerves and parts of the brain that control these muscles: 肌肉运动的;运动神经的
He has poor motor control/functions.他的运动神经的控制力／功能较差。

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Substances & structures in the body
abductor
accessorius
ACL
actin
adductor
fundus
funiculus
fusiform
glomerular
glomerulus
myosin
navicular
neuroendocrine
neurohormonal
neurohormone
tendinis
tendinous
tendinum
tendo
tensor

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Relating to particular parts of the body
motor
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈməʊ.tər/ us /ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/
informal
to move or increase very quickly: 快速移动;迅速增加
Shares have motored ahead as profits have risen.随着利润上升，股票迅速升值。
UKold-fashioned
to drive: 驾驶汽车
I was just motoring along, minding my own business, when suddenly I was stopped by the police.我正开着车，想着自己的事，突然被警察拦住了。

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Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
accelerant
accelerate
accelerating
acceleration
accelerative
brake
catch
catch (someone) up
foot
gun
isolator
non-accelerating
pickup
quicken
retard
speed (something) up
spurt
step on the gasidiom
throttle (something) back/down
upshift

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On the road: driving & operating road vehicles

motor | American Dictionary

motor
noun[ C ]
us/ˈmoʊ·t̬ər/

motornoun[C] (ENGINE)

an engine that makes a machine work or a vehicle move:
an electric/diesel motor.
motor
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈmoʊ·t̬ər/

motoradjective[not gradable] (BODY MOVEMENT)

relating to muscles that produce movement and the nerves and parts of the brain that control these muscles:
motor skills

Examples of motor

motor
As such, therefore, they are likely to be linked to other motors of the urban economy and to amplify their effect.
In many cases, motors may not be available for testing.
The component taxonomy classifies the mechanical and electrical elements that are designed or used by the company, such as gears, suspensions, resistors, and motors.
Use of these motors allows the mechanism to be lightweight, virtually maintenance-free and capable of sustained activity.
Second, the gains from introducing motors and upgrading gear are already largely realized.
The dynamical system directly controlled the two servo motors of the vehicle.
The wheel motors, their gearing, wheel encoders (for position feedback) and tachometers (for velocity feedback) were housed in-wheel.
The outcoming control voltages go into the invertors to which the motors are connected.
Although much work has been done on molecular motors using these techniques, there are still a number of questions that can be answered with them.
Inside there are two small motors which supply power and make the two small segmentally spherical surfaces touch.
Friction effects are generally dependent on the hardware architecture of the motors and may also change with time.
Due to the electromechanical coupling effects in the motors, this approach leads engineers working on a robotic system to designing faulty controllers.
Therefore, the first two joint motors can be really powerful, and consequently heavy, which will allow the robot to move extremely quickly.
The microcontroller generates pulses to activate the wheel stepper motors and arm servos.
While weight does not contribute to friction, motors have to overcome weight in the upward movement.
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Collocations withmotor

motor

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brushless motor
Energy is transferred in a brushlessmotor electronically, eliminating physical contact between stationary and moving parts.
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