| 单词 | motive |
| 释义 | motivemotivesmotivemotive AC /ˈməʊtɪv $ ˈmoʊ-/ noun [countable] the reason why someone does something, especially something wrong or badmotive forJealousy was the motive for the murder.be妒忌是这宗谋杀案的动机。THESAURUS: motivereason something that explains why something happens, or why someone does something: She told them the reason for her visit.tellThere are lots of good reasons for studying Chinese.belotreasonstudyexplanation the reasons that help you understand why something happens, especially something that seems difficult to understand: I can’t think of any other explanation for his behaviour.The only explanation I can think of is that there must be something wrong with your hard disk.beexcuse a reason you use to explain why you did something bad, or did not do something you should have done – especially a reason that is not completely true: She always makes excuses for not doing her homework.makeexcusedoHe says he has a cold, but I’m sure that’s just an excuse.sayhavemotive a reason that makes someone decide to do something, especially a crime: Police believe the motive for the murder was jealousy.bejustification a reason for doing something that seems wrong: There is no justification for cruelty to animals.beanimalgrounds a reason that makes it right or fair to do something, especially according to official or moral rules: The court will decide if she has grounds for divorce.haveground |
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