■f3rt7il» move heaven and 'earth to

do everything you possibly can in order to achieve sth move with the 'times to change the way you think and behave according to changes in society JR 1$ tff ft ; iW $3 2ift — more at ass .move along to go to a new position, especially in order to make room for other people ^z}MT, fw] fitf # zft ( \lf jjf ft $ |aj ) : The bus driver asked them to move along..move'in | .move 'into sth to start to live in your new home Ilf®: Our new neighbours moved in yesterday. 3£CI$J fr A X 7 ₀ PUa move out move in sth to

live, spend your time, etc. in a particular social group ffihL, ft A, XfgX ( ) : She only moves in the

best circles. .move 'in (on

sb/sth) to move towards sb/sth from all directions, especially in a threatening way ffi A^f ilifi ; iSif:

The police moved in on the terrorists.

SffcfrTfSflo .move 'in with sb to start living with sb in the house or flat/apartment where they already live $£ X In A — .move 'off (especially of a

vehicle X Is 3c if! X j|) to start moving; to leave jfj/ft;

A .move 'on (to sth) to start doing or discussing sth newX#q]$ ( SAW?¹ ) ; &igfg: I’ve been in this job long enough—it’s time I moved on. j£Xf£fic£MTt#^ A T 61) 7 o o Can we move on to the

next item on the agenda? f^lT^ —

ns,? .move sb 'on (of police, etc. to order sb to

move away from the scene of an accident, etc. it ( X A ) l%jf ( ) .move 'out to leave your old

home JK ft A; *£ ft Pint] move in .move 'over (also .move ‘up) to change your position in order to make room for sb Mff\ iMv: There’s room for another one if you move up a bit. jkllxERTiU#^

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■ noun

► ACTION ff ^ 1 - (towards/to sth) | ~ (to do sth) an

action that you do or need to do to achieve sth This latest move by the government has aroused fierce opposition. o

The management have made no move to settle the strike.

o Getting a job

in marketing was a good career move. MTft J/j (ft — TTIb (Kj3Rik$s#₀ —see also false move o note at action

► CHANGE OF POSITION 2 [usually sing.] a change

of place or position ; fg^J: Don’t make a move!

j]i] ^fj! 0 Every move was painful. zjj ~ 7 111 M => 0

She felt he was watching her every move. ^ 'MIHife X X

H33 MOVEMENT

► CHANGE OF IDEAS/BEHAVIOUR Iff % # 3 ~ to/

away from sth a change in ideas, attitudes or behaviour

; %jM: There has been a move away from

nuclear energy. AfllWT®Bf£« 1333

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► CHANGE OF HOUSE/JOB ]§ % ; X jf 4 an act of changing the place where you live or work ]$ X ;

ig; i^^j: What’s the date of your move? faff &

X ? 0 Their move from Italy to the US has not been a success. Ml 0 Her new job

is just a sideways move. ftfeWfrXf^RJi^M^jo

► IN BOARD GAMES 5 an act of changing the

position of a piece in chess or other games that are played on a board ( ]&7(ft ) #zjb: The game

was over in only six moves. 7₀

0 It’s your move. 7 ₀

ITiTTTI be on the move 1 to be travelling from place to place ( itfe • * 2 to be moving; to be going

somewhere A If ® X; A: The car was already

on the move. B^f#^j7o 0 The firm is on the move to larger offices. 3 = be on

the go at go n. get a 'move on (informal) you tell sb to get a move on when you want them to hurry ££ ^ make the first move to do sth before sb else, for example in order to end an argument or to begin sth ffc Xfxzft; IfrAXfJl; XsftT;#)¹: If he wants to see me, he should make the first move. life^JiMJE^c, it 1# X zjfro make a move (BrE, informal) to begin a journey or

a task ij} # ; Jf knfjib : It’s getting late—we’d better

make a move. Bt 1^ X ¥ 7 lie 111 % M 7 „ make a

'move on sb (informal) 1 to try to start a sexual relationship with sbBffl^^A^XA^ 2 (sport #) to try to pass sb who is in front of you in a race ( il® ^^ H ) A make a, your, etc. 'move to do the

action that you intend to do or need to do in order to achieve sth 3f! fx zft ; iff to fr : The rebels waited until nightfall before they made their move. M gL # • It

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move-able adj. = movable move-merit 0-w /'muivmant/ noun

► CHANGING POSITION 1 [C, U] an act of moving

the body or part of the body ( ) issg,

zt), f£#J: hand/eye movements X / Bfl If frxJ IS if] o She observed the gentle movement of his chest as he breathed.

0 Loose clothing

gives you greater freedom of movement. A HR, jSl &, ~ⁿ7 tU ig ifa § $B o o There was a sudden movement in the undergrowth. To 2[C, U]

an act of moving from one place to another or of moving sth from one place to another

ig^J: enemy troop movements gfcspftjiIS|^j o laws to allow free movement of goods and services jtfri^qngn

► GROUP OF PEOPLE 3 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of people

who share the same ideas or aims ( @

) jgzjlj: the women’s/peace movement iHA/lflX 0 the Romantic movement (= for example in literature) Ml XXis Zlj O a mass movement for change K-X

► PERSON’S ACTIVITIES A W ?g ^ 4 movements [pi ] a

person’s activities over a period of time, especially as watched by sb else ( A It g i£ # W ) '?g^; fx k : The police are keeping a close watch on the suspect’s movements.

► CHANGE OF IDEAS/BEHAVIOUR *! 'X /ff X M & $ 5 [sing.]

~ (away from/towards sth) a gradual change in what people in society do or think HTH trend:

a movement towards greater sexual equality if] H M iti W

► PROGRESS jftX 6 [U] ~ (in sth) progress, especially in a

particular task ( XIhH—Xf^W ) MM: It needs

cooperation from all the countries to get any movement in arms control.

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► CHANGE IN AMOUNT 7 [U, C] ~ (in sth) a change

in amount M (ft it; ft M: There has been no movement in oil prices.

► MUSIC fX8 [C] any of the main parts that a long piece of music is divided into X#: the slow movement of the First Concerto

► OF BOWELS Ms 9 [C] (technical Aio) = bowel movement

mover /'mu:va(r)/ noun 1 a person or thing that moves

in a particular way ii^j - TlJA ( ) :

a great mover on the dance floor $$ M Y M'£ {£ M (ft A — see also prime mover 2 a machine or a person that moves things from one place to another, especially sb who moves furniture from one house to another Jgjl ( ^A ) ; A: an earth mover is

±|Jl o professional furniture movers —see

also remover(2) .movers and 'shakers people with power in important organizations ( )

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movie l>w /'mu:vi/ noun (especially NAmE)

1 [C] a series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story, shown at the cinema/movie theater HTfl film-, to make a horror movie 0 Have you seen the latest Tarantino movie?

iD ft ft ?' 0 a famous movie director/star M ft ^ ik / M — see also road movie 2 the movies [pi.] = cinema(2): Let’s go to the movies. |lcCI X H ft B o 3 the movies [pi.] = cinema(3) : I’ve always wanted to work in the movies. U A T ft

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movie-goer /'mu:vigaua(r); NAmE -gou-/ noun {especially NAmE) = film-goer

' movie star noun (especially NAmE) = film star