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TOEFL BNC: 3406 COCA: 3578
motivenoun [ C ]uk/ˈməʊ.tɪv/ us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/

B2 a reason for doing something动机；（行动的）缘由；目的

Why would she have killed him? She has no motive.为什么她会杀害他？她没有动机。
Does he have a motive for lying about where he was?他有必要隐瞒自己去过哪里吗？
What is the motive behind (= the reason for) the bombing?轰炸的动机是什么？
I think you should examine/question their motives in offering to lend you the money.我认为你该仔细考虑一下／怀疑他们主动借钱给你的目的。
She denies that she has an ulterior (= secret) motive for making the donation.她否认进行这一捐赠是别有用心。

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He gives a lot of money to charity, but self-aggrandizement is his motive.

The motive for this shocking attack seems to be racial hatred.

Detectives have been unable to assign a motive for the murder.

He claims he just wants to help Lisa but I suspect he has an ulterior motive.

motiveadjective [ before noun ]uk/ˈməʊ.tɪv/ us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/ specialized

(of power or force) causing movement or action（引起）运动的；发动的；原动的

TOEFL BNC: 3406 COCA: 3578
motive

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MOTIVE | MOTIVE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤hidden, ulterior隱藏的／別有用心的目的➤good, strong良好的／強烈的動機◇I'd say he had a very strong motive for wanting her dead.可以說他謀殺她的動機很強烈。➤altruistic, high, noble, pure利他的動機；崇高的動機；高尚的動機；純粹的目的◇He was acting from the noblest of motives when he offered her money.他給她錢出自最高尚的動機。➤base (formal) , selfish卑鄙的目的；自私的動機➤evil, sinister邪惡的／陰險的動機➤questionable可疑的動機➤main, primary, prime主要的／首要的／最主要的動機➤real, true真正的目的➤clear, obvious清楚的／明顯的動機◇There seemed to be no clear motive for the attack.這次攻擊似乎沒有明確的動機。➤underlying潛在的動機◇She was not sure what his underlying motives were.她吃不準他有什麼潛在的動機。➤mixed混雜的動機◇We give aid to other countries with mixed motives.我們援助他國是出於多種原因。➤human人類動機➤personal個人目的➤economic, financial, political, racial, religious經濟動機；金融目的；政治動機；種族主義目的；宗教動機➤profit利潤動機VERB + MOTIVE➤be inspired by, have受⋯動機驅使；有⋯目的◇She knew that he was inspired by base motives.她知道他動機卑鄙。➤establish, find, find out, suggest確定動機；找到動機；查明動機；表明是⋯目的◇The police are still trying to establish a motive for the attack.警方仍在試圖確定襲擊的目的。➤provide提供動機◇There must be something which provided a motive for these killings.肯定有什麼事提供了這些殺人兇案的動機。➤be suspicious of, examine, impugn (formal) , question, suspect懷疑動機；審視動機；質疑動機；猜想動機◇He was suspicious of her motives in inviting him into the house.他對於她邀請他進屋的動機有所懷疑。◇She should examine her motives for marrying him.她應該認真考慮自己為什麼要嫁給他。➤hide隱藏動機◇We've become adept at hiding our true motives.我們已經變得很善於隱藏自己的真實動機了。➤explain解釋動機◇However you explain the motives behind his actions, he was still wrong.不管你如何解釋他行為背後的動機，他仍舊是錯了。➤reveal揭露動機➤know, see, understand知道／看清／理解動機◇Everyone can see your true motives.每個人都能看清你的真實動機。MOTIVE + VERB➤drive sb/sth動機驅使⋯◇speculation that less noble motives were driving the country's foreign policy認為驅動該國外交政策的動機不夠高尚的推測PREPOSITION➤motive in在⋯方面的動機◇What was their motive in setting fire to the building?他們放火燒大樓的動機是什麼？➤motive behind⋯背後的動機◇There is no doubt about the motive behind it all.這一切背後的動機是毋庸置疑的。➤motive for⋯的目的◇There may be a hidden motive for his departure.也許他的離開有我們所不知道的原因。➤motive of⋯的目的◇It is clear that they were acting from motives of revenge.很顯然他們的行為是出於報復。PHRASES➤a variety of motives各種動機◇I did it for a variety of motives.我那樣做有多種原因。
TOEFL BNC: 3406 COCA: 3578
motive noun
⇨ reason
TOEFL BNC: 3406 COCA: 3578
motive
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