motivation

英 [ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃn]

美 [ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃn]

n.  动机; 动力; 诱因

复数：motivations　

高考TOEFLIELTSTEM8BEC医学

Collins.2 / BNC.3870 / COCA.3126

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 动力;诱因
  Yourmotivationfor doing something is what causes you to want to do it.
  1. Money is my motivation...
     金钱是我的动力。
  2. The timing of the attack, and its motivations, are unknown.
     袭击发生的时间及其动机尚不清楚。

英英释义

noun

• the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
  1. we did not understand his motivation
  2. he acted with the best of motives
  Synonym:motiveneed
• the act of motivating
  Synonym:motivating
• the condition of being motivated
  1. his motivation was at a high level

双语例句

• Learner's motivation includes Extrinsic Motivation and Intrinsic Motivation.
  学生学习动力分为外在动力和内在动力。
• Unless you are trying to lose weight to please yourself, it's going to be tough to keep your motivation level high
  除非减肥是为了悦已，否则很难保持积极性。
• The accomplishment of the project gave me more motivation and confidence to continue my study.
  这个项目的顺利完成，是我有更大的动力和信心继续我的学习。
• I was genuinely impressed by the dedication and motivation of Chinese students.
  中国学生的这种付出和干劲确实给我留下了深深的印象。
• This paper presents a two-year longitudinal study on the changes in students'English learning motivation and motivation intensity.
  结合量和质的研究方法，本文分析了两年以来非英专学生的英语学习动机及动机强度变化的曲线。
• These include creativity and entrepreneurship, but also interpersonal skills such as motivation, persuasion, nurturing and caring.
  其中包括创造力和创业精神，还包括人际交往能力，例如激励、说服、培养和关怀。
• Money is my motivation
  金钱是我的动力。
• This disparity underlines the motivation behind and the importance of earning a college degree.
  这个差距强调了背后的学习动力和取得大学学历的重要性。
• Yet hardly any money has been spent on understanding the human motivation related to mealtime insulin and the reasons for this failure.
  然而几乎没有任何美元被用来研究和进餐时间胰岛素服用有关的人类激励及其失败的原因。
• We do not have imagination or motivation.
  我们没有想象力或动机。