1. Make a move 核心语义：采取行动（中性表达） 典型用法： -- 表示开始行动（可指具体或抽象行动） 例：We'd better make a move before it gets dark.（天黑前我们最好动身） -- 国际象棋术语"走一步棋" 例：It's your turn to make a move.（该你走棋了） -- ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
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【make a move】 —
1. move from a stationary position:
The robber said that if any of us made a move he would shoot.
2. leave the place:
We’d better 【make a move】 now, or we’ll be here all night.
3. change one’s place of sojourn:
The first holidayseekers are making a move to the seaside.
4. begin to act:
Unless we 【make a move】 soon, we shall be in a hopelessly weak position.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase make a movement—
1. move in a specific manner:
Mrs. Morgan made a movement of protest but Francis looked to Teversham for support.
2. (Military) make a planned change in position:
The regiment needed a good night’s sleep because the plan was to make a movement at dawn.
make one’s move—
1. have a turn in a game:
After he made his move, Capablanca would beg Mrs. Lasker not to worry, because in his opinion her husband had the better position.
2. = 【make a move】 4:
Vehicle makers are pondering a number of legal issues which must be addressed before they make their move.
