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nounadjective There seemed to be no motive for the murder. 这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。 I'm suspicious of his motives. 我怀疑他的动机。 the profit motive (= the desire to make a profit)谋利的动机 I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you. 我主动提出要帮助你是有私心的。 He said no but he didn’t give a reason. 他说不行，但没有说明原因。 The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. 最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。 She left the room abruptly without explanation. 她未作解释就突然离开了房间。 You have no grounds for complaint. 你没有理由抱怨。 On what basis will this decision be made?将基于何种原因作出这一决定呢？ Late again! What’s your excuse this time? 又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？ It gave me an excuse to take the car. 这使我有理由开车去了。 There seemed to be no motive for the murder. 这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。 I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases. 我看不出还能提出什么理由来加税了。 He left the party early on the pretext of having to work.他借口有事要处理，早早离开了聚会。 He was acting from the highest motives when he offered her money. He was suspicious of her motives in inviting him into the house. However you explain the motives behind his actions, he was still wrong. I did it for a variety of motives. I’d say he had a very strong motive for wanting her dead. It it is clear that they were acting from motives of revenge. She knew that he was inspired by base motives. She should examine her motives for marrying him. She was not sure what his underlying motives were. The police are still trying to establish a motive for the attack. There is no doubt about the motive behind it all. There may be a hidden motive for his departure. There must be something which provided a motive for these killings. There seemed to be no clear motive for the attack. We give aid to other countries with mixed motives. We’ve become adept at hiding our true motives. What was their motive in setting fire to the building? speculation that less noble motives were driving the country’s foreign policy I’m suspicious of his motives. 我怀疑他的动机。 motive power/force (= for example electricity to operate machinery)原动力 |