| 单词 | momentum |
| 释义 | momentum (moʊmentəm ) 1. uncountable noun If a process or movement gains momentum, it keeps developing or happening more quickly and keeps becoming less likely to stop. This campaign is really gaining momentum. They are each anxious to maintain the momentum of the search for a solution. Synonyms: impetus, force, power, drive 2. uncountable noun In physics, momentum is the mass of a moving object multiplied by its speed in a particular direction. [technical] Collocations: acquire momentum If they move towards pores in the membrane, they are repelled, and in being repelled, acquire momentum directed away from the membrane. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With this newly acquired momentum, the gas molecules enter into the gas transfer holes in the stator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, in moving the mass back to the equilibrium position, it has acquired momentum which keeps it moving beyond that position, establishing a new restoring force in the opposite sense. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet it all lacked real emotional bite and dramatic momentum. Times, Sunday Times The plot progressed with little emotional investment, or magic, or dramatic momentum. Times, Sunday Times Stretching the action over two films slows the dramatic momentum and thus the potential for excitement. Times, Sunday Times The orchestra play boldly and vividly, and the dramatic momentum rarely lets up. Times, Sunday Times It also lacks dramatic momentum, but the singer brought every soulful edge she could, and it makes more of an impact live than on record. Times,Sunday Times Despite his hard work and honesty, we haven't continued the forward momentum. The Sun (2013) But it was England's back row that really offered the team crucial forward momentum. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The show has all the intrigue and forward momentum of a real history play. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He therefore shortened his run-up but that resulted in a crucial loss of momentum. Times, Sunday Times It's as if forward and reverse gears have to be engaged simultaneously, with no loss of momentum or swerving off the highway. Times, Sunday Times Two surveys released today signal a slight loss of momentum. Times, Sunday Times If history repeats itself, don't count on the president to leap forward to share the blame for any loss of momentum. Times, Sunday Times The best-struck spirals seem almost immune to loss of momentum. Times, Sunday Times Lose today and momentum stalls as questions rise. Times, Sunday Times Yet, when they get close to agreement the feeling of immediate catastrophe fades and momentum stalls. Times, Sunday Times Moreover, apart from the bad loans already sitting on balance sheets, new defaults and losses could intensify if economic growth momentum stalls in 2010. Times, Sunday Times It has also left him unable to regain political momentum when ambushed by events. Times, Sunday Times Logically, all these years of political momentum and fretting should have made more of a difference by now. Times, Sunday Times Protesters turn out whenever royals are around, even though the separatist movement has lost political momentum in recent years. Times, Sunday Times And how are we to generate the political momentum to do so? Times,Sunday Times Yesterday's acquittal, given the public and political momentum of the past few years, will be seen as an extraordinary feat. Times, Sunday Times Yet equity market strategists are eyeing further positive momentum next year. Times, Sunday Times Shares rose 8p to 390p after the steelmaker said that it expected 'to show positive momentum over the next six months'. Times, Sunday Times The balance from positive momentum in the economy to negative could happen very quickly, he warned. Times, Sunday Times The positive momentum continued during the second quarter and the group moved past 13 million paying customers for the first time, adding 640,000 subscribers during the six months. Times,Sunday Times We see positive momentum in our business. Times, Sunday Times It said that price cuts would be insufficient for them to regain momentum and that their estates of supermarkets must shrink. Times, Sunday Times The findings will raise fears that the economy will struggle to regain momentum quickly enough to stave off another jump in unemployment. Times,Sunday Times As the economy begins to regain momentum, companies will want to make the most of the upswing. Times, Sunday Times In the past few months there have been some tentative signs that household spending has started to regain momentum. Times, Sunday Times The services sector grew at its fastest rate in more than five years last month as the economy started to regain momentum after the lockdown. Times,Sunday Times It has been a startling beginning to a career, but how do you sustain that momentum over two decades? Times, Sunday Times Because the higher they go, and the tougher the competition becomes, the more money it will take to sustain their momentum. Times, Sunday Times However, he could not sustain his momentum over an inadequate 2½ miles, and on ground much softer than he cares for. Times, Sunday Times He had let his weight get out of hand, and although he had his opponent on the floor in the first round, was unable to sustain that momentum. Times, Sunday Times Unfortunately, he couldn't sustain the momentum. Houston Chronicle The recruitment drive has yet to gather unstoppable momentum. Times, Sunday Times Hard to know that when your life has been fi lled with non-stop artistic challenges and an unstoppable momentum. Times, Sunday Times Then, from the peak, he became powerless to halt a downward trend from gathering unstoppable momentum this winter. Times, Sunday Times The world's simplest game rolls on with unstoppable momentum in a way that rugby's leaders nakedly envy. Times, Sunday Times Some of the cars had been crushed to the size of a chair simply because of the massive weight and unstoppable momentum of heavy lorries from behind. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday's win may have moved the team into the top half of the table, but any upward momentum of recent seasons had been dramatically halted. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Long-term investors, who have lost two thirds of their capital in a decade, must now hope that the chain can maintain its upward momentum. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The performances have been improving and we seem to have upward momentum. The Sun (2015) Translations: Chinese: 势头 Japanese: 勢い |
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