Definition of locomote in English:

locomote

verb ˈləʊkəməʊt

[no object]technical, humorous

Move from one place to another.
an amphibious fish that has the ability to locomote on land
forget the car and locomote by other means
Example sentencesExamples
- The ancestral archosaur was a predator that could probably locomote on two or four legs.
- Many animals that locomote by legs possess adhesive pads.
- I sashayed, shimmied and otherwise locomoted myself into one of several establishments dedicated to the relief of sudden and acute hunger pangs.
- The more stable design of fast swimming cetaceans may limit these animals to locomoting and foraging in pelagic habitats.
- For example, an organism that eats a plant merely has to detect the plant and locomote to it, since the plant will remain where it is while it is approached.
- Attempts to locomote above some maximum speed often results in postural failure of the animal.
- Biomechanics specialists have long known that snails and other limbless creatures locomote by sending waves of muscular contractions down their bodies.
- Human infants are unable to locomote on their own.
- Inside computers artificial life forms have already evolved that can locomote, chase prey, evade predators and compete for limited resources.
- Cars have relieved us of our burden of locomoting ourselves, and carrying our effects, but we have to sacrifice tens of thousands of lives every year to maintain them.
Synonyms
go, walk, proceed, progress, advance, pass

Origin

Mid 19th century: back-formation from locomotion.

单词	locomote
释义	Definition of locomote in English: locomote verb ˈləʊkəməʊt [no object]technical, humorous Move from one place to another. an amphibious fish that has the ability to locomote on land forget the car and locomote by other means Example sentencesExamples The ancestral archosaur was a predator that could probably locomote on two or four legs. Many animals that locomote by legs possess adhesive pads. I sashayed, shimmied and otherwise locomoted myself into one of several establishments dedicated to the relief of sudden and acute hunger pangs. The more stable design of fast swimming cetaceans may limit these animals to locomoting and foraging in pelagic habitats. For example, an organism that eats a plant merely has to detect the plant and locomote to it, since the plant will remain where it is while it is approached. Attempts to locomote above some maximum speed often results in postural failure of the animal. Biomechanics specialists have long known that snails and other limbless creatures locomote by sending waves of muscular contractions down their bodies. Human infants are unable to locomote on their own. Inside computers artificial life forms have already evolved that can locomote, chase prey, evade predators and compete for limited resources. Cars have relieved us of our burden of locomoting ourselves, and carrying our effects, but we have to sacrifice tens of thousands of lives every year to maintain them. Synonyms go, walk, proceed, progress, advance, pass Origin Mid 19th century: back-formation from locomotion.
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