mobile

mobile
[ˈməʊbʌɪl]
adjective
  1. able to move or be moved freely or easily
    (可)移动的,移动式的;易移动的;活动的
    he has a major weight problem and is not very mobile.
    他的体重是个大问题,不易活动。
    highly mobile international capital.
    极易流动的国际资金。
    ■(of the face or its features) indicating feelings with fluid and expressive movements
    (脸或五官)多变化的;表情丰富的
    her mobile features working overtime to register shock and disapproval.
    她那表情丰富的脸不停变化显露惊异和不满。
    ■(of a shop, library, or other service) accommodated in a vehicle so as to travel around and serve various places
    (商店、图书馆等)流动的;巡回的
    ■(of a military or police unit) equipped and prepared to move quickly to any place it is needed
    (军队或警察部队)快速移动的,机动的
    creating a mobile reserve of police on a national basis.
    在全国范围内建立一支机动警察预备队。
    ■able or willing to move easily or freely between occupations, places of residence, or social classes
    (职业、住所或社会阶层间)流动性强的;愿意流动的
    an increasingly mobile and polarized society.
    流动性和两极化不断增强的社会。
noun
  1. a decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air
    活动雕塑;活动装饰物
  2. short for mobile phone
    mobile phone 的简称
常用词组
upwardly (或 downwardly) mobile
  1. moving to a higher (or lower) social class; acquiring (or losing) wealth and status
    向更高(或更低)社会阶层流动的;获得(或失去)财富和地位的
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: via French from Latin mobilis, from movere 'to move'. The noun dates from the 1940s
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