motives

英 [ˈməʊtɪvz]

美 [ˈmoʊtɪvz]

n.  动机; 原因; 目的
motive的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (行动的)动机，缘由
  Yourmotivefor doing something is your reason for doing it.
  1. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
     警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。
  2. ...the motives and objectives of British foreign policy...
     英国外交政策的动机和目标
  3. The doctor's motive was to bring an end to his patient's suffering.
     医生的初衷是终止患者的痛苦。

双语例句

• He had many motives for wanting to knock off Yvonne
  他有很多杀伊冯娜的动机。
• Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.
  他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。
• They examined into the criminal's motives.
  他们研究了罪犯的动机。
• Motives sometimes conflict with results.
  动机与效果有时会发生矛盾。
• Dorothy knew that one of her worst faults was to suspect ulterior motives in others.
  多萝茜心里明白，自己最大的一个毛病，就是爱揣度别人秘而不宣的动机。
• If you have no selfish motives, you will not be suspicious and envious of others.
  自己没有私心，就不会猜忌别人。
• The motives are base.
  动机卑鄙。
• The motives that attract people to work within a social service are variable.
  吸引人们到社会福利部门工作的动机各不相同。
• You have distorted my motives.
  你曲解了我的动机。
• She felt so free from ulterior motives.
  她觉得已毫无言不由衷的必要了。