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

• 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。
• They examined into the criminal's motives.
  他们研究了罪犯的动机。
• The weasel goes to pay his respects to the hen--not with the best of intentions.; A weasel giving new year's greetings to a hen has ulterior motives.
  黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。
• Kennedy rarely lost sight of other people's motives and problems.
  肯尼迪很少忽略别人的动机和问题。
• He concealed his real motives from me.
  他对我隐瞒了他的真实动机。
• The head of the navy heaped scorn on both the methods and motives of the conspirators.
  海军首长对密谋分子的手法和动机都表示出极大的轻蔑。
• 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。
• Their groundless accusation is made with ulterior motives.
  他们的无端攻击是别有用心的。
• It's time to reevaluate your motives.
  现在是该对你的动机进行重新评估的时候了。
• The motives are base.
  动机卑鄙。