| 释义 | 
		| For the noun:   | momentum |  | Plural form:  | momenta |  
 WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 |  | momentum nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (person, animal: impetus) | 冲力  chōng lì |  |   | Richard missed the ball because he couldn't reverse his momentum in time. |  |   | 理查德不能及时扭转自己向前的冲力,所以没接到球。 |  | momentum nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (physics: mass times velocity) (物理) | 冲量,动量 
  |  |   |   | 冲力,动力 
  |  |   | Martha is calculating the momentum of the meteor. |  |   | 玛莎正在计算彗星的动量。 |  | momentum nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  figurative (idea, etc.: speed and strength) | 力量  lì liàng  |  |   |   | 势头 
  |  |   | Tom's project had a lot of momentum that he didn't want to lose. |  |   | 汤姆的项目势头很强,他不想失去这股力量。 |  
 WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式: |  | build momentum v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (gather speed and strength) | 造势,聚积动力,形成推力 
  |  |   | As an object falls, it builds momentum until it reaches terminal velocity. |  | gain momentum vtr + n |  (pick up speed and strength) | 获得动力,获得动能 
  |  |   | The bicycle gained momentum as it went down the hill. |  | lose momentum vtr + n |  (decrease in speed and force) | 失去动力  shī qù dòng lì |  |   | As a bullet loses momentum, it arches down toward the ground. |  | lose momentum vtr + n |  figurative (lose enthusiasm or energy) (比喻) | 失去动力  shī qù dòng lì |  |   | The candidate's campaign lost momentum after his early defeats. |  
 Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: momentum [ m&u'mEnt&m]  n  [u]1 [of events, change, political movement] 势(勢)头(頭) shìtóu 2 ( Phys) 动(動)量  dòngliàng-  to gather or gain momentum
  [process]  势(勢)头(頭)增长(長) shìtóu zēngzhǎng [object, vehicle]  积(積)聚动(動)力 jījù dònglì 
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