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

• The Secretary's letter questions my veracity and impugns my motives
  部长的来信怀疑我的诚实，质疑我的动机。
• She has a natural ability to understand the motives of others
  她有一种洞察他人动机的天赋。
• 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。
• His boss is bottoming his motives.
  他的老板正在追寻他的动机。
• A man's actions follow from his innate character and the motives acting on him.
  人的行动是从他的先天性格和影响他的动机中产生的。
• The man reveals the hidden motives.
  这个人揭露了隐藏的目的。
• He concealed his real motives from me.
  他对我隐瞒了他的真实动机。
• The financial markets are taking a jaundiced view of the Government's motives
  金融市场对政府的动机存有偏见。
• 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。
• 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。