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The market economy and the profit motive have led to extremely high living standards in many places.市场经济和利润驱动在许多地方带来了相当高的生活水准。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010
True, Iran’s total halt of its enrichment program would be welcome, not least because its government has hidden these activities for almost two decades from Treaty inspectors, suggesting other than purely civilian motives.确实,伊朗完全终止其浓缩项目将会是受人欢迎的,因为伊朗政府在过去二十年中一直向条约检查员们隐瞒这些活动,从而表明它所做的并非纯粹的民用动机。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010
One may or may not agree with Kouchner’s policies, but his motives are surely impeccable.人们或许同意或许不同意库施奈尔的政策,但是他的动机却是无可指摘的。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010
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motive
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | motived |
Imperative | motive |
Present Participle (Participle I) | motiving |
Past Participle (Participle II) | motived |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I motive | we motive |
you motive | you motive |
he/she/it motives | they motive |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am motiving | we are motiving |
you are motiving | you are motiving |
he/she/it is motiving | they are motiving |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have motived | we have motived |
you have motived | you have motived |
he/she/it has motived | they have motived |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been motiving | we have been motiving |
you have been motiving | you have been motiving |
he/she/it has been motiving | they have been motiving |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I motived | we motived |
you motived | you motived |
he/she/it motived | they motived |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was motiving | we were motiving |
you were motiving | you were motiving |
he/she/it was motiving | they were motiving |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had motived | we had motived |
you had motived | you had motived |
he/she/it had motived | they had motived |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been motiving | we had been motiving |
you had been motiving | you had been motiving |
he/she/it had been motiving | they had been motiving |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will motive | we shall/will motive |
you will motive | you will motive |
he/she/it will motive | they will motive |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be motiving | we shall/will be motiving |
you will be motiving | you will be motiving |
he/she/it will be motiving | they will be motiving |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have motived | we shall/will have motived |
you will have motived | you will have motived |
he/she/it will have motived | they will have motived |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been motiving | we shall/will have been motiving |
you will have been motiving | you will have been motiving |
he/she/it will have been motiving | they will have been motiving |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would motive | we should/would motive |
you would motive | you would motive |
he/she/it would motive | they would motive |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be motiving | we should/would be motiving |
you would be motiving | you would be motiving |
he/she/it would be motiving | they would be motiving |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have motived | we should/would have motived |
you would have motived | you would have motived |
he/she/it would have motived | they would have motived |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been motiving | we should/would have been motiving |
you would have been motiving | you would have been motiving |
he/she/it would have been motiving | they would have been motiving |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am motived | we are motived |
you are motived | you are motived |
he/she/it is motived | they are motived |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being motived | we are being motived |
you are being motived | you are being motived |
he/she/it is being motived | they are being motived |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been motived | we have been motived |
you have been motived | you have been motived |
he/she/it has been motived | they have been motived |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was motived | we were motived |
you were motived | you were motived |
he/she/it was motived | they were motived |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being motived | we were being motived |
you were being motived | you were being motived |
he/she/it was being motived | they were being motived |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been motived | we had been motived |
you had been motived | you had been motived |
he/she/it had been motived | they had been motived |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be motived | we shall/will be motived |
you will be motived | you will be motived |
he/she/it will be motived | they will be motived |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been motived | we shall/will have been motived |
you will have been motived | you will have been motived |
he/she/it will have been motived | they will have been motived |
motive
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | motive | motives |
Possessive case | motive's | motives' |