motor用作不及物动词的意思是“开汽车”“乘车”。用作及物动词时意思是“用汽车运送”,接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
We motored over to Cambridge to see some friends.我们开车去剑桥看一些朋友。
He is motoring down to the coast.他正乘车去海岸。
They intend to motor up to London.他们打算乘车去伦敦。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Let me motor you to town.让我用汽车送你到城里。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The foreign guests were motored from the airfield to the hotel.汽车把外宾从机场送到旅馆。

［词源］  ＜拉丁语motor (发动机)

motor是可数名词,意思是“马达”“发动机”,指机器的动力源,可是电动的,也可是燃油的。

The plane has two motors.这架飞机有两台发动机。
This lawn mower is driven by a small electric motor.这割草机是由一台小型电动机驱动的。
He got into the car and started the motor.他坐进汽车,启动了马达。
A washing-machine has an electric motor.洗衣机里装有发动机。