There seemed to be no motive for the murder.
这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。
I'm suspicious of his motives.
我怀疑他的动机。
the profit motive(= the desire to make a profit)
谋利的动机
I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you.
我主动提出要帮助你是有私心的。
motive power/force(= for example, electricity, to operate machinery)
原动力
1.引起运动的,发动的,运动的;成为(行动的)动机的
1.动机,动因;主旨;目的
2.(艺术作品的)主题;题材
1.同“motivate”
2.成为(艺术作品的)主题
1.producing or causing movement
1.the reason that you do something; used in a negative way for showing that someone’s real reasons for doing something are not the ones that they tell other people
1.Same as motivate
1."Almost all the initiatives related to startups you see in the Philippines are in fact driven by a selfish ulterior motive, " he said.
你在菲律宾看到的几乎所有与创业搭上边的，实际上都是由内心私利引发的。
2.At this point, the main motive is to appease the U. S. ' and other trading partners, she said.
目前，主要的目的是为了安抚美国和其他贸易伙伴。
3.Refusing on the basis that they must have some evil ulterior motive might be safer, but you might miss out on a great new friend.
或许拒绝会来得更为安全——出于认为他们一定是别有用心的理由，但你也有可能为此错过一个非常了不起的新伙伴。
4.A man with a great sense of justice seeks justice, And he seeks it out of an ulterior motive.
有大正义的人，是在追求正义，而且其正义是为了实现某种目的。
5.By the time of his death, the hidden dispute over Banrural had been resolved, and there appeared to be no motive for killing him.
也就是说，在他死前，关于农村银行的秘密争端已然解决，似乎没有动机再去谋杀他。
6.The U. S. CIA and the FBI has been investigating the matter, trying to confirm the identity and motive of the intruder.
目前美国中情局及美国联邦调查局已对此事展开调查，试图确认入侵者的身份和动机。
7.Let the motive of throw trash to be just like the experience of play basketball game when people see this special trash can.
让这些人看到这个经过特殊设计的垃圾桶后，让他们丢垃圾的动机变成像玩篮球时的体验。
8.So when I tell you about a pair of earrings that would go perfectly with that sweater, I might have an ulterior motive.
所以如果我对你说那副耳环非常搭配你的那件毛衣，我其实是别有用心的。
9.To obtain a diploma and degree is not at all the only motive that drives them to pursue their postgraduate studies.
获取文凭和学历并不是她们读研的唯一动机。
10.But now Summerville had come to heel, which might be another motive for her trip out West.
可是现在索姆威勒紧跟着她，或许离开西方有其它的活动。