词组 | move into |
释义 | move into 1. move into sth to begin living in a new house, apartment, or area: ▪ Joyce was no longer living with his first wife, and had moved into a flat in Chelsea. ▪ More and more foreigners seemed to be moving into the neighbourhood. 2. move into sth not passive to start to become involved in a particular area of activity or business: ▪ Virgin tycoon, Richard Branson, is moving into computers. ▪ The company specializes in motor insurance and has been so successful that it is now moving into household insurance too. ■ OPPOSITE: move out of 3. move into sth if an army or team of people move into an area, they go there in order to deal with a particular situation, especially a dangerous or difficult one: ▪ 20,000 American troops began moving into Bosnia before Christmas. ▪ Volunteer workers moved into the area to set up a water supply and committees of local people to run it. 4. move into sth to enter a new period of time: ▪ The question is, "What does it mean to be American as we move into the 21st century?" ▪ The ambulance strike was moving into its eighth week. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑enter |
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