mo‧bile 1 / məʊbaɪl $ moʊb ə l, -bil / 形容词 #

1 not fixed in one position, and easy to move and use in different places :

mobile air-conditioners

2 moving or able to move from one job, area, or social class to another :

a more mobile workforce

People these days are much more socially mobile .

an upwardly mobile (= moving to a higher social scale ) professional

3 able to move or travel easily 反义词 immobile :

She’s more mobile now that she has her own car.

4 mobile library/shop/clinic etc British English a shop etc that is kept in a vehicle and driven from place to place :

Two mobile units provide health care in rural villages.

5 mobile mouth/face/features written features that can change their expression quickly :

His mobile features registered amusement.

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highly mobile (= very mobile ) We now live in a highly mobile society.

upwardly mobile (= moving up to a higher social class ) The restaurant’s customers are mainly upwardly mobile young professionals.

socially mobile (= moving from one social class to another, especially to a higher social class ) Children today are even less likely to be socially mobile.

mo‧bile 2 S2 / məʊbaɪl $ moʊbil / noun [可数名词] #

1 British English a mobile phone SYN cellphone American English :
Give me a call on my mobile. Have you got my mobile number? 2 a decoration made of small objects tied to wires or string which is hung up so that the objects move when air blows around them

Mobile #

a city which is Alabama’s only port and one of the busiest ports in the US