[VERB 动词](成功地)处理,应付,对付 If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.
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It was amazing how my mother coped with bringing up three children on less than three pounds a week...
我妈妈用每周不到3英镑的钱抚养大了3个孩子,简直太不可思议了。
The problems were an annoyance, but we managed to cope.
这些问题很讨厌,但是我们都设法解决了。
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[VERB 动词]应付,忍受(不愉快的局面) If you have to cope with an unpleasant situation, you have to accept it or bear it.
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Never before has the industry had to cope with war and recession at the same time...
这个行业以前从未有过必须同时应付战争和萧条的经历。
She has had to cope with losing all her previous status and money.
她不得不忍受彻底失去以前所拥有的地位和金钱的痛苦。
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[VERB 动词](机器、系统等)能够处理,应付 If a machine or a system can cope with something, it is large enough or complex enough to deal with it satisfactorily.
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New blades have been designed to cope with the effects of dead insects...
新的桨片设计使其可以应付昆虫尸体带来的影响。
The country's prisons are filled with drug-takers, and cannot cope with the numbers...
这个国家的监狱里挤满了瘾君子,都容纳不下了。
The speed of economic change has been so great that the tax-collecting system has been unable to cope.
经济变化得如此之快,以致税收系统都应付不过来了。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](基督教牧师在特殊仪式中所穿的)长袍,法衣 A cope is a long sleeveless piece of clothing worn by some Christian priests on special occasions.
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cope★/kəʊp; NAmEkoʊp/
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copecopescopedcopingverb★[intransitive ]to deal successfully with sth difficult (成功地)对付,处理SYN
manage
◆I got to the stage where I wasn't coping any more.到了这个阶段,我已经无法应付了。copewith sth ◆He wasn't able to cope with the stresses and strains of the job.对付这项工作的紧张与压力,他无能为力。◆Desert plants are adapted to cope with extreme heat.沙漠植物适于耐酷热。nouna long loose piece of clothing worn by priests on special occasions (圣职人员在特定礼仪中穿的)斗篷式祭衣,大圆衣cope/kəʊp; NAmEkoʊp/
1to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation: Sometimes I find it hard to cope. He coped quite well as manager while still captaining the team.cope with She feared she wouldn’t be able to cope with two new babies. Local authorities have to cope with the problems of homelessness.2if a system or machine copes with a particular type or amount of work, it does itcope with No system is designed to cope with the floods we have had this year. My computer can cope with huge amounts of data.COLLOCATIONSverbscan/can't cope· Older people can't cope so well with the heat.be able/unable to cope· Some young mothers feel that they aren't able to cope on their own.struggle to cope· Hospital wards are struggling to cope with the injured.learn to cope· In this job, you'll have to learn to cope with pressure.adverbscope well· Most schools coped well with the change.cope easily· The exam was tough but she coped easily.cope successfully· Careful planning will help you to cope successfully.cope admirably· She coped admirably with a very demanding schedule.phrasesit is difficult/hard to cope· We were finding it difficult to cope financially.somebody's ability to cope· The bears' survival will depend on their ability to cope with a changing environment.a way of coping· Working hard was a way of coping with his grief.coping skills· We help people learn coping skills to deal with these pressures.a coping strategy (=a way of coping with something)· Some people use humour as a coping strategy.
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a long loose piece of clothing worn by priests on special occasions