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cope vi.(善于)应付,(善于)处理 From the Old French couper, cope means “come to blows with." Coping can imply struggle, but it’s usually met with success or at the very least, not failure. Another word to describe the balancing act of a mother who takes care of three children while also working part-time and pursuing a graduate degree is coping. “Understanding does not cure evil, but it is a definite help, inasmuch as one can cope with a comprehensible darkness,” warns Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. ★★★☆☆ 2006.0

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[kəup] If you are able to cope with something, you are able to deal with it. If you can cope with waiting in long lines, you'll get the best seats. If you can cope with the stress, you will be excellent at defusing bombs. Indeed, homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can't possibly cope. 1[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.   [V with n/-ing]  [V]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。2[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.   [V with n/-ing]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。3[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.   [V with n]  [V]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。4[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.

英语单词	cope
英美音标	[kəup]
中文释义	vi.(善于)应付,(善于)处理
vocab简明	If you are able to cope with something, you are able to deal with it. If you can cope with waiting in long lines, you'll get the best seats. If you can cope with the stress, you will be excellent at defusing bombs.
vocab扩展	From the Old French couper, cope means “come to blows with." Coping can imply struggle, but it’s usually met with success or at the very least, not failure. Another word to describe the balancing act of a mother who takes care of three children while also working part-time and pursuing a graduate degree is coping. “Understanding does not cure evil, but it is a definite help, inasmuch as one can cope with a comprehensible darkness,” warns Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung.
真题原句	Indeed, homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can't possibly cope.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [V with n/-ing] [V] 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。 2 [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. [V with n/-ing] 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。 3 [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. [V with n] [V] 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。 4 [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.
来源	2006.0

Cope Deal Verb 动词 [V Long Coping Mother