单词 | action |
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音标 | 英[ˈækʃn] 美[ˈækʃən] |
解释 | n.行动,活动;功能,作用;手段;[法]诉讼; |
例句 | N-UNCOUNT 行动;措施 Action is doing something for a particular purpose. 例:The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis...政府正采取紧急措施解决住房危机。 例:What was needed, he said, was decisive action to halt what he called these savage crimes.他说,当务之急就是采取果断行动制止他所称的“这些野蛮罪行”。 N-COUNT 所做之事;行为 An action is something that you do on a particular occasion. 例:As always, Peter had a reason for his action...一如往常,彼得对自己的行为总有说辞。 例:Jack was the sort of man who did not like his actions questioned.杰克是那种不喜欢别人质疑自己行为的人。 N-COUNT 诉讼;起诉 To bring a legal action against someone means to bring a case against them in a court of law. 例:Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies.两家很有名的律师事务所准备向烟草公司提起诉讼。 例:...a libel action brought by one of France's bureaucrats.由法国的一名官员提起的诽谤诉讼 N-UNCOUNT (化学物质产生的)作用,效果 The action of a chemical is the way in which it works, or the effects that it has. 例:Her description of the nature and action of poisons is amazingly accurate.他对一些毒药的性质和作用的描述惊人地准确。 N-SING 激动人心(或重要)的大事 The action is all the important and exciting things that are happening in a situation. 例:Hollywood is where the action is now.好莱坞如今风头正盛。 N-UNCOUNT 战斗;作战 The fighting which takes place in a war can be referred to as action . 例:Leaders in America have generally supported military action...美国领导人普遍支持采取军事行动。 例:13 soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in action.战斗中有13名士兵阵亡,10名士兵受伤。 ADJ (电影)情节惊险刺激的;动作(片)的;动作片中的 An action movie is a film in which a lot of dangerous and exciting things happen. An action hero is the main character in one of these films. 例:Stallone wants to break away from his action-hero image.史泰龙想要摆脱动作明星的形象。 VERB 处理 If you action something that needs to be done, you deal with it. 例:Documents can be actioned, or filed immediately.文件可被立即处理或归档。 PHRASE (因受伤或损坏)不能工作,失去作用,无法运转 If someone or something is out of action, they are injured or damaged and cannot work or be used. 例:He's been out of action for 16 months with a serious knee injury...由于膝部严重受伤,他已停工16个月。 例:They were trapped after the lifts went out of action.电梯出现故障,他们被困在里面了。 PHRASE (通常为了赚钱或提高影响力)插手,参与 If someone wants to have a piece of the action or a slice of the action, they want to take part in an exciting activity or situation, usually in order to make money or become more important. 例:Holiday spots have seen a dramatic revival and tourist chiefs are competing for a slice of the action.各个度假点重又呈现出一派兴旺景象,旅游业的龙头老大们都在争着分一杯羹。 PHRASE 把…付诸实践 If you put an idea or policy into action, you begin to use it or cause it to operate. 例:They have learned the lessons of business management theory, and put them into action.他们不仅学习了商业管理理论方面的课程,并且学以致用。 |
变形 | third:actions~pl:actions~ing:actioning~past:actioned~ |
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