n.
- 行动;行为;活动[U][C]
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The quick
action of the firemen saved the building from being burned down.
消防队员行动迅速,该建筑物方免遭焚毁。
- 作用[U]
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The
action of water on rock should be taken into account.
应考虑到水对岩石的作用。
- 情节[the S]
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All the
action in the play takes place at one railroad station.
该剧的整个情节均发生在一座火车站里。
- 战斗[C][U]
- 诉讼[C]
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Finally she had to file an
action for divorce.
最后她只好提出离婚诉讼。
- 姿态,动作[S]
- 机械装置;活动部件[S1]
短语
Actions speak louder than words.
- 事实胜于雄辩。
bring/call into action
- 使行动起来;使起作用
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We'll
bring the new policy
into action.
我们将实行新政策。
go into action
- 投入战斗;行动起来
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They all
went into action.
他们全都投入了战斗。
in action
- 在积极活动中
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He is a very good footballer; You ought to see him
in action.
他是一位出色的足球运动员,你应该看他踢球。
- 在运转中;在起作用
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Is the machine still
in action?
机器仍在运转吗?
- 在战斗中
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He was killed
in action.
他阵亡了。
out of action
- 不活动
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After a bad fall I was
out of action for a month.
我在重重地摔了一跤后,有一个月的时间不能行动。
- 不运转
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The enemy's machine gun was put
out of action.
敌人的机枪被打坏了。
put into action
- 把……付诸实施
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We'll
put our plan
into action.
我们将实施我们的计划。
take action
- 采取行动
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We have to
take action to stop them.
我们得采取行动来制止他们。
- 提出诉讼
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He
took action against Jack.
他控告杰克。
- 开始起作用
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The medicine will not
take action for two hours.
这药在两小时后才会起作用。
辨析
n.
- the process of doing something to achieve an aim.
▸the effect or influence of something such as a chemical.
- a thing done; an act.
- the way in which something works or moves.
- armed conflict.
- a lawsuit or legal proceedings.
v.
take action on (something).
Phrase
- in action
engaged in an activity; in operation. - out of action
not working.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. actio(n-), from agere ‘do, act’.