action

['ækʃən]

n.行为, 活动, 措施, 效用, 交战, 情节, 事件, 姿态, 起诉, 机能

例句与用法：

The action lasted three hours.

战斗持续了三个小时。

The action took place in a seaside village.

这个故事发生在海边的一个渔村里。

Actions speak louder than words.

行动胜于空谈。

详细释义：

n.

1. 行动; 行为; 活动[U][C]

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。

2. 作用[U]

The action of water on rock should be taken into account.

应考虑到水对岩石的作用。

3. 情节[the S]

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。

4. 战斗[C][U]

5. 诉讼[C]

Finally she had to file an action for divorce.

最后她只好提出离婚诉讼。

6. 姿态, 动作[S]

7. 机械装置; 活动部件[S1]

短语词组：

Actions speak louder than words.

1. 事实胜于雄辩。

bring/call into action

1. 使行动起来; 使起作用

We'll bring the new policy into action.

我们将实行新政策。

go into action

1. 投入战斗; 行动起来

They all went into action.

他们全都投入了战斗。

in action

1. 在积极活动中

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。

2. 在运转中; 在起作用

Is the machine still in action?

机器仍在运转吗?

3. 在战斗中

He was killed in action.

他阵亡了。

out of action

1. 不活动

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。

2. 不运转

The enemy's machine gun was put out of action.

敌人的机枪被打坏了。

put into action

1. 把……付诸实施

We'll put our plan into action.

我们将实施我们的计划。

take action

1. 采取行动

We have to take action to stop them.

我们得采取行动来制止他们。

2. 提出诉讼

He took action against Jack.

他控告杰克。

3. 开始起作用

The medicine will not take action for two hours.

这药在两小时后才会起作用。