action是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the process of doing something, especially when dealing with a problem or difficulty -- （尤指應對問題或困難的）行動；行動過程；行為

  • This problem calls for swift/prompt action from the government. 這個問題需要政府馬上採取行動。

  • [ + to infinitive ] Action to prevent the spread of the disease is high on the government's agenda. 採取行動防止疾病蔓延是政府的當務之急。

  • We must take action (= do something) to deal with the problem before it spreads to other areas. 在這個問題蔓延到其他地區之前我們一定要採取行動將其解決。

  • So what's the plan of action? (= What are we going to do?) 那麼行動計劃是甚麼？

  • The complaints system swings into action (= starts to work) as soon as a claim is made. 一旦有人提出索賠，投訴處理系統就馬上啟動。

  • The committee was spurred into action (= encouraged to do something) by the threat of government cuts. 政府威脅要削減經費，這促使委員會採取了行動。

• 1 something that you do -- 行為；作為；所做之事

  • She has to accept the consequences of her actions. 她必須對自己行為的後果負責。

  • I asked him to explain his actions. 我要求他為自己的所作所為作出解釋。

  • I'll say the words and you can mime the actions. 我會說出這些詞，你可以做動作把它們的意思表達出來。

  • It only needs a small wrist action (= movement of the wrist) to start the process. 只需動一動手腕，程序就啟動了。

• 2 things that are happening, especially exciting or important things -- 發生的事情；（尤指）令人激動的事或大事

  • I like movies with a lot of action. 我喜歡情節緊湊的影片。

  • In her last novel, the action (= the main events) moves between Greece and southern Spain. 在她最近發表的那本小說裡，故事情節在希臘和西班牙南部交替展開。

  • A journalist has to be where the action is. 記者必須要親臨事件的現場。

• 3 the effect something has on another thing -- （一物對另一物所起的）作用

  • They recorded the action of the drug on the nervous system. 他們紀錄下了這種藥物對神經系統的作用。

• 4 fighting in a war -- 戰鬥；作戰

  • Her younger son was killed in action. 她的小兒子在戰鬥中陣亡。

  • He was reported missing in action. 報告稱他在戰鬥中失蹤了。

  • He saw action (= fought as a soldier) in the trenches. 他參加了壕溝戰。

• 5 the way something moves or works -- 運作；功能

  • We studied the action of the digestive system. 我們研究了消化系統的機能。

  • The car has a very smooth braking action. 這輛轎車煞車性能很平穩。

• 6 a legal process that is decided in a law court -- 訴訟；起訴

  • a libel action 誹謗訴訟

  • She brought an action (for negligence) against the hospital. 她起訴醫院（怠忽職守）。

  • A criminal action was brought against him. 他被提起刑事訴訟。

  • The book was halted in South Africa by a threat of legal action. 因為遭到起訴的威脅，該書在南非停止發行。

• 7 to do something to deal with a particular problem or matter -- 對…採取行動；就…採取措施

  • I'll just run through the minutes of the last meeting, raising those points that still have to be actioned. 下面我將扼要重述一下上次會議的紀錄，把亟待處理的問題提出來。