action
/`ækʃn/
n
1 [U]
(a) 行动; 作用;活动:
I only like films that have got plenty of action.
我只喜欢有很多惊险动作的电影.
The time has come for action.
行动的时候到了.
a man of action
实干家.
(b) [C]所作之事; 行为; 行动:
Her quick action saved his life.
她动作迅速因而救了他一命.
You must judge a person by his actions, not by what he says.
判断一个人, 要看他的所作所为,而不是看他所说的话.
2
[U](故事或戏剧中的)情节:
The action is set in France.
事情发生在法国.
3 [sing]
~ on sth
(一物质对另一物质所起的)作用:
The action of salt on ice causes it to melt.
盐作用於冰而使其融化.
4 [U](军队, 军舰等之间的)战斗, 战事:
killed in action
阵亡
the destruction caused by enemy action
敌军在战斗中造成的破坏
He saw action in North Africa.
他曾经历了北非的战事.
5 [C] 诉讼:
He brought an action against her.
他起诉她了.
6 [C]
(a) 功能(尤指身体某部的):
study the action of the liver
研究肝功能.
(b) 动作的姿势(如运动员或马跳时):
a fast bowler with a fine action
姿势优美而动作敏捷的滚木球运动员.
(c) 机械装置(尤指枪炮, 钢琴, 钟表等者).