action /ˈækʃən/ CET4 TEM4 ( actioning, actioned, actions )

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Action is doing something for a particular purpose. 行动

  例：

  The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis.

  该政府正在采取紧急行动来处理一次住房危机。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT The fighting which takes place in a war can be referred to as action. (军事) 行动

  例：

  Our leaders have generally supported military action if it proves necessary.

  我们的领导者们一般都支持必要军事行动的。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT An action is something that you do on a particular occasion. 行为

  例：

  As always, Peter had a reason for his action.

  如往常一样，彼得对他的行为总有理由。

• 4. 

  N-VAR To take legal action or to bring a legal action against someone means to bring a case against them in a court of law. 诉讼 [法律]

  例：

  Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies.

  两大律师事务所准备对烟草公司提起法律诉讼。

• 5. 

  ADJ 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. 动作 (影片、演员) [ADJ n]

• 6. 

  V-T If you action something that needs to be done, you deal with it. 处理 [商业] [usu passive]

  例：

  Documents can be actioned, or filed immediately.

  这些文件可以立即得到处理或被存档。

• 7. 

  PHRASE If someone or something is out of action, they are injured or damaged and cannot work or be used. (人) 无法工作; (物体) 无法使用

  例：

  He's been out of action for 16 months with a serious knee injury.

  他因严重的膝伤已经16个月不能活动了。

• 8. 

  PHRASE 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. 插手

  例：

  In the late 1990s, investors big and small wanted a piece of the dot.com action.

  在20世纪90年代末，投资者们无论大小都想在网络概念股中插一手。

• 9. 

  PHRASE If you put an idea or policy into action, you begin to use it or cause it to operate. 将…付诸行动

  例：

  They have excelled in learning the lessons of business management theory, and putting them into action.

  他们在学习商业管理理论并将其付诸实践方面表现优异。