action

单词音标

action音标[\'ækʃәn]

汉语翻译

n. 行动, 活动, 动作, 作用, 战斗, 行为, 诉讼

vt. 对...起诉

【计】 方式

【化】 作用量

【医】 作用; 动作

【经】 情势, 起诉, 有限股份, 市场动态

相关词组:

to put...out of action

to take action

to bring an action against sb

to go into action

out of action

in action

词意辨析

act, action, deed, operation, performance

这些名词均含“行为、行动”之意。

act: 一般指具体的、短暂的或个别的行为，强调行为的完成及其效果。

action: 普通用词，着重行动的过程。

deed: 较庄重用词，除泛指各种行为外，还可用于指某种高尚或伟大的行为，故常译作“功绩，业绩”。

operation: 多指一连串行动或行为的完成方式。

performance: 主要指行动的方式方法。

英语解释

名词 action:

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

the state of being active

同义词：activity, activeness

a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

同义词：legal action, action at law

an act by a government body or supranational organization

a military engagement

同义词：military action

a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

同义词：natural process, natural action, activity

the series of events that form a plot

the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism

同义词：action mechanism

the trait of being active and energetic and forceful

the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field

动词 action:

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

同义词：sue, litigate, process

put in effect

同义词：carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, fulfill, fulfil

例句

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。