1 N-UNCOUNT 行动；措施 Action is doing something for a particular purpose. 行动；措施
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The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis.
政府正采取紧急措施解决住房危机。
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What was needed, he said, was decisive action to halt what he called these savage crimes.
他说，当务之急就是采取果断行动制止他所称的“这些野蛮罪行”。
SYN measure, act, step, operation
2 N-COUNT 所做之事；行为 An action is something that you do on a particular occasion. 所做之事；行为
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As always, Peter had a reason for his action.
一如往常，彼得对自己的行为总有说辞。
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Jack was the sort of man who did not like his actions questioned.
杰克是那种不喜欢别人质疑自己行为的人。
SYN deed, move, act, performance
3 N-COUNT 诉讼；起诉 To bring a legal action against someone means to bring a case against them in a court of law. 诉讼；起诉 [law]
SYN lawsuit, case, cause, trial
4 N-UNCOUNT （化学物质产生的）作用，效果 The action of a chemical is the way in which it works, or the effects that it has. （化学物质产生的）作用，效果
SYN effect, working, work, force
5 N-SING 激动人心（或重要）的大事 The action is all the important and exciting things that are happening in a situation. 激动人心（或重要）的大事 [informal]
SYN energy, activity, spirit, force
6 N-UNCOUNT [oft in NOUN] 战斗；作战 The fighting which takes place in a war can be referred to as action . 战斗；作战
SYN battle, war, fight, fighting
7 ADJ [ADJ n] （电影）情节惊险刺激的；动作（片）的；动作片中的 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. （电影）情节惊险刺激的；动作（片）的；动作片中的
8 VERB [usually passive] 处理 If you action something that needs to be done, you deal with it. 处理 [business]
9 PHRASE （因受伤或损坏）不能工作，失去作用，无法运转 If someone or something is out of action, they are injured or damaged and cannot work or be used. （因受伤或损坏）不能工作，失去作用，无法运转
10 PHRASE （通常为了赚钱或提高影响力）插手，参与 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. （通常为了赚钱或提高影响力）插手，参与
11 PHRASE 把…付诸实践 If you put an idea or policy into action, you begin to use it or cause it to operate. 把…付诸实践
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They have learned the lessons of business management theory, and put them into action.
他们不仅学习了商业管理理论方面的课程，并且学以致用。
Quotations
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory Friedrich Engels
In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman Margaret Thatcher
| Word Partnership | Use action with: |
| N. | course of action, plan of action 1 |
| VERB. | take action 1 |
| ADJ. | disciplinary action 1 legal action 3 military action 6 |
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