... be put out of action 失掉战斗力; (机械等)出毛病, 不灵 break off the action停战 bring an action against sb. 对...提起诉讼, 控告 ...
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The forward movement, the melting at the base of the glacier where it meets the ocean, and waves and tidal action cause blocks of ice to breakoff and float out to sea.