action 的基本释义是“行为，行动”
actions speak louder than words
行动胜于言辞
I accept full responsibility for my actions.
我为自己的行为承担全部责任。
如果对问题、危机采取“行动”，就有了采取“措施”的意思
The police are now taking appropriate action.
警方现在正采取适当的措施。
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。
如果在战争中采取“行动”，就有“战斗”方面的意思
soldiers who were killed or wounded in action [=in battle]
在战斗中死伤的士兵
如果是故事、电影中发生的“行为”，就有“情节”方面的意思
Most of the play's action takes place in a restaurant.
剧中的大部分情节都发生在一家餐馆。
the action [=plot] of the novel
小说的情节
如果在法庭上采取“行动”，就有“诉讼”方面的意思
She brought/filed an action against the company for damages.
她对那家公司提起诉讼要求赔偿损失。
如果是药物采取了“行动”，就有“作用、影响”方面的意思
The medicine blocks the action of these proteins. [=it stops the proteins from working]
那种药物使这些蛋白质无法起作用。
Her description of the nature and action of poisons is amazingly accurate.
他对一些毒药的性质和作用的描述惊人地准确。
如果把想法、策略放进“行动”之中，就有“付诸实践”方面的意思
They had already put the plan into action. [=started using the plan]
那时他们已经将计划付诸实施。
如果某人或某物无法“行动”，就有“失去作用、不能工作”方面的意思
He's been out of action for 16 months with a serious knee injury.
由于膝部严重受伤，他已停工16个月。
They were trapped after the lifts went out of action.
电梯出现故障，他们被困在里面了。
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