action

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:

1. something done (usually as opposed to something said)
2. the state of being active
   同义词：activity, activeness
3. 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
4. an act by a government body or supranational organization
5. a military engagement
   同义词：military action
6. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
   同义词：natural process, natural action, activity
7. the series of events that form a plot
8. the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
   同义词：action mechanism
9. the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
10. the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field

动词 action:

1. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
   同义词：sue, litigate, process
2. put in effect
   同义词：carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, fulfill, fulfil

例句：

1. The action lasted three hours.
   战斗持续了三个小时。
2. The action took place in a seaside village.
   这个故事发生在海边的一个渔村里。
3. Actions speak louder than words.
   行动胜于空谈。