action

漢語翻譯

n. 行動, 活動, 動作, 作用, 戰鬥, 行為, 訴訟
vt. 對...起訴
【計】 方式
【化】 作用量
【醫】 作用; 動作
【經】 情勢, 起訴, 有限股份, 市場動態
相關詞組:
to put...out of action
to take action
to bring an action against sb
to go into action
out of action
in action

詞意辨析：

act, action, deed, operation, performance

這些名詞均含“行為、行動”之意。
act: 一般指具體的、短暫的或個別的行為，強調行為的完成及其效果。
action: 普通用詞，著重行動的過程。
deed: 較莊重用詞，除泛指各種行為外，還可用於指某種高尚或偉大的行為，故常譯作“功績，業績”。
operation: 多指一連串列動或行為的完成方式。
performance: 主要指行動的方式方法。

英文解釋：

名詞 action:

1. something done (usually as opposed to something said)
2. the state of being active
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：legal action, action at law
4. an act by a government body or supranational organization
5. a military engagement
   同義詞：military action
6. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
   同義詞：natural process, natural action, activity
7. the series of events that form a plot
8. the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
   同義詞：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

動詞 action:

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

例句：

1. The action lasted three hours.
   戰鬥持續了三個小時。
2. The action took place in a seaside village.
   這個故事發生在海邊的一個漁村里。
3. Actions speak louder than words.
   行動勝於空談。