•This problem calls for swift/prompt action from the government.这个问题需要政府马上采取行动。

•[+ to infinitive] Action to prevent the spread of the disease is high on the government's agenda.采取行动防止疾病蔓延是政府的当务之急。

•We must take action (= do something) to deal with the problem before it spreads to other areas.在这个问题蔓延到其他地区之前我们一定要采取行动将其解决。

•So what's the plan of action (= What are we going to do) ?那么行动计划是甚么？

•The complaints system swings into action (= starts to work) as soon as a claim is made.一旦有人提出索赔，投诉处理系统就马上启动。

•The committee was spurred into action (= encouraged to do something) by the threat of government cuts.政府威胁要削减经费，这促使委员会采取了行动。

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•She has to accept the consequences of her actions.她必须对自己行为的后果负责。

•I asked him to explain his actions.我要求他为自己的所作所为作出解释。

•I'll say the words and you can mime the actions.我会说出这些词，你可以做动作把它们的意思表达出来。

•It only needs a small wrist action (= movement of the wrist) to start the process.只需动一动手腕，程式就启动了。

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•I like films with a lot of action.我喜欢情节紧凑的影片。

•In her last novel, the action (= the main events) moves between Greece and southern Spain.在她最近发表的那本小说里，故事情节在希腊和西班牙南部交替展开。

•A journalist has to be where the action is.记者必须要亲临事件的现场。

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•They recorded the action of the drug on the nervous system.他们纪录下了这种药物对神经系统的作用。

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•Her younger son was killed in action.她的小儿子在战斗中阵亡。

•He was reported missing in action.据报导，他在战斗中失踪。

•He saw action (= fought as a soldier) in the trenches.他参加了壕沟战。

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•We studied the action of the digestive system.我们研究了消化系统的机能。

•The car has a very smooth braking action.这辆轿车煞车性能很平稳。

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•a libel action诽谤诉讼

•She brought an action (for negligence) against the hospital.她起诉医院（怠忽职守）。

•A criminal action was brought against him.他被提起刑事诉讼。

•The book was halted in South Africa by a threat of legal action.因为遭到起诉的威胁，该书在南非停止发行。

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•I'm afraid the TV's out of action.恐怕电视机坏了。

•Jackson's torn ligaments will keep him out of action for the rest of the season.杰克逊韧带拉伤，这个赛季剩余的比赛他都不能参加了。

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•Now research has proved that the drug is effective everyone wants a slice of the action.目前研究证明这种药的确有效，所以大家都想趁机分一杯羹。

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•I'll just run through the minutes of the last meeting, raising those points which still have to be actioned.下面我将扼要重述一下上次会议的纪录，把亟待处理的重点问题提出来。