action

This problem calls for swift/prompt action from the government.

这一问题需要政府马上采取行动。

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.

在这一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?)

那么行动计划是什么？

The complaints system swings into action (= starts to work) as soon as a claim is made.

一旦有人提出索赔，马上启动投诉处理系统。

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。

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，程序就启动了。

I like movies 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.

记者必须要身临事件的现场。

They recorded the action of the drug on the nervous system.

他们记录下了这种药物对神经系统的作用。

Her younger son was killed in action.

她的小儿子在战斗中阵亡。

He was reported missing in action.

报告称他在战斗中失踪了。

He saw action (= fought as a soldier) in the trenches.

他参加了堑壕战。

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.

这辆轿车刹车性能很平稳。

a libel action

诽谤诉讼

She brought an action (for negligence) against the hospital.

她起诉医院（玩忽职守）。

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。

I'll just run through the minutes of the last meeting, raising those points that still have to be actioned.

下面我将扼要重述一下上次会议的记录，把亟待处理的问题提出来。