take action采取行动
take action 采取行动;行动起来
【例句】 I felt it was time for me to take action.
我觉得到了我采取行动的时候了。
I didn’t take immediate action.
我没有立即行动。
What action are you going to take?
你打算采取什么行动?
【拓展】 come / go into action 开始战斗;开始行动
in action在运转中;在活动中;在战斗中
put ... out of action使……失去作用;使……失去战斗力
rise上涨
rise vi. 升起;上升;起床;上涨;竖立;(毛发)竖起
【例句】 I felt my hair rise on end when I heard the scream. 听到尖叫声,我不禁毛骨悚然。
She always rises before the sun comes out.
她总是在日出前起床。
The river has risen by several meters.
河水已上涨了几米。
【辨析】 raise, rise
raise常作及物动词,意为“举起;抬起;提高;提出;饲养;种植”。
rise常作不及物动词,意为“上升;升起;提高;站起身”。
【小试】 用rise或raise的正确形式填空。
1. She _____ her eyes and stared at them.
2. I used to like seeing the sun _____ in the early morning.
3. The price of tomatoes has been _____ recently.
4. He _____ the child over his head.
Key: 1. raised 2. rise
3. raised / rising
4. raised
