cope

verb
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[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cope
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he / she / it copes
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past simple coped
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past participle coped
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-ing form coping
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  1. to deal successfully with something difficult(成功地)对付,处理 synonym manage
    • I got to the stage where I wasn't coping any more.到了这个阶段,我已经无法应付了。🔊🔊
    • cope with something He wasn't able to cope with the stresses and strains of the job.对付这项工作的紧张与压力,他无能为力。🔊🔊
    • Desert plants are adapted to cope with extreme heat.沙漠植物适于耐酷热。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She copes very well under pressure.她在压力下应对自如。
    • She had to cope without any help.她不得不独自一个人应付。
    • She is unable to cope with her increasing workload.她无法应付日益加重的工作负担。
    • She was struggling to cope with the demands of a new baby.她在努力应付新生儿的需要。
    • Some people find unemployment very difficult to cope with.有些人觉得很难应对失业。
    • Will the prison system cope adequately with the increasing numbers of prisoners?监狱系统将足以应付日益增多的犯人吗?
    • Everyone finds different ways of coping with bereavement.每个人都有不同的应对丧亲的方法。
    • I got to the stage where I just couldn't cope any more.到了这个阶段,我已经应付不来了。
    • In heavy rain the system can't cope and it floods.下大雨时这个系统无法应付,会被水淹没。
    • The family is learning to cope without a car.这个家庭正在学习如何不开车。
    Topics Successb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • admirably
    • effectively
    • well
    verb + cope
    • be able
    • can
    • be unable to
    preposition
    • with
    phrases
    • somebody’s ability to cope
    • a way of coping
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    Word Originverb Middle English (in the sense ‘meet in battle, come to blows’): from Old French coper, colper, from cop, colp ‘a blow’, via Latin from Greek kolaphos ‘blow with the fist’.

cope

noun
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  1. a long loose piece of clothing worn by priests on special occasions(圣职人员在特定礼仪中穿的)斗篷式祭衣,大圆衣
    Word Originnoun Middle English (denoting a long outdoor cloak): from medieval Latin capa, variant of late Latin cappa (see cap and cape ‘short cloak’).