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VERB
(成功地)處理，應付，對付
If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.
例句
It was amazing how my mother coped with bringing up three children on less than three pounds a week...
我媽媽用每周不到3英鎊的錢撫養(yǎng)大了3個孩子，簡直太不可思議了。
The problems were an annoyance, but we managed to cope.
這些問題很討厭，但是我們都設法解決了。
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VERB
應付，忍受(不愉快的局面)
If you have to cope with an unpleasant situation, you have to accept it or bear it.
例句
Never before has the industry had to cope with war and recession at the same time...
這個行業(yè)以前從未有過必須同時應付戰(zhàn)爭和蕭條的經(jīng)歷。
She has had to cope with losing all her previous status and money.
她不得不忍受徹底失去以前所擁有的地位和金錢的痛苦。
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VERB
(機器、系統(tǒng)等)能夠處理，應付
If a machine or a system can cope with something, it is large enough or complex enough to deal with it satisfactorily.
例句
New blades have been designed to cope with the effects of dead insects...
新的槳片設計使其可以應付昆蟲尸體帶來的影響。
The country's prisons are filled with drug-takers, and cannot cope with the numbers...
這個國家的監(jiān)獄里擠滿了癮君子，都容納不下了。
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N-COUNT
(基督教牧師在特殊儀式中所穿的)長袍，法衣
A cope is a long sleeveless piece of clothing worn by some Christian priests on special occasions.