cope 1 S2 W3 / kəʊp $ koʊp / 动词 [不及物动词]

1 to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation :

Sometimes I find it hard to cope.

He coped quite well as manager while still captaining the team.

cope with

She feared she wouldn’t be able to cope with two new babies.

Local authorities have to cope with the problems of homelessness.

2 if a system or machine copes with a particular type or amount of work, it does it

cope with

No system is designed to cope with the floods we have had this year.

My computer can cope with huge amounts of data.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

can/can’t cope Older people can’t cope so well with the heat.

be able/unable to cope Some young mothers feel that they aren’t able to cope on their own.

struggle to cope Hospital wards are struggling to cope with the injured.

learn to cope In this job, you’ll have to learn to cope with pressure.

副词

cope well Most schools coped well with the change.

cope easily The exam was tough but she coped easily.

cope successfully Careful planning will help you to cope successfully.

cope admirably She coped admirably with a very demanding schedule.

短语

it is difficult/hard to cope We were finding it difficult to cope financially.

somebody’s ability to cope The bears’ survival will depend on their ability to cope with a changing environment.

a way of coping Working hard was a way of coping with his grief.

coping skills We help people learn coping skills to deal with these pressures.

a coping strategy (= a way of coping with something ) Some people use humour as a coping strategy.