cope with:应对,处理(困难、问题或挑战)。指在面对压力或困难时,设法妥善处理或承受。
/koʊp wɪð/
She learned to cope with stress by exercising every day.
她学会了通过每天锻炼来应对压力。
Despite the sudden loss of funding, the research team managed to cope with the setback by reallocating resources and adjusting their timeline.
尽管突然失去了资金支持,研究团队还是通过重新分配资源和调整时间表,设法应对了这一挫折。
cope 源自古法语 couper(意为"打击、切割"),后经中古英语演变为"迎击、对抗"之意。到了现代英语中,cope 的含义逐渐从"对抗"转变为"应对、处理",强调在困境中设法生存或维持。cope with 作为固定搭配,表示"面对并处理某种困难局面"。