cope

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cope1 /kəʊp $ koʊp/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb [intransitive]  1  DEAL WITHto succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation 〔成功地〕应付，对付 Sometimes I find it hard to cope. 有时候我觉得很难应付。 He coped quite well as manager while still captaining the team. 他是球队的主教练，同时兼任队长，干得相当好。cope with She feared she wouldn’t be able to cope with two new babies. 她担心自己无法应付两个刚出生的宝宝。 Local authorities have to cope with the problems of homelessness. 当局需要解决无家可归者的问题。2  DOif a system or machine copes with a particular type or amount of work, it does it 〔系统或机器〕能处理，能应付cope with No system is designed to cope with the floods we have had this year. 还没有想出办法来应对我们今年遇到的洪灾。 My computer can cope with huge amounts of data. 我的电脑能够处理大量数据。n COLLOCATIONSverbscan/can't copeOlder people can't cope so well with the heat.be able/unable to copeSome young mothers feel that they aren't able to cope on their own.struggle to copeHospital wards are struggling to cope with the injured.learn to copeIn this job, you'll have to learn to cope with pressure.adverbscope wellMost schools coped well with the change.cope easilyThe exam was tough but she coped easily.cope successfullyCareful planning will help you to cope successfully.cope admirablyShe coped admirably with a very demanding schedule.phrasesit is difficult/hard to copeWe were finding it difficult to cope financially.somebody's ability to copeThe bears' survival will depend on their ability to cope with a changing environment.a way of copingWorking hard was a way of coping with his grief.coping skillsWe 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.→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

cope• It's a tough job but I'm sure he'll cope.• Some feel they are unable to cope and the child is taken into care with a view to fostering.• The family is coping as best as possible following the mother's disappearance.• In this final session Margaret was encouraged to explore possible ways of coping at times of further crises.• Organizational environments are always uncertain, so departments that can cope effectively with uncertainty can increase their power within the organization.• The kids were very young and it was difficult to cope financially.• He's doing an experiment to see how frogs cope in a gravity-free environment.• People who cope successfully with difficult situations usually look ahead and anticipate the circumstances.• She may feel cautious about exploring certain themes in her pretend play such as coping with aggression.• The automatic sorting machines cannot always cope with colored envelopes.• Officials from one country told Ellena that its citizens had enough stress coping with high unemployment and other transition ills.• Foster parents were not always equipped to cope with the vagaries of their own children, let alone the problems of outsiders.• These machines usually cope with two or three different sizes of pipe.• When I got back from holiday, I had an enormous backlog of work to cope with.cope with• Women must cope with working and taking care of the household and the family.

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cope2 noun [countable]  RRCDCCa long loose piece of clothing worn by priests on special occasions 〔教士在特别场合穿的〕长袍，法衣Origin cope1 (1600-1700) cope “to fight, keep fighting without giving up” ((14-19 centuries)), from Old French couper “to hit, cut”, from coup; → COUP cope2 (1200-1300) Medieval Latin capa, from Late Latin cappa; → CAP1

cope1 verb →n COLLOCATIONS1cope2 nounLDOCE OnlineChinese  

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cope¹ S2 W3 /kəʊp $ koʊp/ verb [intransitive]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

■ verbs
   ▪ 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.
■ adverbs
   ▪ 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.
■ phrases
   ▪ 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.

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cope² noun [countable]a long loose piece of clothing worn by priests on special occasions