1. 表示“行动,动作”,不可数。如:The quick action of the firemen saved the building from being burned down. 消防队员行动及时,该建筑物方免遭焚毁。2. 表示“行为,举动”,可数。如:We cannot answer for his action. 我们不能对他的行为负责。3. 表示“作用”,可用作可数或不可数。如:His comparison of the heart to a pump helped the children understand its action. 他将心脏比作打气筒(抽水机)有助于孩子们了解心脏的作用。4. 表示“小说等的情节”,通常不可数,但有时可连用不定冠词。如:All the action in the play takes place at one railroad station. 该剧的整个情节均发生在一座火车站里。5. 表示“(物体或机器的)运动,活动”,通常不可数,但有时可连用不定冠词。如:The action of this piano is becoming stiff. 这架钢琴的键越来越不灵活了。6. 表示“战斗,军事行动”,不可数。如:The action lasted 10 days. 战斗持续了10天。7. 在以下习语中通常不可数:in action 在活动中,在运转中,在起作用,在战斗中out of action 失去作用;损坏;有故障:A short circuit put the machine out of action. 短路使机器停转。The injury to her back will put her out of action for several weeks. 她背部受了伤,会有几个星期不能活动。put…in [into] action 实行,实施,使…活动:It’s time to put our ideas into action. 我们该把思想变为行动了。take action 采取行动:If that is so, we shall take action at once. 如果情况属实,我们就立刻采取行动。
英语字典的定义是:behaviour 是不可数名词,只有在一个例外情况下可以用复数形式:The plural form 'behaviours' is a specialized term used in fields such as psychology, social science, and education. This use is much less common than the uncountable use, such as:翻译:复数形式 '行为' 是一个专业术语,只用于心理学,社会科学,教育等领域。这种用法不太常见。比如:In this chapter, we discuss strategies for dealing with the problem behaviours of young children.