cope with

IPA/kˈəʊp wɪð/
IPA/kˈoʊp wɪð/

cope with — 片語動詞

  • cope withbase form
  • copes with3rd person singular
  • coping with-ing form
  • coped withpast simple

1. to handle a hard problem, worry, or task well enough to keep going, even when it

1.片語動詞及物B1
釋義

應付；應對

在困難或壓力下設法處理並撐下去

to handle a hard problem, worry, or task well enough to keep going, even when it feels too much

例句

After her husband died, Talia had to cope with raising three young children alone.

丈夫過世後，Talia 必須獨自應付撫養三個年幼孩子的重擔。

cope with + -ing form for an ongoing burden

The small clinic could barely cope with so many flu patients last winter.

去年冬天，那家小診所幾乎應付不了這麼多流感病患。

cope with + noun for an overwhelming workload

同義詞
  • deal with

    more neutral; can handle any matter, not only hard ones

  • manage

    often used alone ('she's managing') to mean cope without naming the problem

  • handle

    suggests skill and control, less sense of strain than 'cope with'

反義詞
  • give up

    stop trying instead of managing the difficulty

文法句型

cope with + noun

cope with + -ing

用法筆記

Object is almost always something unwanted or hard — stress, loss, pressure, pain, a heavy workload. You cope with a problem, not with good news.

常見錯誤

❌I can't cope this much work.
✅I can't cope with this much work.
💡'cope' needs 'with' before the object.
❌She copes with very well.
✅She copes very well.
💡drop 'with' when there is no object; use 'cope' alone.