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🔑 act BrE /ækt / NAmE /ækt / noun ➤ sth that sb does 作为 🔑 [ C ] a particular thing that sb does 行为;行动;所为◆ a criminal act 犯罪行为◆ ~ of sth an act of kindness 善行◆ acts of terrorism 恐怖行动◆ ~ of sb The murder was the act of a psychopath . 这次谋杀是精神变态者所为。action measure ⬥ step ⬥ act ⬥ move These are all words for a thing that sb does. 以上各词均指行为、行动。
action a thing that sb does 指行动、动作 : ◆ Her quick action saved the child's life. 她行动迅速,救了小孩的命。 measure an official action that is done in order to achieve a particular aim 指措施、方法 : ◆ Tougher measures against racism are needed. 需要更强硬的反种族主义措施。 step one of a series of things that you do in order to achieve sth 指步骤、措施 : ◆ This was a first step towards a united Europe. 这是向建立统一欧洲的目标迈出的第一步。 act a thing that sb does 指行为、行动、所为 : ◆ an act of kindness 善行 action or act? 用 action 还是 act? These two words have the same meaning but are used in different patterns. An act is usually followed by of and/or used with an adjective. Action is not usually used with of but is often used with his, her, etc. 这两个词意义相同,但用于不同的句型。act 后常跟 of,而且常与形容词连用。action 通常不与 of 连用,但常与 his、her 等词连用 : ◆ a heroic act of bravery 英雄壮举 ◆ a heroic action of bravery ◆ his heroic actions/acts during the war 他在战争中的英雄壮举 Action often combines with take but act does not. * action 常与 take 搭配,act 则不能 : ◆ We shall take whatever acts are necessary.
move (used especially in journalism) an action that you do or need to do to achieve sth (尤用于新闻)指为达到某目标而采取或需要采取的行动 : ◆ They are waiting for the results of the opinion polls before deciding their next move. 他们在等待民意测验的结果,然后再决定下一步行动。 Patterns to take action/measures/steps to make a step/move a heroic/brave/daring action/step/act/move ➤ law 法律 🔑 [ C ] a law that has been passed by a parliament (议会通过的)法案,法令◆ an Act of Congress 国会法案◆ the Care Act 2014 2014 年颁布的照顾法 act , bill , Chamber , coalition , election , law , legislation , parliament , politician , vote
➤ pretending 假装 🔑 [ sing. ] a way of behaving that is not sincere but is intended to have a particular effect on others 假装◆ Don't take her seriously —it's all an act . 别跟她认真,这全是假戏一场。◆ You could tell she was just putting on an act . 你可以看出,她是在装模作样。➤ in play /entertainment 戏剧;娱乐 [ C ] one of the main divisions of a play , an opera , etc . (戏剧、歌剧等的)一幕◆ a play in five acts 一出五幕剧◆ The hero dies in Act 5 , Scene 3 . 男主角在第 5 幕第 3 场死去。 act , cast , drama , entrance 1 , exit , line , play , role , scene , speech
[ C ] one of several short pieces of entertainment in a show 一段表演◆ a circus /comedy /magic act 马戏/喜剧/魔术表演 [ C ] a performer or group of musicians 表演者;音乐人组合◆ They were one of rock's most impressive live acts . 他们是最富感染力的现场表演摇滚乐组合之一。● ˌact of ˈGod (law 法律 ) an event caused by natural forces beyond human control , such as a storm , a flood or an earthquake 天灾;不可抗力(如风暴、洪水、地震)● be /get in on the act (informal ) to be /become involved in an activity that sb else has started , especially to get sth for yourself 参与;插一手● do , perform , stage a disapˈpearing /ˈvanishing act (informal ) to go away or be impossible to find when people need or want you 隐藏踪迹;潜踪隐迹● get your ˈact together (informal ) to organize yourself and your activities in a more effective way in order to achieve sth 集中精力◆ He needs to get his act together if he's going to pass . 要是他想合格,就必须集中精力。● a ˌhard /ˌtough act to ˈfollow a person who is so good or successful at sth that it will be difficult for anyone else coming after them to be as good or successful 令人望尘莫及的人● in the act (of doing sth )while you are doing sth 正在(做某事);当场◆ He was caught in the act of stealing a car . 他偷汽车时被当场逮个正着。● clean up your ˈact (informal ) to start behaving in a moral or responsible way 改邪归正;重新做人◆ He cleaned up his act and came off drugs . 他已改邪归正戒掉了毒品。● ˌread (sb ) the ˈRiot Act (BrE ) to tell sb with force that they must not do sth 警告(某人)不得做某事 ORIGIN From an Act of Parliament passed in 1715 to prevent riots . It made it illegal for a group of twelve or more people to refuse to split up if they were ordered to do so and part of the Act was read to them . 源自 1715 年通过的防止暴乱的议会法案。法案规定如果十二名或以上的人集结,在宣布解散命令并宣读相关条文后仍拒绝解散,则视为非法。 🔑 act BrE /ækt / NAmE /ækt / verb present simple - I / you / we / they act BrE /ækt / NAmE /ækt / present simple - he / she / it acts BrE /ækts / NAmE /ækts / past simple acted BrE /ˈæktɪd / NAmE /ˈæktɪd / past participle acted BrE /ˈæktɪd / NAmE /ˈæktɪd / -ing form acting BrE /ˈæktɪŋ / NAmE /ˈæktɪŋ / ➤ do sth 做某事 🔑 [ I ] to do sth for a particular purpose or in order to deal with a situation 做事;行动◆ It is vital that we act to stop the destruction of the rainforests . 至关紧要的是,我们应当采取行动制止破坏雨林。◆ The girl's life was saved because the doctors acted so promptly . 多亏医生行动迅速,女孩的生命得救了。◆ He claims he acted in self -defence . 他声称他是出于自卫。➤ behave 行为 🔑 [ I ] to behave in a particular way 表现得◆ + adv . John's been acting very strangely lately . 近来约翰的行为怪得很。◆ ~ like sb /sth Stop acting like spoilt children ! 别再像惯坏的孩子那样胡闹了!◆ ~ as if /though… She was acting as if she'd seen a ghost . 她的行为举止像是见到幽灵一般。 HELP In spoken English people often use like instead of as if or as though in this meaning , especially in NAmE . 口语中,尤其是美式英语中,常用 like 代替 as if 或 as though ◆ She was acting like she'd seen a ghost . 她的行为举止像是见到幽灵一般。This is not considered correct in written BrE . 英式英语的书面语中,此用法被视为不正确。 ➤ pretend 假装 🔑 [ I ] to pretend by your behaviour to be a particular type of person 假装◆ + noun He's been acting the devoted husband all day . 他整天装作模范丈夫的样子。◆ + adj . I decided to act dumb . 我决定装傻。➤ perform in play /movie 戏剧/电影表演 🔑 [ I , T ] to perform a part in a play or film /movie 扮演(戏剧、电影中的角色)◆ Have you ever acted ? 你演过戏吗?◆ Most of the cast act well . 这出戏大多数演员演得不错。◆ ~ sth Who's acting (the part of ) Hamlet ? 谁演哈姆雷特(这个角色)?◆ The play was well acted . 这出戏演得不错。➤ perform function 起作用 [ I ] to perform a particular role or function 充当;起作用◆ ~ as sth Can you act as interpreter ? 你能担任口译员吗?◆ ~ like sth hormones in the brain that act like natural painkillers 大脑中起着天然止痛药作用的激素➤ have effect 有作用 [ I ] ~ (on sth ) to have an effect on sth (对…)有作用,有影响◆ Alcohol acts quickly on the brain . 酒精对大脑迅速产生影响。● ˌbe /ˌact your ˈage to behave in a way that is suitable for sb of your age and not as though you were much younger 行为和年龄相称;举止不再有孩子气● act /play the ˈfool to behave in a stupid way in order to make people laugh , especially in a way that may also annoy them 装傻,扮丑相(以逗人笑,但往往惹人恼怒)◆ Quit playing the fool and get some work done ! 别再装傻了,干点实事吧!● ˌbehave /ˌact as if you ˈown the place ● think you ˈown the place (disapproving ) to behave in a very confident way that annoys other people , for example by telling them what to do (言行)喧宾夺主 ● ˈact for /on behalf of sb to be employed to deal with sb's affairs for them , for example by representing them in court (受雇)代表某人行事● ˈact on /upon sth to take action as a result of advice , information , etc . 根据(建议、信息等)行事◆ Acting on information from a member of the public , the police raided the club . 警察根据群众举报,突然搜查了这家俱乐部。◆ Why didn't you act on her suggestion ? 你为什么没有按照她的建议去做呢?● ˌact sth↔ˈout to perform a ceremony or show how sth happened , as if performing a play 履行(仪式);将…表演出来◆ The ritual of the party conference is acted out in the same way every year . 该党的大会程序年年照行如仪。◆ The children started to act out the whole incident . 孩子们开始表演整个事件。to act a part in a real situation 充当(真实情况中的角色)◆ She acted out the role of the wronged lover . 她扮作一个受冤枉的情人。● ˌact ˈup (informal ) to behave badly 表现不好;捣乱◆ The kids started acting up . 孩子们开始调皮捣蛋起来。to not work as it should 出毛病◆ How long has your ankle been acting up ? 你的脚踝受伤多久了?