act是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to behave in the stated way -- 行為，行事；舉止，表現

  • Don't be so silly - you're acting like a child! 別傻了——你的行為簡直就像個孩子！

  • He acted as if he'd never met me before. 他擺出一副好像以前從沒見過我的樣子。

• 1 to do something for a particular purpose or to solve a problem -- 做事；採取行動

  • [ + to infinitive ] Engineers acted quickly to repair the damaged pipes. 工程師們馬上採取行動維修損壞的管道。

  • She acted without thinking. 她不加思索就採取了行動。

  • Who is acting for/on behalf of (= who is representing) the defendant? 誰是被告的代理律師？

  • He never acts on other people's advice (= does what other people suggest). 他一意孤行，從不聽取別人的建議。

  • Acting on impulse (= without thinking first) can get you into a lot of trouble. 意氣用事，後患無窮。

• 2 to have an effect -- 起作用，見效

  • The anaesthetic acted quickly. 麻醉劑很快起了作用。

• 3 to perform a part in a film, play, etc. -- 演出；扮演，飾演

  • Ellis Pike was chosen to act the part of the lawyer in the film. 艾理斯‧派克被選中在影片中扮演律師這個角色。

  • Have you ever acted in a play before? 你以前演過戲劇嗎？

  • Why are you always acting the fool? 你為甚麼老裝傻？

• 4 something that you do -- 行為；作為；所做之事

  • an act of aggression/bravery/madness/terrorism 侵略行為／英勇行為／瘋狂的舉動／恐怖主義行徑

  • a kind/thoughtless/selfish act 善舉／輕率的舉動／自私的行為

  • The simple act of telling someone about a problem can help. 就算是僅僅將問題對他人傾吐也會對自己起到幫助。

  • Primitive people regarded storms as an act of God. 原始人認為風暴是神的所為。

  • artistic representations of the sexual act 性行為的藝術體現

• 5 behaviour that hides your real feelings or intentions -- 裝模作樣；裝腔作勢；假裝

  • Was she really upset or was that just an act? 她是真的難過還是只裝裝樣子？

  • a comedy/juggling/trapeze act 一段喜劇／雜耍／高空鞦韆表演節目

  • Our next act is a very talented young musician. 表演下一個節目的是一位元元元元才華橫溢的年輕音樂家。

  • Shakespeare's plays were written in five acts. 莎士比亞的戲劇是按五幕劇格式創作的。

  • The hero does not enter until the second act/Act Two. 男主角直到第二幕才出場。

• 6 a law or formal decision made by a parliament or other group of people who make the laws for their country -- 法案；法令

  • an Act of Parliament 議會法案

  • the Betting and Gaming Act 《賭博法》

  • Almost two hundred suspects were detained in the UK last year under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. 根據《防止恐怖主義法》，去年英國有將近200名嫌疑犯被拘留。

  • The state legislature passed an act banning the sale of automatic weapons. 州議會通過了一項禁止銷售自動武器的法令。