act是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to behave in the stated way -- 行为，行事；举止，表现

  • Don't be so silly - you're acting like a child! 别冒傻气了——你的行为简直就像个孩子！

  • He acted as if he'd never met me before. 他摆出一副好像以前从没见过我的样子。

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

  • [ + to infinitive ] Engineers acted quickly to repair the damaged pipes. 工程师们马上采取行动维修损坏的管道。

  • She acted without thinking. 她不加思索就采取了行动。

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

  • He never acts on other people's advice (= does what other people suggest). 他一意孤行，从不听取别人的建议。

  • Acting on impulse (= without thinking first) can get you into a lot of trouble. 意气用事，后患无穷。

• 2 to have an effect -- 起作用，见效

  • The anaesthetic acted quickly. 麻醉剂很快起了作用。

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

  • Ellis Pike was chosen to act the part of the lawyer in the film. 埃利斯•帕克被选中在影片中扮演律师这一角色。

  • Have you ever acted in a play before? 你以前演过戏剧吗？

  • Why are you always acting the fool? 你为什么老装傻？

• 4 something that you do -- 行为；作为；所做之事

  • an act of aggression/bravery/madness/terrorism 侵略行为／勇敢的行为／疯狂的举动／恐怖主义行径

  • a kind/thoughtless/selfish act 善举／轻率的举动／自私的行为

  • The simple act of telling someone about a problem can help. 就算是仅仅将问题对他人倾吐也会对自己起到帮助。

  • Primitive people regarded storms as an act of God. 原始人认为风暴是神的所为。

  • artistic representations of the sexual act 性行为的艺术体现

• 5 behaviour that hides your real feelings or intentions -- 装模作样；装腔作势；假装

  • Was she really upset or was that just an act? 她是真的难过还是只装装样子？

  • a comedy/juggling/trapeze act 一段喜剧／杂耍／高空秋千表演节目

  • Our next act is a very talented young musician. 表演下一个节目的是一位才华横溢的年轻音乐家。

  • Shakespeare's plays were written in five acts. 莎士比亚的戏剧是按五幕剧格式创作的。

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

• 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 议会法案

  • the Betting and Gaming Act 《赌博法》

  • Almost two hundred suspects were detained in the UK last year under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. 根据《防止恐怖主义法》，去年英国有将近200名嫌疑人被拘留。

  • The state legislature passed an act banning the sale of automatic weapons. 州议会通过了一项禁止销售自动武器的法令。