act
n. 行為,行動; 法案; (戲劇等)一幕; 表演; 假裝; 演出者
v. 行動,表現; 奉行; 假裝; 扮演(角色); 充當; 起作用; 代表
When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
The deaths occurred when police acted to stop widespread looting and vandalism...
警方採取行動制止猖狂的打砸搶行為時有多人喪生。
I do not doubt that the bank acted properly.
我毫不懷疑銀行的處理方式是妥當的。
If you act on advice or information, you do what has been advised or suggested.
A patient will usually listen to the doctor's advice and act on it.
患者通常都會遵照醫囑行事。
If someone acts in a particular way, they behave in that way.
...a gang of youths who were acting suspiciously...
一夥形跡可疑的年輕人
He acted as if he hadn't heard any of it...
他表現得好像對此毫不知情。
If someone or something acts as a particular thing, they have that role or function.
He acted both as the ship's surgeon and as chaplain for the men.
他在船上為水手們兼作外科醫生和牧師。
...the Cunard Princess, which acted as a support ship for American forces.
用作美軍支援船的公主號冠達郵輪
If someone acts in a particular way, they pretend to be something that they are not.
Chris acted astonished as he examined the note...
克里斯檢查記錄時故作震驚狀。
Kenworthy had tried not to act the policeman.
肯沃西努力表現得不像個警察。
When professionals such as lawyers act for you, or act on your behalf, they are employed by you to deal with a particular matter.
...the law firm that acted for Diana during her marriage split...
在戴安娜婚姻破裂期間為她做代理的法律事務所
Because we travelled so much, Sam and I asked a broker to act on our behalf.
由於我們經常遊歷在外,我和薩姆便請了一位經紀人代表我們處理事務。
If a force or substance acts on someone or something, it has a certain effect on them.
He's taking a dangerous drug: it acts very fast on the central nervous system...
他正在服用一種危險的藥物:這種藥物能很快影響到中樞神經系統。
A hypnotist can act upon the unconscious mind directly.
催眠師能直接作用於無意識思維。
If you act, or act a part in a play or film, you have a part in it.
She confessed to her parents her desire to act...
她向父母坦言了自己想演戲的願望。
She acted in her first film when she was 13 years old.
13歲時她出演了她的電影處女作。
An act is a single thing that someone does.
Language interpretation is the whole point of the act of reading...
閱讀行為中關鍵在於對語言的理解。
My insurance excludes acts of sabotage and damage done by weapons of war.
我購買的保險對於蓄意損壞以及戰爭中武器造成的損壞不予賠償。
If you say that someone's behaviour is an act, you mean that it does not express their real feelings.
There were moments when I wondered: did she do this on purpose, was it all just a game, an act?...
有時我很困惑:她這麼做是故意的嗎?難道一切都只是一場遊戲,是逢場作戲?
His anger was real. It wasn't an act.
他是真的生氣了,不是在擺樣子。
An Act is a law passed by the government.
...an Act of Parliament.
議會法案
An act in a play, opera, or ballet is one of the main parts into which it is divided.
Act II contained one of the funniest scenes I have ever witnessed...
第二幕裡有我看過的最搞笑的場面之一。
An act in a show is a short performance which is one of several in the show.
This year numerous bands are playing, as well as comedy acts...
今年除了那些搞笑短劇外,還會有眾多樂隊登臺獻藝。
If you catch someone in the act, you discover them doing something wrong or committing a crime.
The men were caught in the act of digging up buried explosives.
那些人在挖掘掩埋的爆炸物時被逮個正著。
If someone who has been behaving badly cleans up their act, they start to behave in a more acceptable or responsible way.
The nation's advertisers need to clean up their act.
該國的廣告商需要規範自己的行為。
If you get in on the act, you take part in or take advantage of something that was started by someone else.
In the 1970s Kodak, anxious to get in on the act, launched its own instant camera.
20世紀70年代,急於分一杯羹的柯達公司推出了自己的拍立得相機。
You say that someone was in the act of doing something to indicate what they were doing when they were seen or interrupted.
Ken was in the act of paying his bill when Neil came up behind him.
當尼爾從後面走過來時,肯正在付賬。
If you get your act together, you organize your life or your affairs so that you are able to achieve what you want or to deal with something effectively.
The Government should get its act together...
政府應該集中力量。
We have to get our act together — we have to organize ourselves.
我們必須把勁兒往一處使——我們得組織起來。
1. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
2. something that people do or cause to happen
3. a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
4. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;
5. a manifestation of insincerity;
1. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);
2. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself;
3. play a role or part;
4. discharge one's duties;
5. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;
6. be suitable for theatrical performance;
7. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected;
8. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
9. behave unnaturally or affectedly;
10. perform on a stage or theater;
act, action, deed, operation, performance
這些名詞均含"行為,行動"之意。
law, constitution, regulation, code, rule, act
這些名詞均有"法同,法規"之意。
act out
在行動中實現,付諸行動
衝動行事:不知不覺中公開地表示(例如,無意識的衝動)
act up
行為不良
發生故障
【非正式用語】 疾病發作:一段時間的平靜之後變得活躍或令人討厭
act of God
[常用於保險索賠]不可抗力
act of grace
恩典,大赦令
catch someone in the act
當場抓住(或發現)某人做壞事
clean up one's act
改進舉止
get one's act together
(非正式)(使自己的生活處事)有頭緒;有條有理地行事
get (或 be) in on the act
(非正式)(為獲得利益或有利條件而)加入(或參與)(活動),插一手
a hard (或 tough) act to follow
難以取得的成就(或成績)
in the act of
在…過程中
be in on the act
參與:參加行動
clean up (one's) act&I{【俚語】}
改進舉止:改進某人的舉止或表現
get into the act
加入,參與:中途加入到進行中的活動、專案或形勢
get (one's) act together&I{【俚語】}
組織起來,有頭緒
She seems to have camped up at the third act of the play.
她在第三幕中表演得似乎過火了.
This was an act of extreme brutality.
這是一種極端野蠻的行為.
I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily.
我真懷疑如此操之過急地行動是否明智.
As the chairman is ill, I'm asking Mr. Sharp to act for him.
由於主席患病, 我請夏普先生代理主席一職.
Mr. Jones will act as receiver for the company that has failed in business.
瓊斯先生將作為那個破產公司破產的清算管理人.