1 VERB 做事;行动 When you act, you do something for a particular purpose. 做事;行动
SYN do something, perform, move, function
2 VERB 遵照…行动；奉行 If you act on advice or information, you do what has been advised or suggested. 遵照…行动；奉行
3 VERB 举止;表现 If someone acts in a particular way, they behave in that way. 举止;表现
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...a gang of youths who were acting suspiciously. [VERB adv.]
一伙形迹可疑的年轻人
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He acted as if he hadn't heard any of it. [V + as if]
他表现得好像对此毫不知情。
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Open wounds act like a magnet to flies. [V + like]
裸露的伤口很招苍蝇。
SYN behave, react, go about, acquit yourself
4 VERB 起作用;充当 If someone or something acts as a particular thing, they have that role or function. 起作用;充当 [Also V + like]
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He acted both as the ship's surgeon and as chaplain for the men. [VERB + as]
他在船上为水手们兼作外科医生和牧师。
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...the Cunard Princess, which acted as a support ship for American forces. [V as/like n]
用作美军支援船的公主号冠达邮轮
SYN work, serve, operate, function
5 VERB 假装;故作 If someone acts in a particular way, they pretend to be something that they are not. 假装;故作
6 VERB 代理；代表 When professionals such as lawyers act for you, or act on your behalf, they are employed by you to deal with a particular matter. 代理；代表
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...the law firm that acted for Diana during her marriage split. [VERB + for]
在戴安娜婚姻破裂期间为她做代理的法律事务所
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Because we travelled so much, Sam and I asked a broker to act on our behalf. [VERB prep.]
由于我们经常游历在外，我和萨姆便请了一位经纪人代表我们处理事务。
7 VERB 影响；作用于 If a force or substance acts on someone or something, it has a certain effect on them. 影响；作用于 [Also VERB]
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He's taking a dangerous drug: it acts very fast on the central nervous system. [VERB + on/upon]
他正在服用一种危险的药物：这种药物能很快影响到中枢神经系统。
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A hypnotist can act upon the unconscious mind directly. [VERB on/upon noun]
催眠师能直接作用于无意识思维。
8 VERB 表演；演（戏）；出演（角色） If you act, or act a part in a play or film, you have a part in it. 表演；演（戏）；出演（角色） [Also VERB n]
SYN perform, be an actor, be an actress, tread the boards [informal]
9 N-COUNT 行为；行动 An act is a single thing that someone does. 行为；行动 [formal]
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Language interpretation is the whole point of the act of reading. [+ of]
阅读行为中关键在于对语言的理解。
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My insurance excludes acts of sabotage and damage done by weapons of war.
我购买的保险对于蓄意损坏以及战争中武器造成的损坏不予赔偿。
SYN deed, action, step, performance
10 N-SING 装模作样;装腔作势 If you say that someone's behaviour is an act, you mean that it does not express their real feelings. 装模作样;装腔作势
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There were moments when I wondered: did she do this on purpose, was it all just a game, an act?.
有时我很困惑：她这么做是故意的吗？难道一切都只是一场游戏，是逢场作戏？
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His anger was real. It wasn't an act.
他是真的生气了，不是在摆样子。
SYN pretence, show, front, performance
11 N-COUNT 法案；法令；条例 An Act is a law passed by the government. 法案；法令；条例
SYN law, bill, measure, resolution
12 N-COUNT （戏剧、歌剧、芭蕾舞剧等的）幕 An act in a play, opera, or ballet is one of the main parts into which it is divided. （戏剧、歌剧、芭蕾舞剧等的）幕
13 N-COUNT （演出中的）短节目 An act in a show is a short performance which is one of several in the show. （演出中的）短节目
SYN performance, show, turn, production
14 PHRASE 当场抓住；抓现行 If you catch someone in the act, you discover them doing something wrong or committing a crime. 当场抓住；抓现行
15 PHRASE 改邪归正；重新做人 If someone who has been behaving badly cleans up their act, they start to behave in a more acceptable or responsible way. 改邪归正；重新做人 [informal]
16 PHRASE （为了得到好处等）参与，插一手 If you get in on the act, you take part in or take advantage of something that was started by someone else. （为了得到好处等）参与，插一手 [informal]
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In the 1970s Kodak, anxious to get in on the act, launched its own instant camera.
20世纪70年代，急于分一杯羹的柯达公司推出了自己的拍立得相机。
17 PHRASE 正在做… You say that someone was in the act of doing something to indicate what they were doing when they were seen or interrupted. 正在做…
18 PHRASE 全力以赴；集中精力；劲儿往一处使 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. 全力以赴；集中精力；劲儿往一处使 [informal]
19 to act one's age→see: age to act the fool→see: fool
Phrasal verbs: - act outact up
| Word Partnership | Use act with: |
| PREP. | act like 5 |
| N. | an acting career 8 acts of vandalism, act of violence 9 act one/two/three 12 |
| VERB. | caught in the act 14 get in on the act 16 |
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