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| 1 | C a single thing that someone does 行为；行动 |
| act of violence/vandalism/terrorism/kindness/bravery/desperation etc No act of kindness is ever wasted. 善有善报。 |
| We strongly condemn any act of violence against innocent people. 我们强烈谴责任何针对无辜民众的暴力行为。 |
| unlawful/criminal/wrongful/illegal etc act groups committing criminal acts 有犯罪行为的团体 |
| | 1a | to be doing something at a particular moment , especially when something else happens or when someone interrupts you （尤指在另一事发生或被打断时）正在做某事 | | She stopped in the act of turning and stared at me. 她转身时突然停下来盯着我。 | |
| | 1b | to find someone and interrupt them when they are doing something wrong 发现某人正在（做某事） | | He denies all guilt, even though he was caught in the act. 他否认所有罪行，即便他是被当场抓住的。 | |
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| 2 | singular a way of behaving that does not show what someone is really like or what they really feel 装腔作势 |
| She isn’ t really upset; it’ s all an act. 她并不是真的不安，那全是装出来的。 |
| put on an act She’ s just putting on an act because the boys are here. 她只是在装腔作势，因为有男孩们在这儿。 |
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| 3 | C a short performance by a comedian , magician , or other performer （喜剧演员、魔术师或其他表演者的）短节目 |
| He eats fire as part of his act. 作为短节目的一部分，他表演吞火。 |
| | 3a | a singer , band , or other person or group who performs on stage . Two people who perform together , especially two comedians, are called a double act （短节目的）演员 | | They remain one of rock music’ s most exciting live acts. 他们一直是摇滚乐坛最刺激的现场表演者之一。 | |
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| 4 | C one of the parts that a play , opera , or ballet is divided into . Each act is divided into two or more scenes （戏剧、歌剧或芭蕾舞的）一幕 |
| She has a small walk-on part at the beginning of the first act. 她在第一幕开始时有个小龙套角色。 |
| Act 1 Scene 2 第1幕第2场 |
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| 5 | C a law passed by a country’ s government 法案；法令；条例 |
| the Data Protection Act 《数据保护条例》 |
| an act of Parliament 议会的法案 |
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| - | balancing/juggling act
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| a situation in which someone has to do several different things at the same time |
| 同时应付很多事情绞在一起的状况 |
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| - | be a hard/tough act to follow
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| to do something so well that others who do it after you do not feel very confident about being successful |
| 难以超越 |
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| Ken’ s a hard act to follow, but I’ ll do my best. 肯是很难超越的，但我会竭尽全力。 |
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| - | get your act together informal
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| to organize your life or work in a better way , especially by having clear goals and a plan for achieving them |
| 合理安排（尤指有清晰的目标和实现的计划） |
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| If you want to be finished by Monday, you’ ll have to get your act together. 你如果想在星期一之前完成，就得作出合理安排。 |
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| - | get in on the act
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| to take part in an activity that someone else is doing , in order to gain some of the advantages for yourself |
| （为了谋取利益而）插手，染指 |
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| First it was politicians, now a novelist has decided to get in on the act. 开始是政客们，现在是一个小说家也决定染指其中。 |
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