act

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1. 行动，表现；做事

• act according to one's conscience 凭良心办事

• see how they act under stress 看他们在压力之下如何行事

• You acted wisely. 你做得很明智。

2. 发挥作用，见效

• The brakes did not act. 闸不灵了。

3. 表演

• She has never acted on the stage. 她从未在舞台上演过戏。

4. 假装，做戏

• She was not really crying; she was just acting to gain your sympathy. 她并不是真哭，只是在装腔，想得到你的同情。

5. 扮演，充当

• act as conductor 担任指挥

• act as an old woman 扮演老妇人

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1. 扮演

• act Othello 扮演奥赛罗

2. 装出

• act the fool 当傻瓜；装傻

3. (用动作)表演出(事件、故事)

4. 使举止与…相符

词组act against 违反

• act against the will of the people 违背人民的意志行事

act for 代理

• Mr. Sharp will act for you in this case. 夏普先生将在本案中担任你的律师。

• The chairman is ill, so I'll ask Mr. Henderson to act for him. 主席患病，因此我将请亨德森先生代理。

act on (或upon)

1. 对…起作用

• The stirring speech acted on (或upon) the emotions of the audience. 动人的演讲使听众情绪激昂。

2. 按照…行动

• We acted on (或upon) your advice and finished the work in no time. 我们听从了你的劝告，一会儿便把工作做完了。

act out

1. 将…表演(或表现)出来

• act out the event (或act the event out ) 将这一事件表演再现出来

2. 将(政策、计划等)付诸行动

• act out the plan (或act the plan out ) 实施此项计划

3. 发泄(压抑的情绪)

• act out one's anxieties (或act one's anxieties out ) 发泄自己的焦虑

act up 非正式

1. (机器)出现故障；(疾病)发作

• The computer is acting up again. 计算机又出毛病了。

2. 捣蛋

• The child often acts up in the presence of guests. 这个孩子经常在客人面前发“人来疯”。

act up to 遵照…办事；做与…相符之事

• act up to one's belief 按自己的信念办

• act up to one's reputation 做与自己的声望相符之事