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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- act [ækt]
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- 1. vi. (take action) 行动
- 2. vi. (behave) 举止
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3.
vi.
[lawyer+]
to act for {or} on behalf of sb 代表某人行事
- 4. vi. to act as sb/sth 担任某职务/充当某物
- 5. vi. [drug, chemical+] (work) 见效
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6.
vi.
(in play, film) 演戏
- I was acting in a play in Edinburgh.
- 我在爱丁堡演过一出戏。
- 7. vi. (pretend) 假装
- 8. vt. [+part, role] (in play, film) 扮演
- 9. noun [c] (action) 行动
- 10. noun it's (just {or} all) an act (pretence) 这(只)是做做样子
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11.
noun
[theater]
[of play, opera]
幕
- 12. noun [of performer] 节目
- 13. noun [法] 法令
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- act [ækt] [ækt]
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1.
noun
动作，举止
- 2. noun 行为，行动，行径
- 3. noun （法庭、立法机关等的）决议；法律；法令
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4.
noun
法律文件，法规，条例
- 5. noun （戏剧、歌剧等中的）幕
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6.
noun
杂耍表演
- 7. noun 假装，做作
- 8. noun （马戏、杂耍等中的）连续表演节目之一；（马戏、杂耍等的）演员
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9.
noun
议事录；行传
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10.
noun
（牛津和剑桥大学学位报考者为取得学位所需的）答辩
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11.
noun
（表示对神的信仰或悔罪而暗作的）祈祷；祈祷式
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12.
vt.
演出（戏）
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13.
vt.
举止与…相称
- Don't act the child.
- 别作孩子气。
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14.
vt.
假装
- 15. vt. 饰，扮演（角色）
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16.
vt.
[archaic]
实行，实施，做
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17.
vt.
[antiquated]
激励，驱使
- 18. vi. 举止，表现
- 19. vi. 做事；行动；采取行动
- 20. vi. 起某种作用，用作，当作
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21.
vi.
（剧本）适于上演；（角色）适于扮演
- 22. vi. （在舞台上）表演，演戏；扮演角色
- 23. vi. 当代言人，作为…的代理人，代理，代办（for）
- 24. vi. 对…发生作用，对…产生影响（常与on连用）；奏效
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25.
vi.
假装，做作，似乎在演戏
- 26. vi. 显出
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27.
vi.
对…作出决定（或裁决）（常与on连用）
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1.
noun
动作，举止
Collins English-English Dictionary
- act [ækt]
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1.
n
something done or performed; a deed
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2.
n
the performance of some physical or mental process; action
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3.
n
[capital when part of a name]
the formally codified result of deliberation by a legislative body; a law, edict, decree, statute, etc
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4.
n
[often plural]
a formal written record of transactions, proceedings, etc, as of a society, committee, or legislative body
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5.
n
a major division of a dramatic work
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6.
n
a short performance of skill, a comic sketch, dance, etc, esp one that is part of a programme of light entertainment
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7.
n
those giving such a performance
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8.
n
an assumed attitude or pose, esp one intended to impress
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9.
n
[philosophy]
an occurrence effected by the volition of a human agent, usually opposed at least as regards its explanation to one which is causally determined - Compare event
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10.
vi.
[intr]
to do something; carry out an action
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11.
vi.
[intr]
to function in a specified way; operate; react
- his mind acted quickly
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12.
vi.
to perform (a part or role) in a play, etc
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13.
vt.
[tr]
to present (a play, etc) on stage
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14.
vi.
[intr;
usually foll by foror as] to be a substitute (for); function in place (of) -
15.
vi.
[intr;
foll by as] to serve the function or purpose (of)- the glass acted as protection
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16.
vi.
[intr]
to conduct oneself or behave (as if one were)
- she usually acts like a lady
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17.
vi.
[intr]
to behave in an unnatural or affected way
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18.
vi.
[copula]
to pose as; play the part of
- to act the fool
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19.
vi.
[copula]
to behave in a manner appropriate to (esp in the phrase act one's age)
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20.
vi.
[copula]
[not standard]
to seem or pretend to be
- to act tired
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21.
vi.
See also act on act out act up
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22.
vi.
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin actus a doing, performance, and actum a thing done, from the past participle of agere to do
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1.
n
something done or performed; a deed
Examples
- to act surprised/act the innocent
- 装出惊讶/无辜的样子 → act
- act like a lady
- 举止象个贵妇 → act
- We must act now to forestall disaster.
- 我们现在必须采取行动以防灾难。 → act
- Acids act on metal.
- 酸腐蚀金属。 → act
- Don't act the child.
- 别作孩子气。 → act
- caught in the act of stealing
- 行窃时被擒 → act
- a selfish act that nothing will excuse
- 无法辩解的自私行为 → excuse
- to act for another
- 代表别人 → for
- a human act
- 人的行为 → human
- a lawful act
- 合法行为 → lawful
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