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1. VERB 做事;行动 When you act, you do something for a particular purpose. 

  • The deaths occurred when police acted to stop widespread looting and vandalism...

    警方采取行动制止猖狂的打砸抢行为时有多人丧生。

  • I do not doubt that the bank acted properly.

    我毫不怀疑银行的处理方式是妥当的。

2. VERB 遵照…行动；奉行 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.

    患者通常都会遵照医嘱行事。

3. VERB 举止;表现 If someone acts in a particular way, they behave in that way. 

  • ...a gang of youths who were acting suspiciously...

    一伙形迹可疑的年轻人

  • He acted as if he hadn't heard any of it...

    他表现得好像对此毫不知情。

  • Open wounds act like a magnet to flies.

    裸露的伤口很招苍蝇。

4. VERB 起作用;充当 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.

    他在船上为水手们兼作外科医生和牧师。

  • ...the Cunard Princess, which acted as a support ship for American forces.

    用作美军支援船的公主号冠达邮轮

5. VERB 假装;故作 If someone acts in a particular way, they pretend to be something that they are not. 

  • Chris acted astonished as he examined the note...

    克里斯检查记录时故作震惊状。

  • Kenworthy had tried not to act the policeman.

    肯沃西努力表现得不像个警察。

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. 

  • ...the law firm that acted for Diana during her marriage split...

    在戴安娜婚姻破裂期间为她做代理的法律事务所

  • Because we travelled so much, Sam and I asked a broker to act on our behalf.

    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. 

  • He's taking a dangerous drug: it acts very fast on the central nervous system...

    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。

  • A hypnotist can act upon the unconscious mind directly.

    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. 

  • She confessed to her parents her desire to act...

    她向父母坦言了自己想演戏的愿望。

  • She acted in her first film when she was 13 years old.

    13岁时她出演了她的电影处女作。

9. N-COUNT 行为；行动 An act is a single thing that someone does. 

  • Language interpretation is the whole point of the act of reading...

    阅读行为中关键在于对语言的理解。

  • 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。

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. 

  • 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？

  • His anger was real. It wasn't an act.

    他是真的生气了，不是在摆样子。

11. N-COUNT 法案；法令；条例 An Act is a law passed by the government. 

  • ...an Act of Parliament.

    议会法案

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. 

  • Act II contained one of the funniest scenes I have ever witnessed...

    第二幕里有我看过的最搞笑的场面之一。

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. 

  • This year numerous bands are playing, as well as comedy acts...

    今年除了那些搞笑短剧外，还会有众多乐队登台献艺。

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. 

  • The men were caught in the act of digging up buried explosives.

    那些人在挖掘掩埋的爆炸物时被逮个正着。

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. 

  • The nation's advertisers need to clean up their act.

    该国的广告商需要规范自己的行为。

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. 

  • 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. 

  • Ken was in the act of paying his bill when Neil came up behind him.

    当尼尔从后面走过来时，肯正在付账。

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. 

  • The Government should get its act together...

    政府应该集中力量。

  • We have to get our act together — we have to organize ourselves.

    我们必须把劲儿往一处使——我们得组织起来。

19.   to act one's age→see: age;  to act the fool→see: fool; 
相关词组：
act out  act up 
Noun

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;

  • "he did his act three times every evening"
  • "she had a catchy little routine"
  • "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"

5. a manifestation of insincerity;

  • "he put on quite an act for her benefit"
Verb

1. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);

  • "think before you act"
  • "We must move quickly"
  • "The governor should act on the new energy bill"
  • "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

2. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself;

  • "You should act like an adult"
  • "Don't behave like a fool"
  • "What makes her do this way?"
  • "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

3. play a role or part;

  • "Gielgud played Hamlet"
  • "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"
  • "She played the servant to her husband's master"

4. discharge one's duties;

  • "She acts as the chair"
  • "In what capacity are you acting?"

5. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;

  • "He acted the idiot"
  • "She plays deaf when the news are bad"

6. be suitable for theatrical performance;

  • "This scene acts well"

7. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected;

  • "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"
  • "How does your idea work in practice?"
  • "This method doesn't work"
  • "The breaks of my new car act quickly"
  • "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

8. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

9. behave unnaturally or affectedly;

  • "She's just acting"

10. perform on a stage or theater;

  • "She acts in this play"
  • "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"
  • "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"

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1. "Think still again," he said,"and do not act rashly. The best of God's gifts may be abused,and yet they are all good.”
“再想一想吧，”他说，“不要鲁莽从事。上帝恩赐的精华可能会被滥用，可它们终究是好的。”

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2. A storm-tossed ship was painted on the backdrop for the first act of the modern drama named Pirate.
名为《海盗》的话剧第1幕的背景幕布上画的是颠簸于惊涛骇浪中的一条船。

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3. A trained dog can act as a guide to a blind person.
经过训练的狗能担任盲人的向导。

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4. After a few drinks,the man felt no pain and began to act foolishly.
喝了一些酒之后，那人便醉了，开始做傻事。

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5. Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.
酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

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6. All water used by the fire-brigade for fire extinction purpose is supplied free by an act of Congress.
根据议会的法案，消防队用于灭火的水全部免费供应。

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7. As the chairman is ill, I'm asking Mr. Sharp to act for him.
由于主席患病，我请夏普先生代理主席一职。

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8. Both sides have to act according to the provisions of the agreement.
双方都应按照协议条款办事。

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9. By gravitation the sun and planets act and react upon one another.
太阳与行星通过引力发挥作用并相互影响。

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10. Did the BBC act reasonably in sacking the journalist?
英国广播公司开除该记者做得合理吗？

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11. Directors may be tempted to act in their own self-interest.
董事们可能会受诱惑为谋求自身利益行事。

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12. Don't act on caprice. Study your problem.
不要任性行事，研究一下自己的问题。

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13. Don't make a rash act.
不要轻举妄动。

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14. Don't take her seriously,it's all an act.
别跟她认真，她完全是装腔作势罢了。

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15. Everything must be carefully examined before we act, then twice as much can be accomplished with half the effort.
事情要考虑周详以后再动手，才能够事半功倍。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16. 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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17. He agreed to act as treasurer.
他同意担任财务主管。

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18. He authorized me to act for him while he is abroad.
他授权我在他出国期间代行他的职务。

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19. He did not act upon my order.
他没有按我的命令行动。

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20. He has the authority to act for the commissar.
他有权代表政委。

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