act
verb OPAL W
/ækt/
/ækt/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they act | /ækt/ /ækt/ |
| he / she / it acts | /ækts/ /ækts/ |
| past simple acted | /ˈæktɪd/ /ˈæktɪd/ |
| past participle acted | /ˈæktɪd/ /ˈæktɪd/ |
| -ing form acting | /ˈæktɪŋ/ /ˈæktɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to do something for a particular purpose or in order to deal with a situation
做事；行动 - act to do something It is vital that we act to stop the destruction of the rainforests.
至关紧要的是，我们应当采取行动制止破坏雨林。 - + adv./prep. By acting quickly doctors saved her life.
医生迅速采取行动救了她的命。 - The government was criticized for failing to act decisively.
政府做事不果断，受到了批评。 - Initial reports indicated he acted alone.
最初的报告显示他是单独行动的。 - He claims he acted in self-defence.
他声称他是出于自卫。 - We acted in good faith (= believing that we were doing the right thing).
我们本着诚信行事。 - They are acting out of self-interest.
他们是出于私利。 - She was not acting for personal gain.
她不是为了个人利益而行动。
- George knew about the letter and acted accordingly.
乔治知道那封信的情况并采取了相应的行动。 - His defence was that he had acted in good faith.
他辩称自己当时是诚实办事。 - I suspected that he was acting out of malice.
我怀疑他这么做是不怀好意。 - The country's highest court ruled that police had acted unlawfully.
该国的最高法院判定警方的行为不合法。 - The government must act promptly to change this law.
政府必须立即采取行动改变这部法律。 - The government needs to act against the sale of these dangerous toys.
政府需要采取措施，禁止这些危险玩具的销售。 - The jury accepted that he had acted in self defence.
陪审团接受了他那样做是出于自卫的观点。 - We are all acting in the best interests of the children.
我们都是为了孩子的最大利益在做事。 - The girl's life was saved because the doctors acted so promptly.
多亏医生行动迅速，女孩的生命得救了。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- at once
- immediately
- promptly
- …
- against
- for somebody
- on behalf of somebody
- …
- act as if
- act in somebody’s best interests
- act in good faith
- …
- act to do something It is vital that we act to stop the destruction of the rainforests.
- [intransitive] to behave in a particular way
表现得 - + adv. The man was seen acting suspiciously.
有人看见那个人形迹可疑。 - I think that most employers act responsibly in these situations.
我认为大多数雇主在这些情况下都是负责任的。 - Decide what your priorities are and act accordingly (= in an appropriate way).
决定你的优先事项，并采取相应的行动。 - act like somebody/something Stop acting like spoilt children!
别再像惯坏的孩子那样胡闹了！ - act as if/though… She was acting as if she'd seen a ghost.
她的行为举止像是见到幽灵一般。
- All citizens have a duty to act responsibly and show respect to others.
所有公民都有为自己的行为负责和尊重别人的责任。 - You acted very wisely in coming to me.
你来找我很明智。 - John's been acting very strangely lately.
近来约翰的行为怪得很。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- at once
- immediately
- promptly
- …
- against
- for somebody
- on behalf of somebody
- …
- act as if
- act in somebody’s best interests
- act in good faith
- …
- + adv. The man was seen acting suspiciously.
- [intransitive, transitive] to perform a part in a play or film
扮演（戏剧、电影中的角色） - Have you ever acted?
你演过戏吗？ - He just can't act.
他根本不会演戏。 - Most of the cast act well.
这出戏大多数演员演得不错。 - The play was well acted.
这出戏演得不错。 - Who's acting the part of Hamlet?
谁演哈姆雷特（这个角色）？ - She is acting the role of Juliet.
她在演朱丽叶这一角色。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- brilliantly
- well
- badly
- …
- Have you ever acted?
- [intransitive] to pretend by your behaviour to be a particular type of person
假装 - + noun He's been acting the devoted husband all day.
他整天装作模范丈夫的样子。 - + adj. I decided to act dumb.
我决定装傻。 - to act weird/strange/normal/stupid
举止怪异/奇怪/正常/愚蠢 - He acts all macho, but he’s a real softie underneath.
他表现得很有男子气概，但骨子里却很软弱。
- You've been acting strange lately.
你最近表现得很奇怪。 - I found myself acting the part of the happy newly-married wife.
我发现自己正假扮成一个幸福的新婚妻子。
- + noun He's been acting the devoted husband all day.
- [intransitive] to perform a particular role or function
充当；起作用 - act as something She acted as an adviser to the committee.
她担任委员会的顾问。 - Can you act as interpreter?
你能担任口译员吗？ - We hope this sentence will act as a deterrent to others.
我们希望这句话能起到威慑他人的作用。 - Culture can act as a powerful catalyst for urban regeneration.
文化可以成为城市复兴的强大催化剂。 - The council is only really acting as an agent.
该委员会只是真正的代理人。 - act like something hormones in the brain that act like natural painkillers
大脑中起着天然止痛药作用的激素
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- brilliantly
- well
- badly
- …
- act as something She acted as an adviser to the committee.
- [intransitive] act (on something) to have an effect on something
（对…）有作用，有影响 - Alcohol acts quickly on the brain.
酒精对大脑迅速产生影响。 - It took a few minutes for the drug to act.
几分钟后药物才起作用。
- The bacteria act on sugars to form acids.
细菌作用于糖形成酸。 - We need to understand the forces that act on the spine.
我们需要了解作用在脊椎上的力。 - Most of these drugs acted directly on the blood vessels.
这些药物大多直接作用于血管。 - Nuclear and non-nuclear matter act on each other.
核物质和非核物质相互作用。
- Alcohol acts quickly on the brain.
do something做某事
behave行为
perform in play/film
pretend假装
perform function起作用
have effect有作用
Idioms
act/play the fool
- to behave in a stupid way in order to make people laugh, especially in a way that may also annoy them
装傻，扮丑相（以逗人笑，但往往惹人恼怒） - Quit playing the fool and get some work done!
别再装傻了，干点实事吧！
- Stop acting the fool and be serious!
别再像傻瓜一样，严肃点儿！ - He thought that being an actor only involved tap dancing and playing the fool.
他认为当演员就是跳踢踏舞和装傻逗乐就行了。
- Quit playing the fool and get some work done!
be/act your age
- to behave in a way that is suitable for somebody of your age and not as though you were much younger
行为和年龄相称；举止不再有孩子气 - Isn’t it time you started acting your age?
你不是该开始表演你的年龄了吗？
- Isn’t it time you started acting your age?
behave/act as if you own the place | think you own the place
- (disapproving) to behave in a very confident way that annoys other people, for example by telling them what to do
（言行）喧宾夺主 - She was acting as if she owned the place.
她的一举一动好像在说这是她的地盘似的。
- She was acting as if she owned the place.