act

v.行动；表现；表演；起作用

n.行为；行动；法案，法令；短节目

noun

作为 sth that sb does

1. 行为；行动；所为
   a particular thing that sb does
   1. an act of kindness
      善行
   2. acts of terrorism
      恐怖行动
   3. The murder was the act of a psychopath.
      这次谋杀是精神变态者所为。
   4. a criminal act
      犯罪行为

法律 law

2. （议会通过的）法案，法令
   a law that has been passed by a parliament
   1. an Act of Congress
      国会法案
   2. the Higher Education Act 2002
      2002年颁布的高等教育法

假装 pretending

3. 假装
   a way of behaving that is not sincere but is intended to have a particular effect on others
   1. Don't take her seriously─it's all an act.
      别跟她认真——这全是假戏一场。
   2. You could tell she was just putting on an act .
      你可以看出，她是在装模作样。

戏剧；娱乐 in play/entertainment

4. （戏剧、歌剧等的）一幕
   one of the main divisions of a play, an opera , etc.
   1. a play in five acts
      一出五幕剧
   2. The hero dies in Act 5, Scene 3.
      男主角在第五幕第三场死去。
5. 一段表演
   one of several short pieces of entertainment in a show
   1. a circus/comedy/magic act
      马戏 / 喜剧 / 魔术表演
6. 表演者；音乐人组合
   a performer or group of musicians
   1. They were one of rock's most impressive live acts.
      他们是最富感染力的现场表演摇滚乐组合之一。

verb

做某事 do sth

1. 做事；行动
   to do sth for a particular purpose or in order to deal with a situation
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. He claims he acted in self-defence.
      他声称自己是出于自卫。

行为 behave

2. 行为；举止
   to behave in a particular way
   1. John's been acting very strangely lately.
      近来约翰的行为怪得很。
   2. Stop acting like spoilt children!
      别再像惯坏的孩子那样胡闹了！

假装 pretend

3. 假装
   to pretend by your behaviour to be a particular type of person
   1. He's been acting the devoted husband all day.
      他整天装作模范丈夫的样子。
   2. I decided to act dumb.
      我决定装哑。

戏剧 / 电影表演 perform in play/movie

4. 扮演（戏剧、电影中的角色）
   to perform a part in a play or film/movie
   1. Have you ever acted?
      你演过戏吗？
   2. Most of the cast act well.
      这出戏大多数演员演得不错。
   3. Who's acting (= taking the part of) Hamlet?
      谁演哈姆雷特？
   4. The play was well acted.
      这出戏演得不错。

起作用 perform function

5. 充当；起作用
   to perform a particular role or function
   1. Can you act as interpreter?
      你能担任口译吗？
   2. hormones in the brain that act like natural painkillers
      大脑中起着天然止痛药作用的激素

有作用 have effect

6. （对…）有作用，有影响
   to have an effect on sth
   1. Alcohol acts quickly on the brain.
      酒精对大脑迅速产生影响。

vt. 扮演；装作，举动像 vi. 行动；扮演，充当；表现，举止；假装，演戏；起作用，见效 n. 行为，行动；法令，法案；（戏剧，歌剧的）一幕，段；装腔作势

现在分词:acting 名词复数形式:acts 过去式:acted 过去分词:acted 第三人称单数:acts

act 做

来自词根ag, 做，见agenda. -t, 过去分词后缀。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. He acted as if he hadn't heard any of it
   他表现得好像对此毫不知情。
5. Open wounds act like a magnet to flies.
   裸露的伤口很招苍蝇。
6. 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。
7. Chris acted astonished as he examined the note
   克里斯检查记录时故作震惊状。
8. Kenworthy had tried not to act the policeman.
   肯沃西努力表现得不像个警察。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. A hypnotist can act upon the unconscious mind directly.
    催眠师能直接作用于无意识思维。
12. She confessed to her parents her desire to act
    她向父母坦言了自己想演戏的愿望。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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？
17. His anger was real. It wasn't an act.
    他是真的生气了，不是在摆样子。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. The Government should get its act together
    政府应该集中力量。
25. 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。
26. Congress passed the National Security Act, and the CIA was born
    国会通过了《国家安全法》，中央情报局由此而诞生。
27. He wants to act in concert with other nations.
    他想和其他国家采取一致行动。
28. The tough new law should act as a deterrent.
    这项严厉的新法将起到威慑作用。
29. Women should be free to dress and act as they please
    女性应该有穿衣和行动的自由。
30. The legislature repealed the unpopular Rent Act.
    立法机关废除了不得人心的租借法案。