Kenworthy had tried not to act the policeman.是什么意思？

Kenworthy had tried not to act the policeman.

肯沃西努力表现得不像个警察。

Kenworthy

[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 肯沃西住所名称，来源于古英语人名Cyna或Cena+“圈用地”(enclosure)；

例句
He looked back at Kenworthy and leered.
他回头看了看肯沃西，色迷迷地笑了。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

tried

adj. 可靠地，经过考验的；v. 试图，努力( try的过去式和过去分词)，考验，磨炼，审讯；

例句
He was tried in absentia and sentenced to seven years in prison.
他被缺席判处七年监禁。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

act

v. 行动，表现，表演，起作用；n. 行为，行动，法案，法令，短节目；

例句
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

policeman

n. （男）警察，警员，看守矿井的人，[化] 淀帚；

例句
A policeman has been shot dead in an ambush.
一次伏击中一名警察中弹身亡。