act是什么意思？

act

英[ækt] 美[ækt]

• v. 行动，表现，表演，起作用；
• n. 行为，行动，法案，法令，短节目；

复数：acts;

过去式：acted;

过去分词：acted;

现在分词：acting;

第三人称单数：acts;

例句

• “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。”
• The question was so unexpected that, for a moment, she was at a loss how to act up properly. 问题来得这么突然, 她一时不知道如何作出恰当的反应。
• While they're playing scene two in front of the curtain, you can drop in the scenery for the next act. 他们在幕前演第二场时, 你可以放下下一幕的布景。
• 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。
• an act of utter selfishness 纯粹的自私之举
• The Act confers powers of entry, search and seizure on the police. 该法案授予警察入室、搜查和扣押的权力。
• Her five-year-old daughter likes to act up before scores of visitors. 她那五岁的小女儿喜欢在很多的客人面前逞能。
• The performance was rounded off with a one-act play. 演出以一个独幕剧圆满结束。
• She doesn't go on until Act Two. 她要到第二幕才出场。
• a quixotic act of chivalry 表现出空想的骑士精神的行动

同义词

• n.
  act的同义词之：法案,法令
  law,
• vi.
  act的同义词之：假装
  pretend,
  act的同义词之：行动;表演
  behave, perform, do,
• act的同义词之：其他释义
  doing, thing, performance, do, pretend, accomplishment, installment, go, process, perform, movement, affectation, statute, behave, feign, achievement, law, play, sketch, operate, scene, deed, function, pretense,

同义词解析

• 以下这些名词均包含 "行为，行动" 的意思
  act ：一般指具体的、短暂的或个别的行为，强调行为的完成及其效果。
  action ：普通用词，着重行动的过程。
  deed ：较庄重用词，除泛指各种行为外，还可用于指某种高尚或伟大的行为，故常译作"功绩，业绩"。
  operation ：多指一连串行动或行为的完成方式。
  performance ：主要指行动的方式方法。
• 以下这些名词均有"法同，法规" 的意思
  law：普通用词，泛指由最高当局所制订、立法机构所通过的任何成文或不成文的法规或条例。
  constitution：指治理国家或国家在处理内外政务时所遵循的基本法律和原则；也指规章规则的汇集。
  regulation：普通用词，指用于管理、指导或控制某系统或组织的规则、规定或原则等。
  code：指某一阶层或社会所遵守的一整套法典、法规或法则；也可指与某一特殊活动或主题有关的规则。
  rule：通常指机关、团体的规章、条例或比赛规则；也指对人行为、方法等所作的规定，还可指习俗所承认的规定。
  act：指经立法机构通过并由行政管理签署的法案。

词组

• act out
  To perform in or as if in a play; dramatize 在行动中实现，付诸行动 To express (unconscious impulses, for example) in an overt manner without awareness or understanding. 冲动行事：不知不觉中公开地表示（例如，无意识的冲动）
• act up
  To misbehave. 行为不良 To malfunction. 发生故障 &I{Informal} To become active or troublesome after a period of quiescence 【非正式用语】 疾病发作：一段时间的平静之后变得活跃或令人讨厌
• act of God
  an instance of uncontrollable natural forces in operation (often used in insurance claims) [常用于保险索赔]不可抗力
• act of grace
  a privilege or concession that cannot be claimed as a right 恩典，大赦令
• catch someone in the act
  (一般作 be caught in the act)surprise someone in the process of doing something wrong 当场抓住（或发现）某人做坏事
• clean up one's act
  behave in a more acceptable manner 改进举止
• get one's act together
  (informal)galvanize oneself into organizing one's life or affairs effectively (非正式)（使自己的生活处事）有头绪；有条有理地行事
• get (或 be) in on the act
  (informal)become or be involved in a particular activity, in order to gain profit or advantage (非正式)（为获得利益或有利条件而）加入（或参与）（活动），插一手
• a hard (或 tough) act to follow
  an achievement or performance which sets a standard regarded as being hard for others to measure up to 难以取得的成就（或成绩）
• in the act of
  in the process of 在…过程中
• be in on the act
  To be included in an activity. 参与：参加行动
• clean up (one's) act&I{【俚语】}
  To improve one's behavior or performance. 改进举止：改进某人的举止或表现
• get into the act
  To insert oneself into an ongoing activity, project, or situation. 加入，参与：中途加入到进行中的活动、项目或形势
• get (one's) act together&I{【俚语】}
  To get organized. 组织起来，有头绪

英语四级真题

Just as peer-to-peer businesses like eBay allow anyone to become a retailer, sharing sites let individuals act as an ad hoc ( 临时的) taxi service, car-hire firm or boutique hotel (精品酒店) as and when it suits them.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
Yes, but I was going to say I thought the acting was terrible.
出自-2012年12月听力原文
In mixed schools boys feel compelled to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means, " the study reported
出自-2011年12月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  做事;行动
  When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  遵照…行动；奉行
  If you act on advice or information, you do what has been advised or suggested.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  举止;表现
  If someone acts in a particular way, they behave in that way.
  例句
  ...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。
• VERB
  起作用;充当
  If someone or something acts as a particular thing, they have that role or function.
  例句
  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
• VERB
  假装;故作
  If someone acts in a particular way, they pretend to be something that they are not.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  ...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。
• VERB
  影响；作用于
  If a force or substance acts on someone or something, it has a certain effect on them.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  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。
• N-COUNT
  行为；行动
  An act is a single thing that someone does.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  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。
• N-COUNT
  法案；法令；条例
  An Act is a law passed by the government.
  例句
  ...an Act of Parliament. 议会法案
• 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.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• vt. & vi.
  做，做事，行事；行动，采取行动
  The time for thinking is past, we must now act. 思考的时间过去了, 我们现在必须行动。
  表演, 举动像…;装出,假装,做作
  Oliver is acting tonight. 奥利弗今晚演出。
• n.
  行为, 行动
  My first act was to run into the waiting room. 我的第一个行动就是跑进客厅。
  (立法机关的)决议；敕命；法案；法令；条例
  The drug was banned by an act of parliament. 议会的法案明令禁止该药品。
  (一)幕
  Most modern plays have three acts. 大多数现代戏剧有三幕。
• vt.
  使举止与…相称
  Don't act the child. 别作孩子气。
• vi.
  对…发生作用，起作用，对…产生影响(常与on连用)；奏效，见效
  The medicine acts well. 这药有效。 The medicine acted on her fever at once. 这药很快就使她退了烧。
  表现，举止
  The soldier acted like a real hero. 那个士兵的举动像一个真正的英雄。
  (在舞台上)表演，演戏，扮演角色
  He acted in two plays by Molière. 他在莫里哀编的两个剧中扮演角色。
  (角色、戏等)能被(扮)演，(角色)适于扮演；(剧本)适于上演
  Her plays don't act well. 她写的戏不好演。
  似乎在演戏，做戏，假装，做作
  The girl's not really crying; she's only acting to get your sympathy. 这女孩不是真哭，而是在做戏以博得你的同情。
  对…做出决定(或裁决)；颁发奖品(常与on 连用)
  We are required to act at the end of the meeting. 我们必须在会议结束时做出决定。
  作代言人，作为…的代理人，代理，代办，代表(for)
  As the chairman is ill, I am asking Mr Jones to act for him. 现在主席病了，我打算请琼斯先生代理他。
  显出
  She acted very angry. 她显得非常生气。

英英词典释义

• 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'"

行业词典

• 体育： 动作；作用；法令；条例；规章；
  医学： 动作；法令，条例；
  心理学： 动作；
  法律： 条例；