| 释义 |
*act¹ /ækt; ækt/
v
1 [I] to do something 做…; 采取行动:
Unless the government acts soon, more people will die. 政府不迅速采取行动的话，将有更多的人死亡。
act on advice/orders/instructions (=do what sb says) 按照劝告/命令/指示行动: We're acting on the advice of our lawyer. 我们在按照我们律师的意见行事。
2 [I] to behave in a particular way 〔以特别的方式〕表现:
Nick's been acting very strangely recently. 尼克近来行为异常。
3 [I,T] to perform as a character in a play or film 〔在戏剧或电影中〕表演，扮演（角色）:
Mike got an acting job on TV. 迈克找到了一份电视演员的工作。
4 act as sb to do a job which is not your usual one （临时）担任某职:
My brother speaks French — he will act as interpreter. 我哥哥会说法语，他将充当翻译。
5 [I] to have a particular effect 起作用:
act as sth Salt acts as a preservative. 盐起防腐剂的作用。
act sth ↔ outto show how an event happened by performing it like a play 将…演出来
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: act and 和 action
You can use action as a countable noun when it means the same as act. 当 action 意思与 act 相同时，可作可数名词:
a kind act 仁慈的行为
a kind action 仁慈的行为
Act is also used in some fixed phrases when it means a particular type of action. act 亦可用于一些固定片语中，指某种特定的行为:
an act of friendship 友谊的表现
an act of war 战争的行为
He was caught in the act (=caught doing something bad). 他被当场捉住。
Act is always countable, but action can be uncountable. act 总是可数的，但 action 可以是不可数的:
We must take action immediately. 我们必须马上采取行动。
What we need is immediate action. 我们需要的是立刻行动。
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