ACT.
ACT.
ACT.
abbr.（略语）
Australian Capital Territory.
澳大利亚首都直辖区
ACT
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abbr.（略语）
American College Test.
美国大学测试
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abbr.（略语）
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
act
act AHD[²kt] DJ[#kt] KK[#kt]
n.（名词）
1.The process of doing or performing something:
过程：做或执行某事的过程：
the act of thinking.
思考的行为
2.Something done or performed; a deed:
行为：已做的事；一件事：
a charitable act.
善行
3.A decisional product, such as a statute, decree, or enactment, delivered by a legislative or a judicial body.
法案，法令：由立法或司法机关宣布的决策，如法规、命令或法律
4.A formal written record of proceedings or transactions.
备忘录，会议记录：备忘录或会议记录的正式书面记录
5.One of the major divisions of a play or an opera.
幕：戏剧或歌剧的主要片段
6.A theatrical performance that forms part of a longer presentation:
短节目：组成较长演出部分的舞台节目：
a juggling act.
杂耍节目
7.A manifestation of intentional or unintentional insincerity; a pose:
装腔作势，假装：有意或无意的虚伪性的流露；造作：
put on an act.
装腔作势；装模作样
v.（动词） act.ed,act.ing,acts
v.tr.（及物动词）
1.To play the part of; assume the dramatic role of:
扮演：担任…的角色；承担…的戏剧角色：
She plans to act Lady Macbeth in summer stock.
她计划在夏季剧团中扮演马克白夫人
2.To perform (a role) on the stage:
演戏：在舞台上演出（角色）：
act the part of the villain.
演反面角色
3.To behave like or pose as; impersonate:
假装：举止象…或装作…；模仿：
Don't act the fool.
不要装傻
4.To behave in a manner suitable for:
举止合宜：使举止与…相称：
Act your age.
举止与你年龄相称
v.intr.（不及物动词）
1.To behave or comport oneself:
举动，举止：
She acts like a born leader.
她的举止象个天生的领导
2.To perform in a dramatic role or roles.
扮演，担当：戏剧角色中扮演
3.To be suitable for theatrical performance:
适合戏剧表演：
This scene acts well.
这个情景很适于舞台演出
4.To behave affectedly or unnaturally; pretend.
矫揉造作；假装：举止假装地或不自然地；装作
5.To appear or seem to be:
显得；似乎：看上去是或似乎是：
The dog acted ferocious.
这条狗看上去很凶
6.To carry out an action:
行动，运作：
We acted immediately. The governor has not yet acted on the bill.
我们马上行动。州长还没有按照法案行事
7.To operate or function in a specific way:
运作；反应：以特殊的方式运转或起作用：
His mind acts quickly.
他的头脑很灵活
8.To serve or function as a substitute for another:
充当；替代：作为他物的替代品：
A coin can act as a screwdriver.
硬币可充当螺丝起子
9.To produce an effect:
发生作用，产生影响：
waited five minutes for the anesthetic to act.
等了五分钟麻醉剂才起作用
PHRASES
▪act out
1.To perform in or as if in a play; dramatize:
象表演：在戏剧中或似在戏剧中表演；戏剧化：
act out a story.
连说带比划地讲将故事
2.To realize in action:
在行动中实现，付诸行动：
wanted to act out his theory.
想在行动中实践他的理论
3.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
1.To misbehave.
行为不良
2.To malfunction.
发生故障
3.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：
My left knee acts up in damp weather. Her arthritis is acting up again.
我的左膝一到阴湿天气就犯病。她的关节炎又犯了
IDIOMS
▪be in on the act: To be included in an activity.
参与：参加行动
▪clean up (one's) act【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【俚语】: To get organized.
组织起来，有头绪
ORIGIN
1.Middle English
中古英语
2.from Old Frenchacte
源自 古法语acte
3.from Latin³ctus [a doing]
源自 拉丁语³ctus [行动]
4.³ctum [a thing done]
³ctum [已做的事]
5.both fromagere ³ct- [to drive, do] * see ag-
都源自agere ³ct- [驱使，做] *参见 ag-
DERIVATIVES
▪ac”tabil“ity n.（名词）
▪act“able adj.（形容词）
USAGE
The wordsact andaction both mean “a deed” and “the process of doing.” However, other senses ofact, such as “a decision made by a legislative body” and ofaction, such as “habitual or vigorous activity” show thatact tends to refer to a deed whileaction tends to refer to the process of doing. The demands of meaning or idiom will often require one word or the other:class act andclass action, for example, are not interchangeable. In cases where either can be used, either is acceptable: myact (oraction ) was premature.
act 及action 两者都表示“行为”和“行动的过程”。 然而，act 的其他释义，如“立法机关所做的决定”及action 的其他释义， 如“惯常的或充满活力的活动”表明act 偏重于指行动而action 偏重于指行动的过程。 由于意义和习语的需求，通常只能用其中的一个单词，如：class act（出类拔萃的人） 和class action（共同起诉） 不能互换。 在二者皆可的情况下，二者可通用：我的行为 （或行动 ）太草率
