act

【发音】

美 /ækt/ 英 /ækt/

【翻译】

1. v.行动；见效

   英释:to do something in a particular way or for a particular reason

2. n.行为

   英释:one thing that you do

【短语】

1. act as : 担当

2. act on : 对…起作用；按照…行事

3. act in : 扮演；在…方面行动

4. act like : 举止像...

5. act for : v. 代理

6. in act : [古语]即将，正要(与to和不定式连用)

7. speech act : 言语行为

8. act out : 把…表演出来；把…付诸行动

9. act with : 以…方式行事

10. act upon : 对…起作用；按照…行事

11. act against : vt. 违反

12. in the act of : 正在做…时

13. legal act : 法律行为

14. education act : 教育法

15. juristic act : 法律行为；法律行律

16. criminal act : 罪行，犯罪行为

17. act of god : 天灾；不可抗力

18. act accordingly : 核办

19. balancing act : 平衡做法；协调

20. illegal act : 不法行为，非法行为

【例句】

1. The company acted correctly in sacking him.

   公司解雇他做得对。

2. The jury decided that Walker had acted in self-defence.

   陪审团裁定沃克的行为属于自卫。

3. Politicians will only act when enough people demand that they do something.

   只有足够多的民众起来要求，政客们才会采取行动。

4. The padding acts as a cushion if the player falls or is hit by the ball.

   万一球员摔倒或者被球击中，衬垫可以起到缓冲作用。

5. The new president’s first act should be to end the war.

   新总统的第一步行动应当是结束战争。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...can help us act decisively...

2. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 写作题)...Only when you go out to act everyday can you make your dreams come true...

3. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...The physical act of crying is mainly one of breathing in air...

4. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 听力题)...The way to complain is to act business-like and important...

5. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 听力题)...If you act like someone who expects a fair request to be granted...

6. (2011.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...In mixed schools boys feel compelled to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means...

7. (2011.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...If you can accept that people from other cultures act according to their values...

8. (2011.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...It is essential that we act with integrity in order to build the kind of world in which we want to live...

9. (2010.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...The way to complain is to act business-like and important...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.扮演；装作，举动像

   play/take a part of/

2. vi.行动；扮演，充当；表现，举止；假装，演戏；起作用，见效

   operate/bear oneself/conduct oneself/

3. n.行为，行动；[法]法令，法案；（戏剧，歌剧的）一幕，段；装腔作势

   behavior/dealing/action/going/bill/

【同根词】

1. adj

   active : 积极的；活跃的；主动的；有效的；现役的

   acting : 代理的；装腔作势的

   activated : 活性化的；活泼的

   actable : 能演出的；能实行的

   actinic : 化学线作用的；化学线的

2. n

   active : 主动语态；积极分子

   action : 行动；活动；功能；战斗；情节

   activity : 活动；行动；活跃

   actor : 男演员；行动者；作用物

   actress : 女演员

   activation : [电子][物] 激活；活化作用

   acting : 演技；演戏；假装

   activism : 行动主义；激进主义

   actinism : 光化性，[光] 光化度；[化学] 光化作用

   activeness : 主观能动性；活动积极性

3. v

   activated : 使激活；使活动起来；有生气（activate的过去分词）

4. vi

   activate : 激活；有活力

5. vt

   activate : 刺激；使活动；使活泼；使产生放射性