acts

1. VERB 做事;行动
   When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
2. VERB 遵照…行动；奉行
   If you act on advice or information, you do what has been advised or suggested.
   1. 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。
3. VERB 举止;表现
   If someone acts in a particular way, they behave in that way.
   1. ...a gang of youths who were acting suspiciously...
      一伙形迹可疑的年轻人
   2. He acted as if he hadn't heard any of it...
      他表现得好像对此毫不知情。
   3. Open wounds act like a magnet to flies.
      裸露的伤口很招苍蝇。
4. VERB 起作用;充当
   If someone or something acts as a particular thing, they have that role or function.
   1. 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。
   2. ...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
5. VERB 假装;故作
   If someone acts in a particular way, they pretend to be something that they are not.
   1. Chris acted astonished as he examined the note...
      克里斯检查记录时故作震惊状。
   2. Kenworthy had tried not to act the policeman.
      肯沃西努力表现得不像个警察。
6. 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.
   1. ...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
   2. 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。
7. VERB 影响；作用于
   If a force or substance acts on someone or something, it has a certain effect on them.
   1. 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。
   2. A hypnotist can act upon the unconscious mind directly.
      催眠师能直接作用于无意识思维。
8. 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.
   1. She confessed to her parents her desire to act...
      她向父母坦言了自己想演戏的愿望。
   2. 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。
9. N-COUNT 行为；行动
   An act is a single thing that someone does.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
10. 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.
    1. 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？
    2. His anger was real. It wasn't an act.
       他是真的生气了，不是在摆样子。
11. N-COUNT 法案；法令；条例
    An Act is a law passed by the government.
    1. ...an Act of Parliament.
       议会法案
12. 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.
    1. 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。
13. 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.
    1. 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。
14. 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.
    1. 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。
15. 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.
    1. 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。
16. 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.
    1. 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。
17. 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.
    1. 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。
18. 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.
    1. The Government should get its act together...
       政府应该集中力量。
    2. 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。
19. to act one's age → see: age

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. The three acts will alternate as headliners throughout the tour
   这3个节目将在整个巡回演出中轮流打头牌。
4. The Prison Service acts as a buffer between the minister and his critics.
   监狱局在部长和他的批评者中间扮演缓冲角色。
5. Alcohol acts as a diuretic, making you even more dehydrated.
   酒起着利尿剂的作用，会使你更加脱水。
6. The satellite acts as a drag on the shuttle
   卫星成了航天飞机的累赘。
7. Beeswax acts as an emulsifying agent.
   蜂蜡起到乳化剂的作用。
8. We find ourselves ensnared in employment acts which do not help resolve industrial disputes.
   我们发现自己陷入了雇佣法案的圈套之中，因为它们并不能帮助解决劳资争端。
9. They are capable of the most heinous acts.
   他们能做出最邪恶的事情。
10. They were found guilty of acts of gross indecency.
    他们因存在严重猥亵行为而被判有罪。
11. She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.
    她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
12. The programme is back for a new series with a great line-up of musicians and comedy acts.
    该节目重新开播了，新系列中汇集了一大批音乐家和喜剧剧目。
13. His Batley Variety Club became a mecca for high-class acts and mass audiences
    他的“巴特利综艺俱乐部”成了一流演员和广大观众热捧的地方。
14. The plant acts as a sedative in treating neuralgia.
    这种植物被用作治疗神经痛时的镇静药。
15. We're looking for people of all ages who have performed outstanding acts of bravery, kindness or courage
    我们正在寻找那些见义勇为、乐于助人、勇气可嘉的人，年龄不限。
16. A number of churches were sacked and sacrilegious acts committed.
    很多教堂都被洗劫一空，而且作出了诸多渎神之举。
17. What separates terrorism from other acts of violence?
    恐怖主义和其他暴力行为的区别是什么？
18. The newly built airport acts as a starting point for safaris into the game parks and reserves of northern Tanzania
    新建的机场是去坦桑尼亚北部野生动物园和保护区观看野生动物的出发点。
19. Once you cross over the thin line to acts of lawlessness, who knows where it stops?
    一旦你越过雷池开始干违法的事，谁知道哪里是个头呢？
20. One is also able to see how specific acts are related to a temporal and spatial context
    人们也能看出具体行为是如何与时空相关联的。
21. It would be wrong to suggest that police officers were not annoyed by acts of indecency
    要是认为警官对粗鄙行为不气不恼，那可就错了。
22. If everyone acts as he pleases, everything will be in a muddle.
    要是各行其是，那就乱套了。
23. Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.
    摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。
24. Let's see how he acts next.
    且看他下一步如何动作。
25. This newspaper is [ acts as] the mouthpiece of the government.
    这家报纸是政府的喉舌。
26. Every time it rains, our car acts up.
    每当下雨，我们的车就失灵。
27. He always speaks slowly and acts unhurriedly.
    他说话做事总是慢条斯理的。
28. These acts constitute an interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
    这种行动构成对别国内政的干涉。
29. The boy acts like one possessed.
    这个孩子一举一动像着了魔似的。
30. At first he was a little shy in class, but now he acts more natural.
    他起初在班里有点害羞，不过现在自然多了。

noun

1. a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome

   Synonym:    Acts of the Apostles