1thing that sb does所做之事ADJECTIVE | VERB + ACT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤charitable, kind善舉;仁慈的行為▸➤heroic, selfless英勇的/無私的行為◇a heroic act of bravery勇敢的英雄舉動➤aggressive, barbaric, hostile, provocative, terrorist, violent攻擊性行為;野蠻行為;敵對行動;挑釁行為;恐怖行動;暴力行為◇He was arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist acts.他因涉嫌策劃恐怖行動而被捕。➤appalling, cowardly, despicable, heinous, horrific, immoral, outrageous, terrible, unspeakable駭人的/怯懦的/卑劣的/十惡不赦的/令人恐懼的/不道德的/聳人聽聞的/可怕的/難以啟齒的行為◇appalling acts of cruelty駭人的殘暴行徑◇horrific acts of violence令人心驚膽戰的暴力行為➤criminal, delinquent, illegal, unlawful, wrongful犯罪/失職/非法/不法/錯誤行為▸➤careless, foolish, impulsive草率的/愚蠢的/衝動的行為▸➤conscious, deliberate, intentional, positive, voluntary, wilful/willful有意識的/蓄意的/故意的/積極的/自願的/有意的行為◇The company says that the explosion was no accident but a deliberate act of sabotage.該公司說那起爆炸絕非事故,而是蓄意的陰謀破壞行為。➤private, public個人/公眾行為◇a private act of revenge個人報復行為➤creative, dramatic, physical, political, symbolic創造性的舉動;戲劇性的舉動;身體的行為;政治行動;象徵性的舉動▸➤homosexual, sex, sexual同性戀行為;性行為➤random任意的行為◇random acts of violence恣意的暴力行為VERB + ACT➤carry out, commit (law法律) , perform, perpetrate採取行動;犯罪;做出⋯行為;作惡◇images of African Americans performing heroic acts做出英勇舉動的非洲裔美國人形象◇charged with committing an act of gross indecency被控犯嚴重猥褻罪➤condemn譴責行為➤condone, justify寬恕行為;證明行為正當➤prevent阻止舉動➤witness目擊行為PREPOSITION➤in the act of (= while doing something)在做⋯時▸➤act of⋯的行為◇For Jane, the act of writing was always difficult.寫東西對簡來說一直都很難。PHRASES➤an act of faith, an act of love, an act of violence, an act of will, an act of worship出於信仰的行為;出於愛心的舉動;暴力活動;有意的舉動;祭拜活動▸➤a hard act to follow, a tough act to follow難以效仿的行為◇Their contribution will prove a hard act to follow.他們的貢獻將令後來者難望項背。➤catch sb in the act (of doing sth)當場抓獲某人(做⋯)◇He was caught in the act of stealing.他行竊時被當場抓獲。➤the simple act of doing sth, the very act of doing sth做⋯的行為本身◇The very act of writing out your plan clarifies what you need to do.把計劃寫出來就會使你清楚自己該做什麼。act
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2law made by a government法令;條例VERB + ACT | ACT + VERB | PREPOSITIONVERB + ACT➤bring in, introduce, pass實施/推行/通過法令◇The Act was passed by a majority of 175 votes to 143.此法令以 175 票對 143 票的多數票通過。➤amend修改法令▸➤repeal廢除法令◇The old act has now been repealed.舊法令現已廢除。➤breach, contravene, violate (especially NAmE) 觸犯/違背/違犯法律◇The company had violated the Data Security Act of 2006.該公司違背了 2006 年的《數據安全法》。ACT + VERB➤become law, come into force (BrE) 法案成為法律;法令生效◇The new Children's Act will become law next year.新的《兒童法》將於明年生效。➤contain sth, say sth, state sth法令包含⋯/規定⋯/詳述⋯◇The act contains regulations for financial institutions.該條例含有對金融機構的規定。➤apply to sth法令適用於⋯◇The 1995 act applies only to food and not to dietary supplements.這條 1995 年制訂的法令只適用於食品,不適用於膳食補充劑。➤require sth法令要求⋯➤prohibit sth法令禁止⋯PREPOSITION➤under an/the act根據⋯法例◇He was charged under the Firearms Act.他被指控違反了《槍支管理條例》。act
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3entertainment; entertainers娛樂表演;演員ADJECTIVE | VERB + ACTADJECTIVE➤class (used for sb who does sth well指做事出色的人) (informal) 精英人物◇Their new player looks a class act.他們新來的球員看上去很優秀。➤solo單人節目的演員▸➤double雙人節目演員◇comedy double act French and Saunders雙人喜劇演員弗倫奇和桑德斯➤live現場表演的演員◇their reputation as one of rock's most impressive live acts他們作為最具震撼力的現場表演搖滾樂組合的盛名➤main, support主角;配角◇The main act will come on at about ten o'clock.主角大約 10 點鐘出場。➤opening開幕式表演▸➤cabaret, circus, comedy, dance, drag, music, musical, novelty, stage, stand-up, variety卡巴萊歌舞/馬戲/喜劇/舞蹈/異性裝/音樂/音樂劇/標新立異的/舞台/單口相聲/綜藝表演◇The club offers live music and cabaret acts.該俱樂部有音樂與卡巴萊歌舞的現場表演。◇The group is merely a novelty act (= an act that is only interesting because it is strange or unusual).這個流行樂團的表演只是在標新立異而已。➤hip-hop, pop, rock, etc.嘻哈音樂、流行音樂、搖滾音樂等的表演▸➤balancing, disappearing, juggling, vanishing (allfigurative) 玩平衡;玩失踪;玩雜耍◇The cat had done a disappearing act.那隻貓玩起了失踪。◇The UN must perform a difficult balancing act between the two sides in the conflict.聯合國必須在衝突雙方之間艱難地維持平衡。VERB + ACT➤do, perform演出;表演◇He does a little novelty act.他表演一小段標新立異的節目。➤rehearse, work on表演前綵排;致力於表演◇I have to work on my act.我必須專心表演。act
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4division of a play(戲劇的)一幕ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤opening開場▸➤final, last最後一幕;終場▸➤first, second, etc.第一幕、第二幕等PREPOSITION➤in (the) act在第⋯幕中◇The king is killed in the opening act.國王一開場就被殺害了。act
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5insincere actions裝樣子VERB + ACT➤put on裝腔作勢◇Don't take any notice-she's just putting on an act!別理她 - 她是在裝樣子!act
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1do sth/behave做;行動ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤at once, immediately, promptly, quickly, swiftly馬上/立即/迅即/敏捷地/快速行動◇The government must act promptly to change this law.政府必須立即採取行動改變這部法律。➤appropriately, correctly, legally, properly行事得體;正確行事;依法辦事;做事得體▸➤dishonestly, illegally, improperly, inappropriately, unconstitutionally, unlawfully, wrongly不誠實地行事;非法行事;做事不當;行事不得體;不依憲法行事;不依法行事;錯誤行事◇The country's highest court ruled that police had acted unlawfully.該國的最高法院判定警方的行為不合法。➤rationally, reasonably, responsibly, sensibly, wisely理智行事;理性行事;負責地做事;明智地行動;聰明地做事◇All citizens have a duty to act responsibly and show respect to others.所有公民都有為自己的行為負責和尊重別人的責任。➤irrationally, irresponsibly, rashly, unreasonably不理智行事;不負責地做事;輕率行事;做事荒唐▸➤oddly, strangely, suspiciously行為古怪;舉止怪異;行為可疑◇Jenny has been acting rather strangely recently.珍妮近來的表現一直很古怪。➤bravely, heroically勇敢地行動;做事英勇▸➤decisively果斷地行事◇The government was criticized for failing to act decisively.政府做事不果斷,受到了批評。➤aggressively挑釁地行動➤independently, unilaterally獨立行事;單方面行動▸➤effectively有效地行動▸➤in self-defence/self-defense自衞◇The jury accepted that he had acted in self-defence / self-defense.陪審團接受了他那樣做是出於自衞的觀點。➤accordingly採取相應的行動◇George knew about the letter and acted accordingly.喬治知道那封信的情況並採取了相應的行動。PREPOSITION➤against採取行動對付⋯◇The government needs to act against the sale of these dangerous toys.政府需要採取措施,禁止這些危險玩具的銷售。➤for sb, on behalf of sb當某人的代理;代表某人◇His lawyers are continuing to act for him.他的幾位律師繼續代理他的事務。➤like表現像⋯一樣;像⋯一樣起作用◇Stop acting like a spoiled child.不要表現得像個被寵壞的孩子一樣。◇hormones in the brain that act like natural painkillers大腦中起天然止痛作用的激素➤on對⋯起作用◇Alcohol acts quickly on the brain.酒精能迅速對大腦產生影響。➤out of出於⋯而行動◇I suspected that he was acting out of malice.我懷疑他這麼做是不懷好意。PHRASES➤act as if做起事來好像⋯◇She was acting as if she owned the place.她的一舉一動好像在說這是她的地盤似的。➤act in sb's best interests為了某人的最大利益而行事◇We are all acting in the best interests of the children.我們都是為了孩子的最大利益在做事。➤act in good faith出於善意做事◇His excuse was that he had acted in good faith.他辯解說他當時是出於好心。act
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2perform in a play, film/movie, etc.扮演;演出ADVERB➤brilliantly, well演得很精彩;演得好◇The play is well acted.這部劇演得很好。➤badly, poorly演得糟糕;演得差
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