1.[c]行为；行动；所为a particular thing that sb does
a criminal act犯罪行为
an act of kindness善行
acts of terrorism恐怖行动
The murder was the act of a psychopath.这次谋杀是精神变态者所为。
2.[c]（议会通过的）法案，法令a law that has been passed by a parliament
an Act of Congress国会法案
the Banking Act 2009《 2009 银行法案》
3.[sing]假装a way of behaving that is not sincere but is intended to have a particular effect on others
Don't take her seriously─it's all an act.别跟她认真，这全是假戏一场。
You could tell she was just putting on an act .你可以看出，她是在装模作样。
4.[c]（戏剧、歌剧等的）一幕one of the main divisions of a play, an opera , etc.
a play in five acts一出五幕剧
The hero dies in Act 5, Scene 3.男主角在第 5 幕第 3 场死去。
5.[c]一段表演one of several short pieces of entertainment in a show
a circus/comedy/magic act马戏╱喜剧╱魔术表演
6.[c]表演者；音乐人组合a performer or group of musicians
They were one of rock's most impressive live acts.他们是最富感染力的现场表演摇滚乐组合之一。
He needs to get his act together if he's going to pass.要是他想合格，就必须集中精力。
He needs to get his act together if he's going to pass.要是他想合格，就必须集中精力。
He was caught in the act of stealing a car.他偷汽车时被当场逮个正着。
He was caught in the act of stealing a car.他偷汽车时被当场逮个正着。
1.[i]做事；行动to do sth for a particular purpose or in order to deal with a situation
It is vital that we act to stop the destruction of the rainforests.至关紧要的是，我们应当采取行动制止破坏雨林。
The girl's life was saved because the doctors acted so promptly.多亏医生行动迅速，女孩的生命得救了。
He claims he acted in self-defence.他声称他是出于自卫。
2.[i]表现得to behave in a particular way
John's been acting very strangely lately.近来约翰的行为怪得很。
Stop acting like spoilt children!别再像惯坏的孩子那样胡闹了！
She was acting as if she'd seen a ghost.她的行为举止像是见到幽灵一般。
3.[i]假装to pretend by your behaviour to be a particular type of person
He's been acting the devoted husband all day.他整天装作模范丈夫的样子。
I decided to act dumb.我决定装傻。
4.[i][t]扮演（戏剧、电影中的角色）to perform a part in a play or film/movie
Have you ever acted?你演过戏吗？
Most of the cast act well.这出戏大多数演员演得不错。
Who's acting (the part of) Hamlet?谁演哈姆雷特（这个角色）？
The play was well acted.这出戏演得不错。
5.[i]充当；起作用to perform a particular role or function
Can you act as interpreter?你能担任口译吗？
hormones in the brain that act like natural painkillers大脑中起着天然止痛药作用的激素
6.[i]~ (on sth)（对…）有作用，有影响to have an effect on sth
Alcohol acts quickly on the brain.酒精对大脑迅速产生影响。
Economically, it continues to be seen as a collection of vastly diverse states, no more able to act as a single unit than, say, Africa.
从经济上讲，东盟仍被视为差距悬殊的国家的集合体，作为一个个体统一行动的能力比非洲强不到哪去。
It was during Anne's reign that the name great Britain came into being when in 1707, the Act of Union united England and Scotland.
正是安妮统治之1707年，大不列颠这个名称产生，《联合法》把英格兰和苏格兰统一起来。
AMANPOUR: And just to be clear, you're able to be in China and to act in China and to walk around and do your art and do all that blogging?
阿曼普尔：来暂且澄清一下，你能在中国生存，活动，且周游做艺术并发布博客？
Some have complained that the Mexican government did not act fast enough to identify this new bug and sound the alarm.
有些人抱怨墨西哥政府没能尽快鉴定出这种新病毒并发出预警。
He said that would ensure that the aircraft did not compromise national security, and complied with the Buy American Act.
他说，这就保证了这些飞机不会危及美国安全，并符合《买美国货法》（BuyAmericanAct）的规定。
The Pentagon warned the company, which had to act on its own.
五角大楼就以其自身经历警告过这家公司。
Any country of the Union which has signed this Act may ratify it, and, if it has not signed it, may accede to it.
本联盟任何国家已在本议定书上签字者，可以批准本议定书，未签字者可以加入本议定书。
Committing an act of cheating in the name of the Company and causing serious damage to the Company regulation.
利用公司名义在外招摇撞骗，致使本公司信誉蒙受重大损失者。
I love the aspects, so if you get an offer or a solution appears, you will have to be ready to act quickly.
我喜欢的方面，因此，如果你收到录用或解决方案中，您将必须准备迅速采取行动。
But don't act as if you know everything about the place.
但是不要表现出你对这个公司的一切都了如指掌。
G. Campbell Morgan put it this way: "Unbelief is an act of the will, while doubt is born out of a troubled mind and a broken heart. "
传道人坎伯摩根这样说道：“不信仰是意志力的产物，而怀疑孕育于烦扰的思绪和一颗破碎的心。”
"I thank you from the bottom of my heart, " said the lord, "What can I give you, in return for your brave act? "
“我从心底里感谢你，”君主说，“我能给你什么作为你勇敢作为的奖赏呢？”
While less expensive than personal training, the classes often act as a "feeder" for higher-end services, said the owner, Greg Justice.
尽管费用和私人健身中心相比会低，但是课堂通常称为了填鸭式的高端服务，老板格雷格.贾斯特斯说。
Nancy listened hard. She was hoping to hear the audience laughing loud and often . But she heard very little laughter during the first act.
南希仔细聆听。她希望听到观众大笑，经常。但她极少听到笑声在第一幕。
I never tried to act until A Place in the Sun.
在《阳光照耀之地》前我没想要正经演戏的。
He said he plans to urge the commission to act more quickly.
他说自己准备敦促委员会加快行动。
But this time, the E. P. A. stepped in and in 2007 told him that he was out of compliance with the Clean Water Act.
但是这一次，环保局介入了，并在2007年告知他违反了清洁水法案。
It makes it harder for the stalker to have access to you, and that little act can actually increase your safety.
这样跟踪者就没有机会接近你，这个小小的改变可以切实提高你的安全系数。
Jesus was teaching that this was a private act of sacrificial worship that should not provide any room for religious pride.
耶稣教导我们禁食是属于个人私下的献上和敬拜，不应成为信仰上的骄傲。
"I felt it was something of a feminist act, which is, in retrospect, ridiculous, " she says.
“那时我把自己搞婚外情看做是伸张女权主义的行为，回过头想想，简直太愚蠢了，”她说到。
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