ACT是一个多义项词条，常用作词语简称或者名称简写。其中代表的是ACT考试，前称“American College Testing”，中文名称为“美国大学入学考试”。同时还是澳大利亚首都地区简称、动作类游戏简称、一种音乐格式以及一种月刊简称和社团的简称。通常对于游戏玩家比较熟悉的是ACT代表的是动作类游戏的名称。
动词解释
act
及物动词 vt.
1. 扮演
He acted Othello at the Royal Theater that evening.
那天晚上他在皇家剧院扮演奥赛罗。
2. 装出;举动像
He acted the wise man who knew everything and never made mistakes.
他假装成是无所不知,从不出错的聪明人。
不及物动词 vi.
1. 行动[(+on/for)]
We should act immediately.
我们应该立即行动。
2. 起作用,见效[(+on/upon)]
3. 假装;演戏,表演
The actress acts very well.
这位女演员的表演非常出色。
4. 扮演,充当[(+as)]
John acted as chairman in his absence.
他不在时,约翰充当主席。
5. 举止,表现[L]
I don't think she acted right.
我认为她做得欠妥。
要点
1.act的基本意思是“行动”,指人或事物对所期待的行为、作用或对外来影响作出反应的方式等。act用作不及物动词,常用于询问行动具体性质的疑问句中和带有状语性修饰语或形容词补足语的陈述句中。
2.act可用作系动词,接名词或形容词作表语,意思是“装成”“显得”。
3.act泛指“演戏”解时是不及物动词,作“扮演(戏剧或影视中某角色)”解时用作及物动词。用作不及物动词时也可以“戏”作主语。
4.act还可作“起作用”“见效”解,用作不及物动词,主语为物。
搭配
～+名词
act the ass 当蠢人
act the experienced man 阅历丰富的人
act the fool 装傻子
act the idiot 装白痴
act the lord 装阔
act the part of Othello 扮演奥赛罗
act a play 演戏
act Shakespeare's play 上演莎士比亚戏剧
～+副词
act advisably 明智地行动
act arbitrarily 一意孤行
act badly 表现不好
act bravely 表现得英勇
act cautiously 谨慎地行动
act contemptibly 行动卑鄙
act corrosively 起腐蚀作用
act cowardly in a battle 在战斗中表现怯懦
act craftily 行动狡猾
act dastardly 行动卑怯
act decisively〔manly〕 行动果断
act deliberately 行动审慎
act diplomatically 机巧地行事
act disloyally to 对…行为不忠
act foolishly 干得很愚蠢
act generously 表现很慷慨
act half-heartedly 做事不认真,马虎地行事
act hastily 仓促地行事
act ignobly 行为可耻
act immediately 立即行动
act indiscreetly 做事轻率
act judiciously 行动审慎
act nobly 行为高尚
act precipitately 行动鲁莽
act promptly 立即行动
act prudently 行动审慎
act rashly 轻举妄动
act responsibly 负责任地行事
act rightly 做得对,行为正当
act selfishly 自私地行动,表现自私
act sensibly 明智地行动,表现明智
act squarely and above-board 做事光明正大,正大光明地干
act unadvisedly 行动欠考虑
act unexpectedly 出乎意外地行动
act unwisely 不明智地行动
act vigorously 采取有力行动
act warily 谨慎地行动
act out 扮演,以动作表达
act out the story of the three bears 表演三只熊的故事
act out one's troubled feelings 表达出不安的心情
act up (机器)出毛病,(病情)复发
～+介词
act according to 按照…行动
act according to one's conscience 凭良心办事
act against advice 不按忠告行事
act against one's interest 违反自己的兴趣行事
act against order 违抗命令
act against rules 违反规则
act against the will of sb 违反某人的意志行事
act as 起…作用,扮演,充当
act as a buffer against... 作为对付…缓冲物
act as a conductor 担任指挥
act as a receptionist 当接待员
act as a spy 充当间谍
act as barrier 作为障碍
act as chairman 当主席
act as go-between 作为中间人
act as guide 做向导
act as an umpire 任裁判员,任公断人
act for 代理,代表…
act for one's interests 做有利于自己之事
act from a reason to oneself 出于个人考虑而行事
act from a sense of duty 凭责任感行事
act from jealousy 出于妒忌行事
act from caprice 做事任性
act from high or low motives 由于高尚或卑鄙的动机而行事
act from impulse 凭一时冲动行事
act from instinct 出于本能行事
