英语词汇“act”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	act
例句	verb \| noun actact1 /ækt/ verb 1 to be a character in a play, movie, or on TV► act to pretend to be a character in a play, movie, or television show: I acted in high school, but I haven’t been in any plays since then. She loved to act and dreamed of becoming a movie star. ► play if you play a character, you pretend to be that person in a play, TV show, or movie: She played the role of Ray’s mother in the TV series. Who played Rachel in the TV show “Friends”? ► portray portray means the same as play but sounds slightly more formal: In the movie, he portrays a lawyer who is arrested by mistake. GRAMMAR CHECK: actDon’t say: She portrayed the role of Ray’s mother in the TV series. Say: She portrayed Ray’s mother in the TV series.► perform (formal) if someone performs a role or part, he or she acts in a play or musical: The director saw him perform the role of Curly in a production of “Oklahoma.” ➔ If a group of people perform a play, they act that play in front of an audience: The Modern Playhouse will be performing a new play tonight. ➔ see actor, perform (1)2 to behave as if something is true, when it is not► act (informal) to behave as if something is true or real when it is not: He was acting like he was upset to get his teacher’s attention. ► pretend to behave as if you are someone else. Children often pretend for fun: Lily likes to dress up and pretend she is a princess. Moore pretended to be a bank executive and stole all their money. ► fake to pretend that something is true or real in order to trick someone: He faked his own death to escape being arrested. verb \| noun actact2 /ækt/ noun ➔ see action, law, Entertainment
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