act up
英 [ækt ʌp]
美 [ækt ʌp]
运作不正常; 出毛病; (孩子)耍脾气,捣蛋
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 运作不正常;出毛病
If somethingis acting up, it is not working properly.- She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again.
她正在鼓捣咖啡壶,那壶又坏了。
- She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again.
- PHRASAL VERB (孩子)耍脾气,捣蛋
If a childis acting up, they are behaving badly.- I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
我能听见乔纳森在楼下撒泼。
- I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
英英释义
verb
- make itself felt as a recurring pain
- My arthritis is acting up again
- misbehave badly
- The children acted up when they were not bored
双语例句
- In 1990 the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act set up a regulator of fertility clinics and limits were set on the number of families a sperm or egg donor could provide.
1990年,《人类受精与胚胎法案》对生育诊所做出规定,并限制了精子或卵子捐献者最多能为多少个家庭做出捐献。 - You guys act up like that, then we got nowhere to ride.
你们很调皮,在哪儿都在滑。 - I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
我能听见乔纳森在楼下撒泼。 - John is not a man to be trusted as he does not often act up to his reputation.
约翰不是一个可信赖的人,因为他经常不顾自己的声誉胡来。 - The car's engine is beginning to act up.
这辆车的引擎开始出毛病了。 - The rascals like to act up by doodling on walls, strumming on the piano, and other such goings-on.
那班淘气鬼最爱胡乱画墙壁、弹拨钢琴等捣蛋行为。 - We should act up, push myself, supervision and mom and dad, do good members of society.
我们应该行动起来,督促自己,监督爸爸妈妈,做社会的好公民。 - That man is needed for the last act winding up the drama.
这个人还要为最后一次集体行动辩护。 - The children always act up at home in holidays.
假期里,小孩经常在家顽皮。 - I hat it when you act up.
你捣蛋的时候真令人讨厌。