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
- Every time she used the vacuum cleaner, the television would act up
她每次用真空吸尘器时,电视总是要出毛 - But you didn't act up to your principle.
但你并没有按你的原则办。 - I endeavored to act up to that instruction.
我曾努力实践这训条。 - When the chaps tease him, he doesn't know how to act up.
当朋友们取笑他时,他不知如何是好。 - The children always act up at home in holidays.
假期里,小孩经常在家顽皮。 - 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。 - What you say means very little unless you act up to it.
你要是说而不做,你的话就没有多大意思了。 - You guys act up like that, then we got nowhere to ride.
你们很调皮,在哪儿都在滑。 - If you act up to your promise, we are going on cooperating with you.
如果你遵守你的诺言,我们将继续同你合作。 - I hat it when you act up.
你捣蛋的时候真令人讨厌。