英语词汇“to act up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. intransitive. colloquial. Cf. to play up 3b at play v. Phrasal verbs 1.

a. Of a person or animal: to act in an abnormal or exaggerated manner; to misbehave.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > be unruly [verb (intransitive)]

fling1531

reul1691

to act up1903

1879 Globe (Atchison, Kansas) 26 Sept. Atchison's celebrated fakir, John Kingston, has been acting up again.

1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xviii. 275 The horse of some peeler..acted up one morning.

1923 J. Colton & C. Randolph Rain i. 9 What's the trouble?—Old man acting up again?

1956 J. Hearne Stranger at Gate xxxvii. 282 ‘I'm sorry,’ he said, ‘I'm acting up a bit. I feel pretty tight inside.’

1964 New Statesman 20 Nov. 786/2 She would have to ‘act up’ to convince anyone that her mental health is in danger.

1991 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Oct. 90/1 All children talk back and act up from time to time.

b. Of a thing, esp. a mechanical device: to cause difficulty, to malfunction. Of a part of the body or an ailment: to cause a person pain or other problems.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > [verb (intransitive)] > operate in a faulty manner

misperform1656

misbehave1851

to act up1887

malfunction1941

to go ape1985

1887 Boston Daily Globe 20 Dec. 6/1 Then the engine acted up and wouldn't make steam.

1909 G. Stratton-Porter Girl of Limberlost xiv. 268 Let me rest a few seconds; my feet are acting up again.

1972 New Yorker 26 Aug. 51/1 The oscilloscope may start acting up.

1984 J. Kelman Busconductor Hines iv. 207 It's my angina acting up.

2001 R. Joshi Last Jet Engine Laugh (2002) 53 I was stuck in the bathroom, angry about the toilet suction acting up again.

2. intransitive. To perform the duties of a more senior office or position, esp. temporarily. Cf. sense 2d.Not in North American use.

ΚΠ

1968 Lancet 16 Mar. 586/1 Extra pay for excessive duty combined with the responsibility of a higher post (acting-up allowance).

1976 Times 20 May 31/6 (advt.) Applicants must..have acquired sufficient experience to enable them to ‘act up’ in the absence of the Personal Assistant.

1996 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 2 Jan. 1 Last night more than 20 firefighters had been stood down for enforcing a union workban on ‘acting up’, doing the duties of more senior officers.

2002 Police Rev. 2 Aug. 12/1 Under the previous regulations, officers who ‘acted up’ were paid a salary commensurate with their new rank.

单词	to act up
释义	> as lemmas to act up to act up 1. intransitive. colloquial. Cf. to play up 3b at play v. Phrasal verbs 1. a. Of a person or animal: to act in an abnormal or exaggerated manner; to misbehave. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > be unruly [verb (intransitive)] fling1531 reul1691 to act up1903 1879 Globe (Atchison, Kansas) 26 Sept. Atchison's celebrated fakir, John Kingston, has been acting up again. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xviii. 275 The horse of some peeler..acted up one morning. 1923 J. Colton & C. Randolph Rain i. 9 What's the trouble?—Old man acting up again? 1956 J. Hearne Stranger at Gate xxxvii. 282 ‘I'm sorry,’ he said, ‘I'm acting up a bit. I feel pretty tight inside.’ 1964 New Statesman 20 Nov. 786/2 She would have to ‘act up’ to convince anyone that her mental health is in danger. 1991 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Oct. 90/1 All children talk back and act up from time to time. b. Of a thing, esp. a mechanical device: to cause difficulty, to malfunction. Of a part of the body or an ailment: to cause a person pain or other problems. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > [verb (intransitive)] > operate in a faulty manner misperform1656 misbehave1851 to act up1887 malfunction1941 to go ape1985 1887 Boston Daily Globe 20 Dec. 6/1 Then the engine acted up and wouldn't make steam. 1909 G. Stratton-Porter Girl of Limberlost xiv. 268 Let me rest a few seconds; my feet are acting up again. 1972 New Yorker 26 Aug. 51/1 The oscilloscope may start acting up. 1984 J. Kelman Busconductor Hines iv. 207 It's my angina acting up. 2001 R. Joshi Last Jet Engine Laugh (2002) 53 I was stuck in the bathroom, angry about the toilet suction acting up again. 2. intransitive. To perform the duties of a more senior office or position, esp. temporarily. Cf. sense 2d.Not in North American use. ΚΠ 1968 Lancet 16 Mar. 586/1 Extra pay for excessive duty combined with the responsibility of a higher post (acting-up allowance). 1976 Times 20 May 31/6 (advt.) Applicants must..have acquired sufficient experience to enable them to ‘act up’ in the absence of the Personal Assistant. 1996 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 2 Jan. 1 Last night more than 20 firefighters had been stood down for enforcing a union workban on ‘acting up’, doing the duties of more senior officers. 2002 Police Rev. 2 Aug. 12/1 Under the previous regulations, officers who ‘acted up’ were paid a salary commensurate with their new rank. extracted from actv. < as lemmas
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