act something ↔ out

phrasal verbphr v

a) APif a group of people act out an event, they show how it happened by pretending to be the people who were involved in it 将…演出来

The children were acting out the story of the birth of Jesus.

孩子们正在表演耶稣诞生的故事。

b) EXPRESSto express your feelings about something through your behaviour or actions, especially when you have been feeling angry or nervous 用行动来表现〔情绪〕

These teenagers are likely to act out their distress by running away.

这些青少年可能会用离家出走的方式来表达自己的郁闷情绪。

Examples from the Corpus

act out• Describe this in great detail and act it out.• We must learn to act the play out.• A compassionate act comes out of a compassionate feeling.• You said he probably got an acting job out of town.• Short & Curly were touched with genius but split up when double acts went out of vogue.• The act of working out problems with pencil and paper always seemed kind of elegant.• The Bail Act also sets out the criteria which have to be satisfied before bail can be refused.• The Firearms Act 1968 sets out to control the possession of firearms and ammunition, and contains several offences.

→ act something ↔ out at act2(PHRASAL VERB)

词汇	act something ↔ out
释义	act something ↔ out act something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v a) APif a group of people act out an event, they show how it happened by pretending to be the people who were involved in it 将…演出来 The children were acting out the story of the birth of Jesus. 孩子们正在表演耶稣诞生的故事。 b) EXPRESSto express your feelings about something through your behaviour or actions, especially when you have been feeling angry or nervous 用行动来表现〔情绪〕 These teenagers are likely to act out their distress by running away. 这些青少年可能会用离家出走的方式来表达自己的郁闷情绪。 Examples from the Corpus act out• Describe this in great detail and act it out.• We must learn to act the play out.• A compassionate act comes out of a compassionate feeling.• You said he probably got an acting job out of town.• Short & Curly were touched with genius but split up when double acts went out of vogue.• The act of working out problems with pencil and paper always seemed kind of elegant.• The Bail Act also sets out the criteria which have to be satisfied before bail can be refused.• The Firearms Act 1968 sets out to control the possession of firearms and ammunition, and contains several offences. → act something ↔ out at act2(PHRASAL VERB)
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