Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
She pursued an acting career after four years of modelling.
Synonyms: performance, playing, performing, theatre More Synonyms of acting
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use acting before the title of a job to indicate that someone is doing that job temporarily.
...the new acting President.
Synonyms: temporary, substitute, intervening, interim More Synonyms of acting
acting in British English
(ˈæktɪŋ)
adjective(prenominal)
1.
taking on duties temporarily, esp as a substitute for another
the acting president
2.
operating or functioning
an acting order
3.
intended for stage performance; provided with directions for actors
an acting version of 'Hedda Gabler'
noun
4.
the art or profession of an actor
acting in American English
(ˈæktɪŋ)
adjective
1.
adapted for performance on a stage
an acting version of a play
2.
that acts; functioning
3.
temporarily taking over the duties (of a specified position)
the acting chairman
noun
4.
the act, art, or occupation of performing in plays, movies, etc.
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈtempoˌrary
Examples of 'acting' in a sentence
acting
Her acting career is part of her past.
The Sun (2016)
Her acting career came about only because of a chance encounter with an agent at a party.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In April she said that her public stance had cost her acting jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We meet in the lobby of the theatre where she's making her acting debut.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My acting career wasn't planned.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His own acting career began in infancy and he spent much of his childhood touring English provincial theatre towns with his parents.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Not only is he from the original boyband, he's got acting skills too.
The Sun (2017)
Then she can chill out and get her batteries recharged for the next big acting job, and think herself lucky she is in such high demand.
The Sun (2016)
In it she wrote:'I gave up on my acting career so we could work exclusively on his.
The Sun (2016)
While being back on set felt like a homecoming for Davinia, she admits she has struggled to rediscover her acting skills.
The Sun (2016)
The point of good acting is surely to convince us of all kinds of things.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She was encouraged by a teacher to consider an acting career.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Do you fancy taking on another acting job?
The Sun (2013)
The pair said they tried not to get competitive over their acting roles.
The Sun (2009)
Is it all just another of his acting roles?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The court is to resume hearings today under the auspices of the new acting chief judge.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
No doubt this is a tribute to his acting skills.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
So prepare to get your teeth fixed and find a good acting coach.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
If not they can laugh at my acting skills!
The Sun (2012)
My music has to be as good as my acting.
The Sun (2014)
But cynics accused him of simply trying to advertise his acting skills.
The Sun (2011)
It was either down to good acting or very good prompting.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This was his last acting role.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He's now in the busiest and possibly the most important stage of his acting life.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was like another acting job; we were acting the parts of pop stars.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We're supposed to be discussing his newest acting project.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In contrast, my day job of acting seems so trivial.
The Sun (2016)
When he left, she took over in an acting role before applying for the job.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It wasn't long before she was offered acting roles.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But while his acting career was seeing him flit from premieres to awards ceremonies, his personal life was troubled.
The Sun (2013)
I first met her nine years ago, when she was on the brink of a new acting career.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You've resurrected your pop career, would you consider giving acting another go too?
The Sun (2013)
This promises to be another monumental acting marathon that might get her a well-earned Oscar nomination yet again next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Other senior news staff will take over their roles in the meantime, together with a new acting editor of Newsnight.
The Sun (2012)
Quotations
The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughingRalph Richardson
She ran the whole gamut of emotions from A to BDorothy Parker (of Katherine Hepburn)
Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himselfJeanne MoreauThe New York Times
In other languages
acting
British English: acting /ˈæktɪŋ/ ADJECTIVE
You use acting before the title of a job to indicate that someone is doing that job temporarily.
...the new acting President.
American English: acting
Arabic: مُؤَقَّت
Brazilian Portuguese: interino
Chinese: 代理的
Croatian: privremeni
Czech: zastupující
Danish: fungerende
Dutch: waarnemend
European Spanish: interino
Finnish: virkaatekevä
French: suppléant
German: stellvertretend
Greek: αναπληρωτής
Italian: provvisorio
Japanese: 臨時代理の
Korean: 대행의
Norwegian: fungerende
Polish: pełniący czyjeś obowiązki
European Portuguese: interino
Romanian: interimar
Russian: действующий
Latin American Spanish: interino
Swedish: tillförordnad
Thai: รักษาการแทน
Turkish: vekaleten
Ukrainian: чинний
Vietnamese: tạm đảm nhiệm chức chưa chính thức
British English: acting /ˈæktɪŋ/ NOUN
Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
The acting was superb.
American English: acting
Arabic: تـَمْثِيل
Brazilian Portuguese: arte dramática
Chinese: 表演
Croatian: gluma
Czech: herectví
Danish: skuespil
Dutch: acteren
European Spanish: actuación interpretación
Finnish: näytteleminen
French: comédie théâtre, cinéma
German: Schauspielerei
Greek: ηθοποιία
Italian: recitazione
Japanese: 演技
Korean: 연기
Norwegian: skuespill
Polish: gra występ
European Portuguese: representação
Romanian: interpretare
Russian: исполнитель
Latin American Spanish: actuación
Swedish: skådespeleri
Thai: การแสดง
Turkish: oyunculuk
Ukrainian: гра
Vietnamese: diễn xuất
All related terms of 'acting'
act
When you act , you do something for a particular purpose.
acting area
the part of a stage used by the actors
fast-acting
taking effect quickly
ham acting
an actor who overacts or relies on stock gestures or mannerisms
long-acting
(of a drug) slowly effective after initial dosage , but maintaining its effects over a long period of time, being slowly absorbed and persisting in the tissues before being excreted
play-acting
Play-acting is behaviour where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have.
self-acting
not requiring an external influence or control to function; automatic
slow-acting
working or acting slowly, not immediately
acting career
a person's career as an actor
double-acting
(of a reciprocating engine or pump ) having a piston or pistons that are pressurized alternately on opposite sides
method acting
a technique of acting based on the theories of Stanislavsky , in which the actor bases a role on the inner motivation of the character he or she plays
quick-acting
(of a drug, chemical, etc) taking effect quickly
short-acting
(of a drug) quickly effective , but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment , being rapidly absorbed , distributed in the body, and excreted
single-acting
(of a reciprocating engine or pump ) having a piston or pistons that are pressurized on one side only
acting ability
Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
ensemble acting
an approach to acting that aims for a unified effect achieved by all members of a cast working together on behalf of the play, rather than emphasizing individual performances
straight-acting
(of a gay person) having the mannerisms of a heterosexual person: used esp by gay people of other gay people
acting profession
→ the acting profession
intermediate-acting
(of a drug ) intermediate in its effects between long- and short-acting drugs
act on
to regulate one's behaviour in accordance with ( advice , information, etc)
act out
If you act out an event which has happened , you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
act up
If something is acting up , it is not working properly.
cod-act
to play tricks ; fool
re-act
to act or perform again
the acting profession
actors considered as a group
play-act
If someone is play-acting , they are pretending to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have.
Chinese translation of 'acting'
acting
(ˈæktɪŋ)
n(u)
(= profession) 表演 (biǎoyǎn)
(= art) 演技 (yǎnjì)
adj
[manager, director etc]代理的 (dàilǐ de)
act
(ækt)
vi
(= take action) 行动(動) (xíngdòng)
⇒ We have to act quickly.我们得立即行动起来。 (Wǒmen děi lìjí xíngdòng qǐlái.)
(= behave) 举(舉)止 (jǔzhǐ)
⇒ They were acting suspiciously.他们举止可疑。 (Tāmen jǔzhǐ kěyí.)
to act for or on behalf of sb[lawyer]代表某人行事 (dàibiǎo mǒurén xíngshì)
to act as sb/sth担(擔)任某职(職)务(務)/充当(當)某物 (dānrèn mǒu zhíwù/chōngdāng mǒuwù)
⇒ Mr. Tang acted as interpreter.唐先生担当口译工作。 (Táng xiānsheng dāndāng kǒuyì gōngzuò.)
(= work)[drug, chemical]见(見)效 (jiànxiào)
⇒ The drug acts swiftly, preventing liver damage.药物很快见效，保护肝脏免受伤害。 (Yàowù hěnkuài jiànxiào, bǎohù gānzàng miǎnshòu shānghài.)
(in play, film) 演戏(戲) (yǎnxì)
⇒ I was acting in a play in Edinburgh.我在爱丁堡演过一出戏。 (Wǒ zài Àidīngbǎo yǎnguo yī chū xì.)
(= pretend) 假装(裝) (jiǎzhuāng)
⇒ Ignore her, she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。 (Bié lǐ tā, tā zhǐshì jiǎzhuāng de.)
vt
(in play, film)[part, role]扮演 (bànyǎn)
⇒ I acted the part of Malvolio.我扮演了马尔瓦里奥这个角色。 (Wǒ bànyǎnle Mǎ'ěrwǎlǐ'ào zhège juésè.)
n(c)
(= action) 行动(動) (xíngdòng)
⇒ the act of reading阅读
it's (just or all) an act (= pretence) 这(這)(只)是做做样(樣)子 (zhè (zhǐ) shì zuòzùo yàngzi)
⇒ His anger was real. It wasn't an act.他真的生气了，并不是做做样子。 (Tā zhēnde shēngqì le, bìng bùshì zuòzuò yàngzi.)
(Theat)[of play, opera]幕 (mù)
[of performer]节(節)目 (jiémù) (个(個), gè)
⇒ a show consisting of songs and comedy acts一场由演唱和喜剧节目组成的演出 (yī chǎng yóu yǎnchàng hé xǐjù jiémù zǔchéng de yǎnchū)
(Law) 法令 (fǎlìng) (项, xiàng)
⇒ the 1944 Education Act1944年教育法令 (yī jiǔ sì sì nián jiàoyù fǎlìng)
acts of sabotage破坏(壞)行动(動) (pòhuài xíngdòng)
to act surprised/act the innocent装(裝)出惊(驚)讶(訝)/无(無)辜的样(樣)子 (zhuāngchū jīngyà/wúgū de yàngzi)
act of God (Law) 不可抗力 (bù kě kàng lì)
in the act of doing sth正在做某事时(時) (zhèngzài zuò mǒushì shí)
to catch sb in the act (of doing sth)当(當)场(場)捉住某人(做某事) (dāngchǎng zhuōzhù mǒurén (zuò mǒushì))
to get one's act together (inf) 有条(條)理地筹(籌)划(劃) (yǒu tiáolǐ de chóuhuà)
All related terms of 'acting'
act
( take action ) 行动(動) xíngdòng ⇒ We have to act quickly. → 我们得立即行动起来。 Wǒmen děi lìjí xíngdòng qǐlái.
act on
( advice, information ) 根据(據) ... 行动(動) gēnjù ... xíngdòng ⇒ The police are acting on information received last night. → 警察正根据昨晚收到的情报采取行动。 Jǐngchá zhèng gēnjù zuówǎn shōudào de qíngbào cǎiqǔ xíngdòng.
act up
( car, TV etc ) 出故障 chū gùzhàng ⇒ The TV is acting up again. → 电视机又出故障了。 Diànshìjī yòu chū gùzhàng le.
act out
( in play : event ) 将(將) ... 表演出来(來) jiāng ... biǎoyǎn chūlái ⇒ The students act out events from history. → 学生们将历史事件表演出来。 Xuéshēngmen jiāng lìshǐ shìjiàn biǎoyǎn chūlái.
he was acting like an idiot
他做事像白痴(癡)一样(樣) tā zuòshì xiàng báichī yīyàng
(noun)
Definition
the art of an actor
She has returned home to pursue her career in acting.
Synonyms
performance
They are giving a performance of Bizet's Carmen.
playing
performing
theatre
dramatics
portraying
enacting
portrayal
She was much admired for her portrayals of assertive women.
impersonation
characterization
stagecraft
(adjective)
Definition
temporarily performing the duties of
The new acting President has a reputation for being independent.
Synonyms
temporary
She was working as a temporary teacher at a Belfast school.
substitute
She found work as a substitute teacher.
intervening
interim
an interim report
provisional
the possibility of setting up a provisional coalition government
surrogate
stopgap
pro tem
Quotations
The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing [Ralph Richardson]She ran the whole gamut of emotions from A to B [Dorothy Parker (of Katherine Hepburn)]Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself [Jeanne Moreau – The New York Times]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of interim
Definition
temporary or provisional
an interim report
Synonyms
temporary,
provisional,
makeshift,
acting,
passing,
intervening,
caretaker,
improvised,
transient,
stopgap,
pro tem
in the sense of portrayal
She was much admired for her portrayals of assertive women.
Synonyms
performance,
interpretation,
enacting,
take (informal, US),
acting,
impersonation,
performance as,
characterization,
personation (rare)
in the sense of provisional
Definition
temporary or conditional
the possibility of setting up a provisional coalition government