英语词汇“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

　

单词	act up
释义	act up 1. phrasal verb [usually cont] If something is acting up, it is not working properly. [informal] She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb [usually cont] If a child is acting up, they are behaving badly. [informal] I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs. [VERB PARTICLE] More Synonyms of act up See full dictionary entry for act act up in British English verb (intr, adverb) informal to behave in a troublesome way the engine began to act up when we were miles from anywhere act up in American English US, Informal 1. to be playful 2. to misbehave 3. to become inflamed, painful, etc. See full dictionary entry for act Examples of 'act up' in a sentence act up She began to play truant and acted up at home. The Sun (2015) Surely none of them could possibly be acting up just for the cameras? The Sun (2009) Agree with your partner how you are going to set boundaries for your stepson when he acts up. The Sun (2013) Use the camera all the time so the family is used to it and stops going shy or acting up. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Chinese translation of 'act up' act up (inf) vi [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.) [child] 捣(搗)乱(亂) (dǎoluàn) See act Nearby words of act up act of God act on act out act up acting action action replay Related terms of act up act out act on 1 (phrasal verb) in the sense of misbehave I could hear him acting up downstairs. Synonyms misbehave When the children misbehave I cannot cope. carry on (informal) They were yelling and laughing and carrying on. cause trouble mess about be naughty horse around (informal) give trouble piss about (taboo, slang) piss around (taboo, slang) give someone grief (British, South Africa) give bother 2 (phrasal verb) in the sense of malfunction The machine was acting up again. Synonyms malfunction Radiation can cause microprocessors to malfunction. go wrong If your DVD player goes wrong, you can have it repaired. break down Their car broke down. be faulty stop stop working conk out (informal) go phut (informal) pack up (informal) Our car packed up. play up (British, informal) The engine has started playing up. See act Additional synonyms in the sense of break down Definition to cease to function Their car broke down. Synonyms stop working, stop, give out, pack up (British, informal), have had it, seize up, cease to function, conk out (informal), go on the blink, go kaput (informal), go phut, die, cark it (Australian, New Zealand, slang) in the sense of carry on Definition to cause a fuss They were yelling and laughing and carrying on. Synonyms make a fuss, act up (informal), misbehave, create (slang), raise Cain in the sense of go wrong Definition (of a machine) to stop functioning properly If your DVD player goes wrong, you can have it repaired. Synonyms break down, fail, malfunction, misfire, cease to function, conk out (informal), go on the blink (slang), go kaput (informal), go phut (informal) Nearby words of act up act for someone act on or upon something act or play the fool act up acting action activate Synonyms of 'act up' act up Explore 'act up' in the dictionary
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