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.
  1. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB （孩子）耍脾气，捣蛋
  If a childis acting up, they are behaving badly.
  1. I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
     我能听见乔纳森在楼下撒泼。

英英释义

verb

• make itself felt as a recurring pain
  1. My arthritis is acting up again
• misbehave badly
  1. The children acted up when they were not bored
  Synonym:carry on

双语例句

• We should act up, push myself, supervision and mom and dad, do good members of society.
  我们应该行动起来，督促自己，监督爸爸妈妈，做社会的好公民。
• That man is needed for the last act winding up the drama.
  这个人还要为最后一次集体行动辩护。
• He's not going to act up to his principles.
  他不会按自己的原则行事的。
• The children always act up at home in holidays.
  假期里，小孩经常在家顽皮。
• You guys act up like that, then we got nowhere to ride.
  你们很调皮，在哪儿都在滑。
• John is not a man to be trusted as he does not often act up to his reputation.
  约翰不是一个可信赖的人，因为他经常不顾自己的声誉胡来。
• We'll act up to the word you say.
  我们会遵照你发的命令办事。
• But you didn't act up to your principle.
  但你并没有按你的原则办。
• I hat it when you act up.
  你捣蛋的时候真令人讨厌。
• Don't act up or you will be spoiled some day.
  不要卖弄，否则有一天你会吃大亏。