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

• If the pressure is too low, the heating system will act up.
  如果压力太低，供暖系统就会出毛病。
• The young herdsman briskly mounted a horse that was inclined to act up with an unaccustomed rider.
  年轻的牧民轻快地跃上一匹惯于对生人使性子的马。
• The engine began to act up and he thought he would have to hit the silk.
  引擎开始失灵，他心想非要跳伞降落不可。
• I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
  我能听见乔纳森在楼下撒泼。
• The rascals like to act up by doodling on walls, strumming on the piano, and other such goings-on.
  那班淘气鬼最爱胡乱画墙壁、弹拨钢琴等捣蛋行为。
• He's not going to act up to his principles.
  他不会按自己的原则行事的。
• If you act up agin you know you're gonna get it.
  如果你不反对，你知道你会获得的。
• 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。
• The children always act up at home in holidays.
  假期里，小孩经常在家顽皮。
• What you say means very little unless you act up to it.
  你要是说而不做，你的话就没有多大意思了。